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Sports & Recreation (Biographies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Sports & Recreation (Biographies, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.11, median 252 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.99 – $11.69 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Biographies (1,456), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $8.11 its median price is below 95% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Sports & Recreation best sellers
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Inspiring Soccer Stories for Kids: 14 Incredible Soccer Tales with Lessons in Courage & Mental Toughness for Young Sports Fans
by Ben Byde
- List rank#1
- Price$10.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews228
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Inspirational Baseball Stories for Young Readers: 12 Unbelievable True Tales to Inspire and Amaze Young Baseball Lovers
by Mike Johnson
- List rank#2
- Price$6.90
- Rating4.7
- Reviews831
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Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo? (Who HQ Now)
- List rank#3
- Price$5.46
- Rating4.7
- Reviews873
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Who Is Lionel Messi? (Who HQ Now)
- List rank#4
- Price$5.46
- Rating4.7
- Reviews300
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Who Is Michael Jordan? (Who Was?)
- List rank#5
- Price$4.30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,460
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Lionel Messi A Little Golden Book Biography
by Roberta Ludlow
- List rank#6
- Price$5
- Rating4.8
- Reviews283
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Inspiring Football Stories for Kids: 14 Incredible Tales of Triumph with Lessons in Courage & Mental Toughness for Young Sports Athletes
by Ben Byde
- List rank#7
- Price$10.97
- Rating4.7
- Reviews277
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The Soccer Adventure of Messi: Illustrated Soccer Book for Kids 5–9 | Inspiring Biography of Lionel Messi, Hard Work & Believing in Yourself (Illustrated Soccer Biographies)
by Andrew Carter
- List rank#8
- Price$15.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews236
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Basketball's Greatest Players (Step into Reading, Step 5)
by S. A. Kramer
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,108
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Inspirational Sports Stories for Young Readers: How 12 World-Class Athletes Overcame Challenges and Rose to the Top
by Kurt Taylor
- List rank#10
- Price$8.91
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,423
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FAQ
Is Sports & Recreation a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 252 reviews and sells for $8.11.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sports & Recreation?
The median best seller has 252 reviews, and 26% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sports & Recreation best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.11; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $11.69.
Can new books break into Sports & Recreation?
6% 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.