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Sports (Sports & Entertainment, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Sports (Sports & Entertainment, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.11, median 192 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.73 – $22.90 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 49% of the parent category Sports & Entertainment (388), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Sports best sellers
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
- List rank#2
- Price$9.91
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,518
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The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport―A High-Octane History of Formula 1's Rise in America, Racing Culture, and Engineering Marvels
- List rank#3
- Price$15.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,852
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Inside the Owner's Box: Conversations on Power and Leadership in Sports
- List rank#4
- Price$23.40
- Rating4.1
- Reviews29
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Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk
by Billy Walters
- List rank#5
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,159
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The Cruelest Game: Chasing Greatness in Professional Tennis
by Matthew Futterman
- List rank#6
- Price$30
- Rating4.5
- Reviews175
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A Course Called Home: Adventures of an Accidental Golf Course Owner
by Tom Coyne
- List rank#7
- Price$21.74
- Rating4.8
- Reviews309
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American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback
by Seth Wickersham
- List rank#8
- Price$12
- Rating4.5
- Reviews460
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Drive: A Memoir
- List rank#9
- Price$30.75
- Rating4.6
- Reviews46
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The Playbook: The Hidden Forces Shaping Winners and Losers in the Modern NFL – An Insider Look at How the NFL's Best Teams Find Hidden Advantages
- List rank#10
- Price$25.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews34
FAQ
Is Sports a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 192 reviews and sells for $15.11.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sports?
The median best seller has 192 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sports best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.11; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.73 and $22.90.
Can new books break into Sports?
10% 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.