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Expeditions & Discoveries (World, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Expeditions & Discoveries (World, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.70, median 1,318 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.98 – $15.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 88% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,318 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 34% of the parent category World (3,910), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Expeditions & Discoveries best sellers
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The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World
- List rank#1
- Price$32
- Rating4.3
- Reviews128
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,764
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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
- List rank#5
- Price$10.80
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12,156
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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson And The Opening Of The American West
- List rank#6
- Price$22.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,821
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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#7
- Price$19.20
- Rating4.5
- Reviews85
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Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
by Neil Price
- List rank#8
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,331
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
- List rank#9
- Price$12.14
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,071
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The Sea-King and the Sorceress: Life and Death in the Viking Age
by Neil Price
- List rank#10
- Price$26.86
- Rating4.3
- Reviews14
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FAQ
Is Expeditions & Discoveries a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,318 reviews and sells for $12.70.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Expeditions & Discoveries?
The median best seller has 1,318 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Expeditions & Discoveries best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.70; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.98 and $15.96.
Can new books break into Expeditions & Discoveries?
6% 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.