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Instructional (Hiking & Camping, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Instructional (Hiking & Camping, Books), updated Nov 1, 2026: median price $14.95, median 764 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.27 – $18.63 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has 764 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Instructional 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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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#7
- Price$29.97
- Rating4.4
- Reviews212
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The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Place
- List rank#8
- Price$18.93
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,227
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The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild (Bushcraft Survival Skills Series)
- List rank#9
- Price$10.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,194
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The Ultimate Prepper's Survival Bible: 35 in 1: Your Complete 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#10
- Price$25.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews352
FAQ
Is Instructional a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 764 reviews and sells for $14.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Instructional?
The median best seller has 764 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Instructional best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.27 and $18.63.
Can new books break into Instructional?
3% 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.