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Sports (Specialty Travel, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Sports (Specialty Travel, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.76, median 107 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.02 – $13.25 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Specialty Travel (460), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.02 to $13.25, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Sports best sellers
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BAD KARMA: The True Story of a Mexico Trip from Hell
by Paul Wilson
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews6,831
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Death in a Lonely Land: More Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting on Five Continents
- List rank#2
- Price$14.24
- Rating4.6
- Reviews248
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Voyage For Madmen, A: The Definitive True Story of the Golden Globe Race, Nine Sailors, and One Survivor
by Peter Nichols
- List rank#3
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,671
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Golf Architecture for Normal People: Sharpening Your Course Design Eye to Make Golf (Slightly) Less Maddening
by Geoff Shackelford
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews211
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When Revelation Comes: A Journey Across the Sacred Links of Scotland
by Jim Hartsell
- List rank#5
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews35
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Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die: Diving Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews584
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Aren't You That Golf Guy?: Doglegs and Detours from a Life in the Game
by Rich Lerner
- List rank#7
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews126
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Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love
by Michael Schur
- List rank#8
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews108
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The Tennis Court: A Journey to Discover the World's Greatest Tennis Courts
by Nick Pachelli
- List rank#9
- Price-
- Rating4.8
- Reviews372
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Chasing Legends: Motorcycle Stories from the Podcast Trail
by Aaron Pufal
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews79
FAQ
Is Sports a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 107 reviews and sells for $9.76.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sports?
The median best seller has 107 reviews, and 49% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sports best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.76; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.02 and $13.25.
Can new books break into Sports?
3% 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.