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Military (Leaders & Notable People, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Military (Leaders & Notable People, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.57, median 4,477 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.64 – $18.23 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 4,477 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 2.3× those of the parent category Leaders & Notable People, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
Top 10 Military 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$22.79
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews39,558
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Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
by Chester Nez
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,850
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Uniting the States: Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle – Six Founders Who Shaped America's Revolutionary Democracy
- List rank#4
- Price$20.80
- Rating4.8
- Reviews114
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Appetites: A Cookbook
- List rank#5
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,064
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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#6
- Price$30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews682
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Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews412
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
- List rank#8
- Price$12.40
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid
by Will Chesney
- List rank#9
- Price$12.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,343
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Tidal Wave: The Pilots, the Princess, and the Enemy Ace - A True Story of Courage and Survival in WWII
by Adam Makos
- List rank#10
- Price$32
- Reviews-
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FAQ
Is Military a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,477 reviews and sells for $12.57.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Military?
The median best seller has 4,477 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Military best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.57; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.64 and $18.23.
Can new books break into Military?
13% 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.