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Sports (Biography, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Sports (Biography, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $2.99, median 45 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $4.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Biography (1,406), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $2.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- 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 Sports best sellers
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Lamine Yamal: The Inspiring Story of One of Soccer’s Star Right Wingers (Soccer Biography Books)
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews18
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Game Changers: The Daily Reader: 365 Sports Stories and Life Lessons for Teens on Confidence, Character, Relationships and Real Life
by Dan Gold
- List rank#2
- Price$9.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews28
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Dove: An Extraordinary Around-the-World Adventure—The Solo Voyage of Five Years and 33,000 Miles
by Robin L. Graham
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,563
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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#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,971
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Inspirational Basketball GOATS Stories, Amazing Facts, and Trivia Games: The Ultimate Basketball book for children and teens! (Sports Books for Young Readers)
by Harris Baker
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews381
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The Soccer Adventure of Ronaldo: Illustrated Soccer Book for Kids 5–9 | Inspiring Biography of Cristiano Ronaldo, Hard Work & Believing in Yourself (Illustrated Soccer Biographies)
by Andrew Carter
- List rank#6
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews401
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Stephen Curry: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Sharpest Shooters (Basketball Biography Books)
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,694
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LaMelo Ball: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Star Point Guards (Basketball Biography Books)
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews17
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Erling Haaland: The Inspiring Story of One of Soccer’s Most Dominant Strikers (Soccer Biography Books)
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews21
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Inspirational Sports Stories for Kids: How 15 Legendary Athletes Overcame Adversity to Emerge as the Worlds Greatest | Lessons in Mental Toughness for Young Readers
by Ben Byde
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews420
FAQ
Is Sports a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 45 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sports?
The median best seller has 45 reviews, and 63% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sports best sellers cost?
The median price is $2.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $4.99.
Can new books break into Sports?
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.