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Ancient (Children's Books › History, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ancient (Children's Books › History, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 354 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.47 – $15.43 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 25% of the parent category History (1,391), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $9.99 its median price is below 91% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Ancient best sellers
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Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook, 2nd Edition: The Complete Middle School Study Guide
- List rank#1
- Price$8.21
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,857
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Story of the World, Vol. 1: History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times (Second Edition, Revised) (Vol. 1) (Story of the World)
- List rank#2
- Price$17.12
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,291
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Knowledge Encyclopedia Human Body (Knowledge Encyclopedia For Children)
- List rank#3
- Price$17.36
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,172
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Mummies (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews536
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Baby Jesus: A Beautifully Illustrated Board Book About the Nativity for Children (Ages 2-4) (Little Board Books)
by Lesley Sims
- List rank#5
- Price$4.65
- Rating4.9
- Reviews98
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My First 1000 English-Espanol Words for Kids (Spanish Edition)
- List rank#6
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews678
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Addition and Subtraction Activity Book For Children - 80+ Activities Inside
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,404
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Knowledge Encyclopedia - World History (Knowledge Encyclopedia For Children)
- List rank#8
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews906
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Amazing Flash Cards Alphabet: Early Development of Preschool Toddler (55 Cards)
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews774
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201 Sight Words And Sentence (With 800+ Sentences To Read): Activity Book For Children
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,390
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FAQ
Is Ancient a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 354 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ancient?
The median best seller has 354 reviews, and 29% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ancient best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.47 and $15.43.
Can new books break into Ancient?
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.