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Extreme Sports (Sports & Outdoors, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Extreme Sports (Sports & Outdoors, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.59, median 130 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.76 – $23.15 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Sports & Outdoors (3,462), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Extreme Sports best sellers
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Rules to Live By: How Extraordinary Lives Define What Really Matters
by Jimmy Chin
- List rank#1
- Price$21
- Rating4.6
- Reviews139
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Smile, or You're Doing it Wrong: A Journey from Rock Bottom to Redemption
by Andy Glaze
- List rank#3
- Price$16.14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews798
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
- List rank#4
- Price$13.45
- Rating4.7
- Reviews26,718
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Skater Boy: A Bad Boy Celebrity Crush Sports Romance (Boys of Patchwork Book 1)
by Mary Catherine Gebhard
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews97
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Undeniable: How to Reach the Top and Stay There
by Cameron Hanes
- List rank#6
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews540
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The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
by Steven Kotler
- List rank#7
- Price$16.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,547
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The Way Out: A True Story of Survival in the Heart of the Rockies
by Devon O'Neil
- List rank#8
- Price$15.14
- Rating4.5
- Reviews321
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The Endurance Artist: Lazarus Lake, the Barkley & a Race with No End
by Jared Beasley
- List rank#9
- Price$18.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews361
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Drive: A Memoir
- List rank#10
- Price$30.75
- Rating4.6
- Reviews46
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FAQ
Is Extreme Sports a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 130 reviews and sells for $16.59.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Extreme Sports?
The median best seller has 130 reviews, and 45% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Extreme Sports best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.59; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.76 and $23.15.
Can new books break into Extreme Sports?
13% 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.