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Ships (Transportation, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ships (Transportation, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.04, median 480 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.15 – $15.74 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 47% of the parent category Transportation (1,031), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $11.04 its median price is below 86% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has 480 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Ships best sellers
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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- List rank#1
- Price$11.81
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,096
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,764
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The Wreck of the Medusa
by Jonathan Miles
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews118
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The Circus Ship: (A Rhyming Adventure of Circus Animals Finding a New Home - For Preschoolers, Kindergarteners, and 1st-3rd Graders Ages 4-8)
by Chris Van Dusen
- List rank#4
- Price$10.45
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,813
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
- List rank#5
- Price$12.14
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,071
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Barracoon: A Must-Read for Black History Month and Beyond
- List rank#6
- Price$11.60
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,148
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The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
- List rank#7
- Price$22.78
- Rating4.0
- Reviews555
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews34,269
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Titanic (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
- List rank#9
- Price$5.57
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,834
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Maintenance of Everything: Part One
by Stewart Brand
- List rank#10
- Price$28.22
- Rating4.4
- Reviews276
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Ships
FAQ
Is Ships a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 480 reviews and sells for $11.04.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ships?
The median best seller has 480 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ships best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.04; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.15 and $15.74.
Can new books break into Ships?
6% 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.