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Water Sports (Children's Books › Sports & Outdoors, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Water Sports (Children's Books › Sports & Outdoors, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.56, median 119 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.12 – $11.92 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category Sports & Outdoors (831), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $9.56 its median price is below 92% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 17, 11 points lower than here.
Top 10 Water Sports best sellers
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Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach: A Fun Story of Shells, Sand Castles, and Overcoming Water Worries For Kids Ages 3–8 (My First I Can Read)
by James Dean
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,831
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Jabari Jumps: (A Motivational Story of Courage, Overcoming Fear, and Building Confidence - For Kids Ages 4-8)
by Gaia Cornwall
- List rank#2
- Price$5.62
- Rating4.9
- Reviews3,882
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The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
- List rank#3
- Price$12.11
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,508
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Swim Team: A Graphic Novel – A Coretta Scott King Honor Winner About Friendship and Competition
by Johnnie Christmas
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,456
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The Cool Bean Makes a Splash: A Funny Story About Bravery and New Challenges for Children (Ages 4–8) (I Can Read Level 2)
by Jory John
- List rank#5
- Price$4.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews293
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Swim Team Trouble (Jake Maddox Graphic Novels)
by Jake Maddox
- List rank#7
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews24
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The Ultimate Fishing Handbook For Adventurous Kids Ages 12-16 (The Ultimate Fishing, Hunting, and Survival Series)
by David Mott
- List rank#8
- Price$14.64
- Rating4.9
- Reviews135
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Fishing for Kids and Why Fish Bite: A Kids Encyclopedia for Ages 8-12 Exploring Fish Behavior, Bait, Weather, Water, Lures, Knots and the Science Behind Catching Fish
by Childlike Mischievous
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews8
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Kid Youtuber 5: You're Welcome (a funny chapter book for kids 8-12): From the Creator of Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,736
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Water Sports
FAQ
Is Water Sports a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 119 reviews and sells for $9.56.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Water Sports?
The median best seller has 119 reviews, and 45% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Water Sports best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.56; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.12 and $11.92.
Can new books break into Water Sports?
7% 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.