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Naval (Military, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Naval (Military, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $15.27, median 800 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.34 – $19.63 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 34% of the parent category Military (2,331), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has 800 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Naval best sellers
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The Last Flight: The Untold Story of the Search for JFK Jr. and the Race Against the Atlantic
- List rank#1
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews55
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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#2
- Price$18.09
- Rating4.4
- Reviews303
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
- List rank#3
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.4
- Reviews34,269
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
- List rank#4
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,734
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Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
by Ian W. Toll
- List rank#5
- Price$28.07
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,175
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
by James D. Hornfischer
- List rank#6
- Price$12.28
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,022
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Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
by Matthew Cole
- List rank#7
- Price$11.46
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,072
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
by Sherry Sontag
- List rank#8
- Price$24.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,512
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Ocean of Bones: The Hunt for the Pirate Slave Ship Guerrero
by David Kushner
- List rank#9
- Price$30
- Reviews-
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The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944
by Ian W. Toll
- List rank#10
- Price$26.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,546
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FAQ
Is Naval a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 800 reviews and sells for $15.27.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Naval?
The median best seller has 800 reviews, and 21% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Naval best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.27; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.34 and $19.63.
Can new books break into Naval?
9% 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.