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20th Century (Teens › Education & Reference › History › United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for 20th Century (Teens › Education & Reference › History › United States, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.99, median 64 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.02 – $15.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 38% of the parent category United States (167), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 20th Century best sellers
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Farewell to Manzanar: A Powerful Memoir of Growing Up in a Japanese Incarceration Camp
by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
- List rank#1
- Price$6.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,637
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Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown
- List rank#2
- Price$16.10
- Rating4.4
- Reviews79
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Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
by Brandy Colbert
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews227
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The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition) (True Rescue Series)
- List rank#4
- Price$6.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,807
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Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team
- List rank#5
- Price$9.25
- Rating4.7
- Reviews544
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Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
- List rank#6
- Price$10.66
- Rating4.7
- Reviews210
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The Day the World Went Nuclear: Dropping the Atom Bomb and the End of World War II in the Pacific
- List rank#7
- Price$11.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,251
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Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War (National Book Award Finalist)
- List rank#8
- Price$10.19
- Rating4.6
- Reviews569
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Lincoln: A Newbery Award Winner ― A Biography of Abraham Lincoln's Early Life, for Kids (Ages 10-12)
- List rank#9
- Price$8.12
- Rating4.7
- Reviews303
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The Day the President Was Shot: The Secret Service, the FBI, a Would-Be Killer, and the Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan
- List rank#10
- Price$13.18
- Rating4.5
- Reviews637
FAQ
Is 20th Century a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 64 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in 20th Century?
The median best seller has 64 reviews, and 65% of them have fewer than 100.
What do 20th Century best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.02 and $15.99.
Can new books break into 20th Century?
5% 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.