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Special Forces: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Special Forces, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.50, median 980 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 108 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 87% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 980 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $10.50 its median price beats 89% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Special Forces best sellers
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Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (Extreme Ownership Series Book 1)
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews39,558
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One Man In: The Explosive Firsthand Account of the Lone Special-Ops Commando Who Fought Off a Major Terrorist Attack in Kenya
by Christian Craighead
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews682
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100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation
by Clint Emerson
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11,442
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No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid
by Will Chesney
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,343
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The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers
by Nicholas Irving
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,359
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VOICES OF THE FOREIGN LEGION: The French Foreign Legion in Its Own Words
by Adrian D. Gilbert
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews353
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Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,975
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Ortiz’s War: The Allies' Secret Weapon Against the Nazis in France
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews170
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: Now a major Guy Ritchie film: THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE
by Damien Lewis
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,792
FAQ
Is Special Forces a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 980 reviews and sells for $10.50.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Special Forces?
The median best seller has 980 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Special Forces best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.50; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Special Forces?
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.