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Outdoor & Recreational Areas (Gardening & Horticulture, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Outdoor & Recreational Areas (Gardening & Horticulture, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 61 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).

23Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
61Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$3.99 – $12.99
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)7%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 18% of the parent category Gardening & Horticulture (337), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Outdoor & Recreational Areas best sellers

  1. The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre! book cover by Carleen Madigan

    The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!

    by Carleen Madigan

    • List rank#1
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews4,925

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  2. Bunny Williams On Garden Style book cover by Bunny Williams

    Bunny Williams On Garden Style

    by Bunny Williams

    • List rank#2
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews148

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  3. Take It Outside: A Guide to Designing Beautiful Spaces Just Beyond Your Door: An Interior  book cover by Mel Brasier

    Take It Outside: A Guide to Designing Beautiful Spaces Just Beyond Your Door: An Interior Design Book

    by Mel Brasier

    • List rank#3
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews352

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  4. The Amish Backyard Herb Garden: Plant, Grow, Harvest & Preserve 35 Essential Healing Herbs book cover by Yoder Homestead Press

    The Amish Backyard Herb Garden: Plant, Grow, Harvest & Preserve 35 Essential Healing Herbs to Build Your Own Home Apothecary—with Practical Garden ... Profiles (The Amish Self-Sufficient Living)

    by Yoder Homestead Press

    • List rank#4
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews18

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  5. The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects: 76 Useful Things You Can Build to Create book cover by Spike Carlsen

    The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects: 76 Useful Things You Can Build to Create Customized Working Spaces and Storage Facilities, Equip the ... and Make Practical Outdoor Furniture

    by Spike Carlsen

    • List rank#5
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews955

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  6. Country Wisdom & Know-How: Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land book cover by The Editors of Storey Publishing's Country Wisdom Bulletins

    Country Wisdom & Know-How: Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land

    by The Editors of Storey Publishing's Country Wisdom Bulletins

    • List rank#6
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,291

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  7. The Proven Winners Garden Book: Simple Plans, Picture-Perfect Plants, and Expert Advice fo book cover by Ruth Rogers Clausen

    The Proven Winners Garden Book: Simple Plans, Picture-Perfect Plants, and Expert Advice for Creating a Gorgeous Garden

    by Ruth Rogers Clausen

    • List rank#7
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews332

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  8. How to Make Outdoor & Garden Furniture: Instructions for Tables, Chairs, Planters, Trellis book cover by Randy Johnson

    How to Make Outdoor & Garden Furniture: Instructions for Tables, Chairs, Planters, Trellises & More from the Experts at American Woodworker

    by Randy Johnson

    • List rank#8
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews394

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  9. Private Edens: Beautiful Country Gardens book cover by Jack Staub

    Private Edens: Beautiful Country Gardens

    by Jack Staub

    • List rank#9
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews107

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  10. Pallet Wood Projects for the Garden: 30 Easy DIY Step-by-Step Plans to Build Rustic Raised book cover by Isaiah Bechtelar

    Pallet Wood Projects for the Garden: 30 Easy DIY Step-by-Step Plans to Build Rustic Raised Beds, Outdoor Furniture and Backyard Decor from Upcycled Reclaimed Boards for Beginners

    by Isaiah Bechtelar

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.99
    • Reviews-

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FAQ

Is Outdoor & Recreational Areas a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 61 reviews and sells for $9.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Outdoor & Recreational Areas?

The median best seller has 61 reviews, and 57% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Outdoor & Recreational Areas best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $12.99.

Can new books break into Outdoor & Recreational Areas?

7% 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.