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American (Historical, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for American (Historical, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $3.99, median 701 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $4.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 38% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 38% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 18% of the parent category Historical (3,954), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $3.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 American best sellers
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The First Witch of Boston: A Novel
by Andrea Catalano
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews38,322
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Mail-Order Lady (Lords of the Rockies Book 4)
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews669
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Mail-Order Duchess (Lords of the Rockies Book 1)
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,870
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In the Great Quiet: A Novel
by Laura Vogt
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews17,941
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Tomorrow's First Light (Texas Promise Book 1)
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,781
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The Man from Stone Creek (A Stone Creek Novel Book 1)
by Linda Lael Miller
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,559
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The Great Gatsby: A Classic 1925 Jazz Age Novel
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- List rank#8
- Price$4.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,032
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Adversity (The Midnight Gang Trilogy Book 1)
by Ren Browne
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews719
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A Frontier Doctor’s Christmas Rescue: A Historical Western Romance Novel (Hearts Across the Frontier)
by Nellie Braddock
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: American
FAQ
Is American a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 701 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in American?
The median best seller has 701 reviews, and 30% of them have fewer than 100.
What do American best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $0.99 and $4.99.
Can new books break into American?
38% 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.