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Maritime History & Piracy (World, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Maritime History & Piracy (World, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.41, median 260 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.29 – $19.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category World (3,910), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Maritime History & Piracy best sellers
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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- List rank#1
- Price$11.81
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,096
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews43,268
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The Wreck of the Medusa
by Jonathan Miles
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews118
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The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- List rank#4
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,332
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
- List rank#5
- Price$12.14
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,071
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The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,623
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The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
- List rank#7
- Price$22.78
- Rating4.0
- Reviews555
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The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
by Siddharth Kara
- List rank#8
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews562
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The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World
- List rank#9
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews951
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Merchant Kings: When Companies Ruled the World, 1600–1900
by Stephen R. Bown
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews318
FAQ
Is Maritime History & Piracy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 260 reviews and sells for $15.41.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Maritime History & Piracy?
The median best seller has 260 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Maritime History & Piracy best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.41; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.29 and $19.99.
Can new books break into Maritime History & Piracy?
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.