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Pirates (Action & Adventure, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Pirates (Action & Adventure, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.86, median 602 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.43 – $14.15 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Action & Adventure (6,168), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 79% of Books categories: the median best seller has 602 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.86 its median price is below 83% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Pirates best sellers
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Cursebreaker (Nightweaver Book 3)
by R. M. Gray
- List rank#1
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews100
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The System Seas: A LitRPG Adventure
by R.C. Joshua
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews107
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Becoming Hook: A Villainous Peter Pan Retelling (Legends of Neverland Book 1)
by Mary Mecham
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews774
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Treasure Island
- List rank#8
- Price$12.18
- Rating4.4
- Reviews19,156
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Daughter of the Pirate King
by Tricia Levenseller
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13,016
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FAQ
Is Pirates a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 602 reviews and sells for $11.86.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Pirates?
The median best seller has 602 reviews, and 26% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Pirates best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.86; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.43 and $14.15.
Can new books break into Pirates?
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.