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Sports (Sports & Outdoors, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Sports (Sports & Outdoors, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 62 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.99 – $12.97 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $9.99 its median price is below 91% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 41% of the parent category Sports & Outdoors (153), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Sports best sellers
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Game Changers: Inspirational Sports Stories: An Empowering Playbook for Teens to Build Resilience, Crush Goals and Cultivate Exceptional Character
by Dan Gold
- List rank#1
- Price$14.57
- Rating4.6
- Reviews568
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Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
- List rank#2
- Price$7.61
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,772
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Inspiring Baseball Stories for Kids: 14 Incredible Baseball Tales with Lessons in Courage & Mental Toughness for Young Sports Fans
by Ben Byde
- List rank#3
- Price$10.90
- Rating4.7
- Reviews390
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Inspirational Football GOATS Stories, Amazing Facts, and Trivia Games: The Ultimate Football Gift Book for Kids and Teens! (Sports Books for Young Readers)
by Harris Baker
- List rank#4
- Price$10.90
- Rating4.5
- Reviews274
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Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board (An Inspiring True Story)
by Bethany Hamilton
- List rank#5
- Price$8.72
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,971
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Inspirational Soccer GOATs Stories, Weird Facts & Trivia Games: A Motivational Gift Book for Kids and Teens to Learn Resilience and a Winning Mindset (Sports Books for Young Readers)
by Harris Baker
- List rank#6
- Price$10.85
- Rating4.8
- Reviews28
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I Want to Be on Christ’s Team: Spiritual Biography of Joe Reali (Called to Be Saints)
by Fr. Ricardo Figueiredo
- List rank#7
- Price$19.95
- Reviews-
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Mental Toughness for Young Athletes: Eight Proven 5-Minute Mindset Exercises for Kids and Teens Who Play Competitive Sports
by Troy Horne
- List rank#8
- Price$12.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,999
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Shaken: Young Reader's Edition: Fighting to Stand Strong No Matter What Comes Your Way
by Tim Tebow
- List rank#9
- Price$9.18
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,950
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Kobe Bryant: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Greatest Shooting Guards (Basketball Biography Books)
- List rank#10
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,292
FAQ
Is Sports a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 62 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sports?
The median best seller has 62 reviews, and 56% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sports best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $12.97.
Can new books break into Sports?
7% 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.