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1945 - Present: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for 1945 - Present, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 19 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.47 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category 20th Century (1,696), one of the easier corners under it.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 73% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 19 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 1945 - Present best sellers
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Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever (Revised Edition) (Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters Series)
by Jared Knott
- List rank#1
- Price$3.95
- Rating4.1
- Reviews3,773
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Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
- List rank#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,618
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Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters Book 2: The Many Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever - Premiere Edition (Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters Series)
by Jared Knott
- List rank#3
- Price$3.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews398
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The Man Who Cooked Children: The Disturbing Crimes of Nathaniel Bar-Jonah (True Crime)
by Ryan Green
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews761
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Infiltration Instead of Invasion: America Betrayed (1944-1954)
by Mel K
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews46
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Black American History: The Definitive Guide to 400 Years of Untold African American History
by Melvin King
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews121
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Nuremberg Trials: A History from Beginning to End
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews903
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Point Man
by James Watson
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,869
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The Mind of D.B. Cooper: A Psychological Commentary
by Ned DeHan
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
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Night on Wonderland: A Laurel Canyon Massacre, a Botched Robbery, and the Power That Buried the Truth
by Adrian Halden
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is 1945 - Present a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 19 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in 1945 - Present?
The median best seller has 19 reviews, and 70% of them have fewer than 100.
What do 1945 - Present best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.47 and $9.99.
Can new books break into 1945 - Present?
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.