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Travelers & Explorers: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Travelers & Explorers, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.91, median 3,817 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.49 – $17.19 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,817 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 80% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $11.91 its median price is below 83% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Travelers & Explorers best sellers
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
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Rules to Live By: How Extraordinary Lives Define What Really Matters
by Jimmy Chin
- List rank#2
- Price$21
- Rating4.6
- Reviews139
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,764
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MeatEater's American History: The Alaskans (1896-1941)
- List rank#4
- Price$15.69
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
by Craig Fehrman
- List rank#6
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews509
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One Man In: The Explosive Firsthand Account of the Lone Special-Ops Commando Who Fought Off a Major Terrorist Attack in Kenya
by Christian Craighead
- List rank#7
- Price$30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews682
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
- List rank#8
- Price$8.81
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26,225
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The Greedy Bastard Diary: Around the States in 80 Days
by Eric Idle
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews182
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A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
- List rank#10
- Price$16.85
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,948
FAQ
Is Travelers & Explorers a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,817 reviews and sells for $11.91.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Travelers & Explorers?
The median best seller has 3,817 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Travelers & Explorers best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.91; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.49 and $17.19.
Can new books break into Travelers & Explorers?
15% 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.