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United States (Military, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for United States (Military, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.06, median 3,198 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.93 – $18.37 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,198 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 22, 12 points lower than here.
Top 10 United States best sellers
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Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- List rank#1
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews39,558
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
- List rank#3
- Price$12.40
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid
by Will Chesney
- List rank#4
- Price$12.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,343
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
- List rank#5
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15,756
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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
by Erik Larson
- List rank#6
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.5
- Reviews15,810
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
by E. B. Sledge
- List rank#7
- Price$17.89
- Rating4.9
- Reviews111
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The Boys in the Light: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood
by Nina Willner
- List rank#8
- Price$18.64
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,828
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- List rank#9
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,845
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Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: United States
FAQ
Is United States a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,198 reviews and sells for $13.06.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United States?
The median best seller has 3,198 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do United States best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.06; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.93 and $18.37.
Can new books break into United States?
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.