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Polar Regions (Travel, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Polar Regions (Travel, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.21, median 135 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.02 – $20.79 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Travel (862), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 19, 11 points lower than here.
Top 10 Polar Regions best sellers
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- List rank#1
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,764
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Secrets of Antarctica: The Untold History of the Ice Continent
by Brad Olsen
- List rank#2
- Price$9.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews133
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The Arctic Cruise: Make 2026 a year to remember, as you escape this winter for the holiday – and romance – of a lifetime under the Northern Lights (Cruise Escapes Book 1)
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,427
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Rick Steves Iceland (Rick Steves Travel Guide)
by Rick Steves
- List rank#4
- Price$21.93
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
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Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
by Joshua Foer
- List rank#5
- Price$19.19
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,442
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100 Dives of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Underwater Destinations (100 of a Lifetime)
by Carrie Miller
- List rank#6
- Price$21.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,343
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The Sun Is a Compass: My 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
by Caroline Van Hemert
- List rank#7
- Price$13.62
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,393
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The Wilder Way: A Memoir of Adventure, Freedom, and an Uncharted Life
by Eva zu Beck
- List rank#8
- Price$17.04
- Rating4.7
- Reviews705
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Life on Svalbard: Finding Home on a Remote Island Near the North Pole
by Cecilia Blomdahl
- List rank#9
- Price$16.29
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,208
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The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
by Caroline Alexander
- List rank#10
- Price$13.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews867
Subcategories
- Arctic30
- Antarctica28
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Polar Regions
FAQ
Is Polar Regions a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 135 reviews and sells for $16.21.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Polar Regions?
The median best seller has 135 reviews, and 39% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Polar Regions best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.21; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.02 and $20.79.
Can new books break into Polar Regions?
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.