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Scuba: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Scuba, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $16.25, median 86 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.96 – $23.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Outdoor Recreation (1,960), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $9.96 to $23.98, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Scuba best sellers
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100 Dives of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Underwater Destinations (100 of a Lifetime)
by Carrie Miller
- List rank#1
- Price$21.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,343
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Ocean of Bones: The Hunt for the Pirate Slave Ship Guerrero
by David Kushner
- List rank#2
- Price$30
- Reviews-
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
- List rank#3
- Price$11.24
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,734
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Pete the Cat: Scuba-Cat: A Groovy Underwater Story for Kids (Ages 4-8) about Scuba Diving and Making Friends (My First I Can Read)
by James Dean
- List rank#4
- Price$4.74
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,264
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Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
- List rank#5
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,561
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Wild Sport: A Coastal Caribbean Adventure (Tyson Wild Thriller Book 58)
by Tripp Ellis
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,111
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LEGO City: Underwater Adventures (Activity Book with Minifigure)
by AMEET Publishing
- List rank#7
- Price$8.38
- Rating4.6
- Reviews35
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Lonely Planet Tahiti & French Polynesia: Plan the Trip of a Lifetime | Detailed Itineraries & Maps | Insider Tips | Covers Tahiti, Mo'orea, Huahine and more (Travel Guide)
by Jean-Bernard Carillet
- List rank#8
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews32
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Reef Smart Guides Bonaire (Second Edition): Scuba Dive. Snorkel. Surf. (Best Netherlands' Bonaire Diving Spots, Scuba Diving Travel Guide)
by Peter McDougall
- List rank#9
- Price$42.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews28
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Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves
by James Nestor
- List rank#10
- Price$10.09
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,111
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Scuba a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 86 reviews and sells for $16.25.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Scuba?
The median best seller has 86 reviews, and 52% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Scuba best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.25; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.96 and $23.98.
Can new books break into Scuba?
8% 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.