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Sports (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Sports (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.64, median 563 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).

23Opportunity / 100
$6.64Median price
563Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$3.99 – $9.99
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)8%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (31,086), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 563 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Sports best sellers

  1. Rival Darling: A Charming YA Wholesome Romance Featuring Rival Hockey Players, Fake Dating book cover by Alexandra Moody

    Rival Darling: A Charming YA Wholesome Romance Featuring Rival Hockey Players, Fake Dating, and Unexpected Love (The Darling Devils Book 1)

    by Alexandra Moody

    • List rank#1
    • Price$10.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews13,399

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  2. Grumpy Darling (The Darling Devils Book 2) book cover by Alexandra Moody

    Grumpy Darling (The Darling Devils Book 2)

    by Alexandra Moody

    • List rank#2
    • Price$10.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews4,625

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  3. Wild Darling: A Charming, Wholesome Young Adult Romance Featuring Enemies-to-Lovers, Hocke book cover by Alexandra Moody

    Wild Darling: A Charming, Wholesome Young Adult Romance Featuring Enemies-to-Lovers, Hockey Rivals, and First Love (The Darling Devils Book 3)

    by Alexandra Moody

    • List rank#3
    • Price$10.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews2,936

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  4. Fake Skating book cover by Lynn Painter

    Fake Skating

    by Lynn Painter

    • List rank#4
    • Price$10.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews7,680

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  5. Check & Mate book cover by Ali Hazelwood

    Check & Mate

    by Ali Hazelwood

    • List rank#5
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews20,510

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  6. My Forever Ross Twin: A YA Sweet Romance (The Ross Twins and I Book 2) book cover by Emma Dalton

    My Forever Ross Twin: A YA Sweet Romance (The Ross Twins and I Book 2)

    by Emma Dalton

    • List rank#6
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews43

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  7. Kiss Now, Lie Later (Rival Love Book 1) book cover by C.W. Farnsworth

    Kiss Now, Lie Later (Rival Love Book 1)

    by C.W. Farnsworth

    • List rank#7
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews6,702

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  8. The Ross Twins and I: A YA Sweet Romance (The Ross Twins and I Book 1) book cover by Emma Dalton

    The Ross Twins and I: A YA Sweet Romance (The Ross Twins and I Book 1)

    by Emma Dalton

    • List rank#8
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews102

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  9. My Side of the Mountain book cover by Jean Craighead George

    My Side of the Mountain

    by Jean Craighead George

    • List rank#9
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews7,528

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  10. Love the Way You Lie (Boys of Riverside Book 1) book cover by Gracie Graham

    Love the Way You Lie (Boys of Riverside Book 1)

    by Gracie Graham

    • List rank#10
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews2,425

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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 563 reviews and sells for $6.64.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Sports?

The median best seller has 563 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Sports best sellers cost?

The median price is $6.64; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.99.

Can new books break into Sports?

8% 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.