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17th Century (Modern (16th-21st Centuries), Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for 17th Century (Modern (16th-21st Centuries), Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.99, median 102 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $13.58 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 103 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Modern (16th-21st Centuries) (943), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $13.58, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 17th Century best sellers
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The Habsburgs: To Rule the World
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews689
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The Devils of Loudun
- List rank#2
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews632
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The Social Life of Coffee: The Emergence of the British Coffeehouse
by Brian Cowan
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews23
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The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution
by David Wootton
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews385
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1666: Plague, War and Hellfire
by Rebecca Rideal
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews807
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The Grim Old Days: An Introduction to the Preindustrial Past
by Chelsea Follett
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3
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They Flew: A History of the Impossible
by Carlos M. N. Eire
- List rank#7
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews170
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A Hangman's Diary: The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573?1617
by Franz Schmidt
- List rank#8
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews581
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The Island at the Center of the World
by Russell Shorto
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,230
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Too Much to Know: Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age
by Ann M. Blair
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews40
FAQ
Is 17th Century a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 102 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in 17th Century?
The median best seller has 102 reviews, and 49% of them have fewer than 100.
What do 17th Century best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $13.58.
Can new books break into 17th Century?
3% 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.