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Travel Writing (Travel, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Travel Writing (Travel, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.99, median 761 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.39 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 761 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 47% of the parent category Travel (1,602), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.39 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Travel Writing best sellers
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The Greedy Bastard Diary: Around the States in 80 Days
by Eric Idle
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews182
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The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain
by Bill Bryson
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews19,847
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Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
by Saidiya V. Hartman
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews381
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Fact & Fiction: A Collection of Stories
by Robert Brodey
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Reviews-
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Swimming in Air: Alone together across Africa.
by Parker Griffon
- List rank#5
- Price$4.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3
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And Then We Hit a Rock: A family of 5, a dog, and a cat move onto a sailboat. Hilarious true story!
by Greg Buenzli
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7,929
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In Nigeria: The latest travel adventure from the bestselling author
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews49
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A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee
by Tom Coyne
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,685
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Travels with Charley in Search of America
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,471
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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12,156
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FAQ
Is Travel Writing a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 761 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Travel Writing?
The median best seller has 761 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Travel Writing best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.39 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Travel Writing?
11% 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.