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Naval Operations: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Naval Operations, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $17.36, median 12 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.19 – $23.57 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Civil War (841), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 12 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Naval Operations best sellers
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Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2): A Civil War Tale
by Nathan Hale
- List rank#1
- Price$7.83
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,541
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The Civil War: A Narrative: Volume 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian (Vintage Civil War Library)
by Shelby Foote
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,324
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What They Fought For 1861-1865 (Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History, Louisia)
by James M. McPherson
- List rank#3
- Price$14.24
- Rating4.4
- Reviews168
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Lincoln and His Admirals: Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. Navy, and the Civil War
by Craig Symonds
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews94
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Sea of Gray: The Around-the-World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah
by Tom Chaffin
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews106
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The Burnside Expedition in North Carolina: "A Succession of Honorable Victories" (Unsung Battles — The Civil War’s Overlooked Campaigns)
by Richard A. Sauers
- List rank#6
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews21
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The CSS Arkansas: A Confederate Ironclad on Western Waters
by Myron J.
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews27
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The Bermuda Hundred Campaign: Operations on the South Side of the James River, Virginia, May, 1864 (Unsung Battles — The Civil War’s Overlooked Campaigns)
by Herbert M. Schiller
- List rank#8
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews21
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York, Mattaponi & Pamunkey Rivers & Mobjack Bay Fishing Spots: Wrecks, Rocks, Reefs, Ruins & Obstructions (Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reefs)
by Wayne Young
- List rank#9
- Price$24.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Reign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, the Monitor and the Merrimack – An Epic Naval History of Revolutionary Warfare and American Innovation
by James L. Nelson
- List rank#10
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews106
FAQ
Is Naval Operations a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 12 reviews and sells for $17.36.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Naval Operations?
The median best seller has 12 reviews, and 86% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Naval Operations best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.36; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.19 and $23.57.
Can new books break into Naval Operations?
1% 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.