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Miscellaneous (Sports & Outdoors, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Miscellaneous (Sports & Outdoors, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.27, median 1,415 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.91 – $17.15 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 89% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,415 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 21, 14 points lower than here.
- Its median reviews are 41% of the parent category Sports & Outdoors (3,462), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Miscellaneous 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 Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
- List rank#2
- Price$10.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,528
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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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Football
- List rank#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews690
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
- List rank#6
- Price$12.40
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- List rank#7
- Price$10.12
- Rating4.6
- Reviews92,410
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
by David Epstein
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,002
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Mental Toughness For Young Athletes: Eight Proven 5-Minute Mindset Exercises For Kids And Teens Who Play Competitive Sports
by Troy Horne
- List rank#9
- Price$12.54
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,999
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Brady: An American Story and the Price of Greatness
- List rank#10
- Price$28.22
- Rating4.6
- Reviews80
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Miscellaneous
FAQ
Is Miscellaneous a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,415 reviews and sells for $13.27.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Miscellaneous?
The median best seller has 1,415 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Miscellaneous best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.27; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.91 and $17.15.
Can new books break into Miscellaneous?
11% 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.