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Instructional (Hiking & Camping, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Instructional (Hiking & Camping, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 736 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.83 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 84% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 736 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $12.83, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Instructional best sellers
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The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide: Emergency Preparedness for ANY Disaster
by Joseph Alton M.D.
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- 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#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews25,773
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Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide: Food, Shelter, Security, Off-the-Grid Power and More Life-Saving Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living (Books for Preppers)
by Jim Cobb
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,333
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Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival in the Amazon
- List rank#4
- Price$4.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,533
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SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere
- List rank#5
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,377
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The Ultimate Prepper's Survival Bible: 35 in 1: The Definitive Guide to Surviving Any Crisis with Expert Strategies for Prepping, Gear, First Aid, Food Storage, Water Filtration, Self Defense & More
by Thomas Jaden
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews352
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Forgotten Survival Skills: The Complete Guide to Self-Sufficiency, Food Preservation, and Off-Grid Living Our Grandparents Knew.
- List rank#7
- Price$0.51
- Rating3.5
- Reviews6
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Survival Hacks: Over 200 Ways to Use Everyday Items for Wilderness Survival (Life Hacks Series)
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,842
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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#9
- Price$49.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,704
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Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival — A Frontier Saga
by Peter Stark
- List rank#10
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews5,279
FAQ
Is Instructional a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 736 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Instructional?
The median best seller has 736 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Instructional best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.83.
Can new books break into Instructional?
5% 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.