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Sports & Recreation (Biographies, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Sports & Recreation (Biographies, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 68 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 19% of the parent category Biographies (361), 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.
- 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 & Recreation best sellers
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Justin Bieber (Stars of Today)
by Jan Bernard
- List rank#1
- Price$17.07
- Rating2.2
- Reviews3
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Soccer Superstars (Reading Rocks!)
- List rank#2
- Price$17.07
- Rating2.9
- Reviews23
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Daniel Radcliffe (Stars of Today)
by Jan Bernard
- List rank#3
- Price$17.07
- Rating4.3
- Reviews22
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Katy Perry (Stars of Today)
by Jan Bernard
- List rank#4
- Price$17.07
- Rating3.8
- Reviews4
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson (Stars of Today)
by Jody Jensen Shaffer
- List rank#5
- Price$17.07
- Rating3.0
- Reviews2
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Taylor Lautner (Stars of Today)
by Jody Jensen Shaffer
- List rank#6
- Price$17.07
- Reviews-
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I Am Lebron James (I Am #12)
by Ms. Grace Norwich
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews137
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Gabby Douglas (Amazing Athletes)
by Jon M. Fishman
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews77
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Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo? (Who HQ Now)
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews873
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Jackie Robinson (My Early Library: My Itty-Bitty Bio)
by Emma E. Haldy
- List rank#10
- Price$12.15
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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FAQ
Is Sports & Recreation a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 68 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sports & Recreation?
The median best seller has 68 reviews, and 54% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sports & Recreation best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $7.99.
Can new books break into Sports & Recreation?
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.