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Individual Sports (Sports & Outdoors, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Individual Sports (Sports & Outdoors, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.99, median 1,036 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.37 – $21.74 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| 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 1,036 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Individual Sports best sellers
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The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
- List rank#1
- Price$10.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,528
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A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee
by Tom Coyne
- List rank#2
- Price$10.61
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,685
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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#3
- Price$54.04
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,704
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir (Vintage International), Book Cover May Vary
- List rank#4
- Price$9.75
- Rating4.4
- Reviews10,774
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
by Phil Knight
- List rank#5
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews63,903
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Open: An Autobiography
by Andre Agassi
- List rank#6
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews26,249
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This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running.: Lessons for Between and Beyond the Start and Finish Line – A Philosophy on Resilience, Self-Trust, and Moving Forward
by Chris Bennett
- List rank#7
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews88
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Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf (Definitive Edition)
by Ben Hogan
- List rank#8
- Price$14.43
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15,155
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Shaolin Spirit: The Way to Self-Mastery
by Shi Heng Yi
- List rank#9
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews462
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Golf is Not a Game of Perfect
- List rank#10
- Price$12
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,197
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Individual Sports
FAQ
Is Individual Sports a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,036 reviews and sells for $14.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Individual Sports?
The median best seller has 1,036 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Individual Sports best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.37 and $21.74.
Can new books break into Individual Sports?
11% 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.