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1960s: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for 1960s, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.73, median 208 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category 20th Century (1,696), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 1960s best sellers
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Lions of Medina: The True Story of the Marines of Charlie 1/1 in Vietnam, 11-12 October 1967
by Doyle Glass
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,046
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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#2
- Price$3.95
- Rating4.1
- Reviews3,773
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An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
- List rank#3
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,645
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Zapruder Frame-Up: Lies Told About the Zapruder Film to Frame Oswald - And How the Sixth Floor Museum and the National Archives Continue the Coverup
by Mark Javitch
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,651
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The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson IV
- List rank#6
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,567
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The End of Silence: The Known Man and the 2025 Verdict on the JFK Assassination
by Kojack Davis
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews16
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The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ
by Roger J. Stone
- List rank#8
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,230
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ONE YEAR : A Vietnam War Helicopter Pilot's Story
by Herman L. “Butch” Peace Jr.
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews340
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The Last Innocents: The Collision of the Turbulent Sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers
by Michael Leahy
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews431
FAQ
Is 1960s a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 208 reviews and sells for $9.73.
How many reviews do you need to rank in 1960s?
The median best seller has 208 reviews, and 37% of them have fewer than 100.
What do 1960s best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.73; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into 1960s?
8% 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.