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Expeditions & Discoveries (World, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Expeditions & Discoveries (World, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.21, median 507 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $14.86 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $10.21 its median price beats 89% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 507 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 50% of the parent category World (1,024), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Expeditions & Discoveries best sellers
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
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The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World
- List rank#2
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews128
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,764
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The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews254
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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12,156
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The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished From History
by Sam Kean
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews85
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River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana and the Deadly First Voyage through the Amazon
by Buddy Levy
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,103
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Merchant Kings: When Companies Ruled the World, 1600–1900
by Stephen R. Bown
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews318
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Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
by Dean King
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,329
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The Last Voyage of Columbus: Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition, Including Accounts of Swordfight, Mutiny, Shipwreck, Gold, War, Hurricane, and Discovery
by Martin Dugard
- List rank#10
- Price$11.44
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,299
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FAQ
Is Expeditions & Discoveries a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 507 reviews and sells for $10.21.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Expeditions & Discoveries?
The median best seller has 507 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Expeditions & Discoveries best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.21; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $14.86.
Can new books break into Expeditions & Discoveries?
7% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.