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Intelligence & Espionage (Military, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Intelligence & Espionage (Military, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.69, median 696 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.92 – $17.15 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 30% of the parent category Military (2,331), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has 696 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Intelligence & Espionage best sellers
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Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- List rank#1
- Price$14.95
- 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#2
- Price$30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews682
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
- List rank#3
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews37,567
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No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid
by Will Chesney
- List rank#4
- Price$12.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,343
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers
by Nicholas Irving
- List rank#6
- Price$17.62
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,359
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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#7
- Price$12.10
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11,442
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Ghosts of Sicily: The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy
by Mark Harmon
- List rank#8
- Price$18.09
- Rating4.4
- Reviews303
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Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins
- List rank#9
- Price$32.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,974
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UFOs and the Cold War
by Richard B. Spence
- List rank#10
- Price$13.91
- Reviews-
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FAQ
Is Intelligence & Espionage a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 696 reviews and sells for $13.69.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Intelligence & Espionage?
The median best seller has 696 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Intelligence & Espionage best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.69; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.92 and $17.15.
Can new books break into Intelligence & Espionage?
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.