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Sports & Outdoors (Teen & Young Adult, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Sports & Outdoors (Teen & Young Adult, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 196 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $6.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Teen & Young Adult (43,838), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $6.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Sports & Outdoors best sellers
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Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival in the Amazon
- List rank#1
- Price$4.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,533
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Playing with the Heartbreaker (Cardinal Ridge Sweet YA Romance)
by Kaylynn Sweet
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews28
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Path of the Unconquerable: A Progression Fantasy Series
by Aaron Oster
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews115
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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25C
by Federal Aviation Administration Staff
- List rank#4
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews700
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Crossing The Line (Crum University)
by Tember Sapphire
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews48
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Trail Family: A Journey of Friendship and Transformation on the Appalachian Trail: A True Story of 2,000 Miles, Unexpected Friendships, and Finding Hope in the Wilderness
by James Dalton Ward
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews197
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The Way Out: A True Story of Survival in the Heart of the Rockies – A Powerful Investigation of Tragedy, Trauma, and Redemption
by Devon O'Neil
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews321
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The Way We Answer (Out at Home Book 3)
by Logan Lane
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Reviews-
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Shade's First Rule (Divine Apostasy Book 1)
by A. F. Kay
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,311
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The Horse Who Became My Eyes
by Patrick D. Caffrey
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Sports & Outdoors a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 196 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sports & Outdoors?
The median best seller has 196 reviews, and 41% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sports & Outdoors best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $6.99.
Can new books break into Sports & Outdoors?
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.