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Pictorial (Ships, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Pictorial (Ships, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 19 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.25 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Ships (263), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 73% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 19 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Pictorial best sellers
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The Battlecruiser HMS Hood: An Illustrated Biography, 1916–1941
by Bruce Taylor
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews115
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The Dory Book
by John Gardner
- List rank#2
- Price$23.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews87
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Heavy Cruisers of the Admiral Hipper Class: Warships of the Kriegsmarine
by Gerhard Koop
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews61
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Seaforth World Naval Review 2013
by Conrad Waters
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews25
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Wooden Warship Construction: A History in Ship Models
by Brian Lavery
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews120
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British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identification Albums: Volume I: Capital Ships, 1895–1939
by Richard Perkins
- List rank#6
- Price$0.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews29
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French Warships in the Age of Sail, 1626–1786: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
by Rif Winfield
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews39
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Lost Maine Coastal Schooners: From Glory Days to Ghost Ships
by Ingrid Grenon
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews31
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German Luxury Liners: From Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse to Aidastella
by Nils Schwerdtner
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews13
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Pocket Battleships of the Deutschland Class: Warships of the Kriegsmarine
by Gerhard Koop
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews36
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FAQ
Is Pictorial a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 19 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Pictorial?
The median best seller has 19 reviews, and 90% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Pictorial best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.25 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Pictorial?
2% 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.