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Sports (Specialties, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Sports (Specialties, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.24, median 4 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.99 – $53.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 97 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Specialties (42), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $19.24 its median price beats 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 90% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 4 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Sports best sellers
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The Jersey: A Story of Loss and Redemption (Verdicts and Vindication)
by James Rosenberg
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews716
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Collegiate Capitalism: The Battle For the Future of College Sports
by Donald Remy
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews22
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Out of Bounds: Inside the NBA's Culture of Rape, Violence, and Crime – By the National Expert on Athletes and Crime: An Exposé of NBA Players and League Tolerance
by Jeff Benedict
- List rank#5
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews54
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Done Deal: An Insider's Guide to Football Contracts, Multi-Million Pound Transfers and Premier League Big Business
by Daniel Geey
- List rank#6
- Price$12.29
- Rating4.5
- Reviews558
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Sports Law and Regulation: Cases, Materials, and Problems (Aspen Casebook Series)
by Matthew J. Mitten
- List rank#7
- Price$279
- Rating3.5
- Reviews3
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NIL X Immigration : A practical guide to NIL for international student-athletes, collegiate athletic directors, NIL collectives, agencies, and other industry stakeholders
by Ksenia Maiorova
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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Don't Be Afraid to Win: How Free Agency Changed the Business of Pro Sports
by Jim Quinn
- List rank#9
- Price$0.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews21
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Sport Law: A Managerial Approach
by Anita M. Moorman
- List rank#10
- Price$73.93
- Rating4.4
- Reviews33
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FAQ
Is Sports a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4 reviews and sells for $19.24.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sports?
The median best seller has 4 reviews, and 96% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sports best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.24; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.99 and $53.95.
Can new books break into Sports?
4% 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.