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Survival Skills: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Survival Skills, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $17.04, median 64 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 40/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.99 – $23.73 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Sports & Outdoors (3,462), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Survival Skills best sellers
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Prepare Your Home for a Sudden Grid-Down Situation: Take Self-Reliance to the Next Level with Proven Methods and Strategies to Survive a Grid-Down ... the Modern Family to Prepare for Any Crisis)
by Ted Riley
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,460
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The Special Forces Bug-In Survival Bible • Protect your Family like a Navy Seal: 20 Volumes & 1000+ Field-Tested Techniques to Transform Your House into a Self-Sufficient Fortress For 30+ Years
by Buck J. Sterling
- List rank#3
- Price$29.97
- Rating4.4
- Reviews212
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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#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews78
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When the Grid Goes Down: Disaster Preparations and Survival Gear For Making Your Home Self-Reliant
by Tony Nester
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,023
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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#6
- Price$10.35
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,637
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The Ultimate Prepper's Survival Bible: 35 in 1: Your Complete Guide to Surviving Any Crisis with Expert Strategies for Prepping, Gear, First Aid, Food Storage, Water Filtration, Self Defense & More
by Thomas Jaden
- List rank#7
- Price$25.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews352
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Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival (Bushcraft Survival Skills Series)
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews25,773
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How to Survive When the Grid Goes Down: The Ultimate Grid-Down Survival Guide For Thriving in a World Without Power (Self-Sufficient Living)
by Anthony Bennett
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews110
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The Prepper's Medical Handbook
by William Forgey M.D.
- List rank#10
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,399
FAQ
Is Survival Skills a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 40/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 64 reviews and sells for $17.04.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Survival Skills?
The median best seller has 64 reviews, and 59% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Survival Skills best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.04; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.99 and $23.73.
Can new books break into Survival Skills?
12% 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.