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Intelligence & Espionage (Military, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Intelligence & Espionage (Military, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.21, median 1,093 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.74 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 108 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,093 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $10.21 its median price beats 89% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $5.74 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Intelligence & Espionage best sellers
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (Extreme Ownership Series Book 1)
- List rank#2
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews39,558
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One Man In: The Explosive Firsthand Account of the Lone Special-Ops Commando Who Fought Off a Major Terrorist Attack in Kenya
by Christian Craighead
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews682
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews37,565
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100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation
by Clint Emerson
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11,442
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No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid
by Will Chesney
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,343
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The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers
by Nicholas Irving
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,359
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Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,975
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Ortiz’s War: The Allies' Secret Weapon Against the Nazis in France
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews170
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FAQ
Is Intelligence & Espionage a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,093 reviews and sells for $10.21.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Intelligence & Espionage?
The median best seller has 1,093 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Intelligence & Espionage best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.21; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.74 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Intelligence & Espionage?
8% 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.