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Surfing: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Surfing, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $20.39, median 71 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.75 – $31.91 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Outdoor Recreation (1,960), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $13.75 to $31.91, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Surfing best sellers
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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
by William Finnegan
- List rank#1
- Price$11.50
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,172
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Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board (An Inspiring True Story)
by Bethany Hamilton
- List rank#2
- Price$8.72
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,971
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Surf Shack: Laid-Back Living by the Water
by Nina Freudenberger
- List rank#3
- Price$19.73
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,057
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A Surfer's Guide to Enlightenment
by Alastair Thompson
- List rank#4
- Price$10.97
- Rating4.4
- Reviews74
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BAD KARMA: The True Story of a Mexico Trip from Hell
by Paul Wilson
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews6,831
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Eddie Would Go
by Stuart Holmes Coleman
- List rank#6
- Price$11.26
- Rating4.7
- Reviews410
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Surfer Magazine: 1960-2020
by Grant Ellis
- List rank#7
- Price$38.44
- Rating4.8
- Reviews126
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In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road
by Allan C. Weisbecker
- List rank#8
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews429
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Surf Is Where You Find It: The Wisdom of Waves, Any Time, Anywhere, Any Way
by Gerry Lopez
- List rank#9
- Price$23.25
- Rating4.7
- Reviews78
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Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
by Gary Paulsen
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews914
FAQ
Is Surfing a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 71 reviews and sells for $20.39.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Surfing?
The median best seller has 71 reviews, and 56% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Surfing best sellers cost?
The median price is $20.39; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.75 and $31.91.
Can new books break into Surfing?
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.