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Sports & Outdoors (Teens, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Sports & Outdoors (Teens, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.99, median 153 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.99 – $15.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Teens (11,947), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Sports & Outdoors 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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Mental Toughness For Young Athletes: Eight Proven 5-Minute Mindset Exercises For Kids And Teens Who Play Competitive Sports
by Troy Horne
- List rank#2
- Price$12.54
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,999
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Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
- List rank#3
- Price$7.61
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,772
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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25C
by Federal Aviation Administration
- List rank#4
- Price$10.82
- Rating4.8
- Reviews700
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The Illustrated History of Soccer World Cup 1930 - 2026 English
by Germán Aczel
- List rank#5
- Price$13.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews137
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Off-Grid Survival Projects Simplified: The Ultimate DIY Guide For Securing Shelter, Water, Food, & Energy While Protecting The Family, & Preparing To Be Self-Sufficient
by E. R. Papa Russell
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews78
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Don't Let One Mistake Ruin the Game: How Great Athletes Reset Fast, Recover Confidence, and Play Free Again (Mindset Books for Teen Athletes)
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews348
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How To Survive A Freakin’ Bear Attack: And 127 Other Survival Hacks You'll Hopefully Never Need
by Bill O'Neill
- List rank#8
- Price$10.35
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,637
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Messi and Ronaldo: The Soccer GOATs: A Kids' Guide to Skills, Spirit, Dreaming Big, and Becoming a True Athlete (Legend in the making)
by The Scribbling Stricker
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews305
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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#10
- Price$10.90
- Rating4.7
- Reviews390
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Sports & Outdoors a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 153 reviews and sells for $13.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sports & Outdoors?
The median best seller has 153 reviews, and 40% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sports & Outdoors best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.99 and $15.95.
Can new books break into Sports & Outdoors?
13% 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.