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Hiking & Camping (Sports & Outdoors, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Hiking & Camping (Sports & Outdoors, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $15.99, median 1,032 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.72 – $19.57 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 30% of the parent category Sports & Outdoors (3,462), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,032 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Hiking & Camping best sellers
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SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere ― The Classic Survival Handbook, Updated with Urban Survival
- List rank#1
- Price$17.16
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,377
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The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide: Emergency Preparedness for ANY Disaster
by Amy Alton
- List rank#2
- Price$19.97
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,393
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Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival (Bushcraft Survival Skills Series)
- List rank#3
- Price$15.80
- Rating4.7
- Reviews25,773
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The Bushcraft Boxed Set: Bushcraft 101; Advanced Bushcraft; The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, & Cooking in the Wild; Bushcraft First Aid (Bushcraft Survival Skills Series)
- List rank#4
- Price$54.04
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,704
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Survival Hacks: Over 200 Ways to Use Everyday Items for Wilderness Survival (Life Hacks Series)
- List rank#5
- Price$8.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,842
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The Official U.S. Army Survival Manual Updated
by U.S. Department of the Army
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews794
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A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
- List rank#7
- Price$16.85
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,948
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The Special Forces Bug-In Survival Bible • Protect your Family like a Navy Seal: 20 Volumes & 1000+ Field-Tested Techniques to Transform Your House into a Self-Sufficient Fortress For 30+ Years
by Buck J. Sterling
- List rank#8
- Price$29.97
- Rating4.4
- Reviews212
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Ultimate SAS Survival Handbook Deluxe Edition: The Classic Guide to Surviving Anywhere
- List rank#9
- Price$31.48
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild (Bushcraft Survival Skills Series)
- List rank#10
- Price$10.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,194
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FAQ
Is Hiking & Camping a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,032 reviews and sells for $15.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Hiking & Camping?
The median best seller has 1,032 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Hiking & Camping best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.72 and $19.57.
Can new books break into Hiking & Camping?
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.