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Ships (Transportation, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Ships (Transportation, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.42, median 263 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 263 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Ships best sellers
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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- List rank#1
- Price$9.40
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,096
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The Wreck of the Medusa
by Jonathan Miles
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews118
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,764
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Barracoon: A Must-Read for Black History Month and Beyond
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,148
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (National Book Award Winner)
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,071
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The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
- List rank#6
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,921
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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$9.31
- 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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The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship
by Greg King
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews228
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The Atlantic Affair: A thrilling Napoleonic naval adventure (The King's Navy Book 6)
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews311
Subcategories
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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 263 reviews and sells for $9.42.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ships?
The median best seller has 263 reviews, and 30% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ships best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.42; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Ships?
5% 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.