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Transportation (World, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Transportation (World, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.99, median 237 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $11.09 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category World (1,024), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 70% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 237 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $11.09, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Transportation best sellers
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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- List rank#1
- Price$9.40
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,096
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,764
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Unlimited: The True Story of Kenneth Burnstine
by Greg Born
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
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Saving Columbia: Lost Opportunity to Save Seven Astronauts
by Marshall H. Kaplan
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating3.5
- Reviews2
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Shadow Before the Flame: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Prelude to War
- List rank#5
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews23
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Into the Abyss: An Extraordinary True Story
by Carol Shaben
- List rank#6
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews8,720
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Barracoon: A Must-Read for Black History Month and Beyond
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,148
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (National Book Award Winner)
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,071
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The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
- List rank#9
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,921
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews34,269
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Transportation a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 237 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Transportation?
The median best seller has 237 reviews, and 36% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Transportation best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $11.09.
Can new books break into Transportation?
13% 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.