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Ancient (History, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Ancient (History, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 40 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 13% of the parent category History (298), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Ancient best sellers
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Mummies (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews536
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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#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,857
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Ancient Egypt (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
by Stephanie Warren Drimmer
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews665
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![Hercules: The Twelve Labors [A Greek Myth] (Graphic Myths and Legends) book cover by Paul D. Storrie](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/913XD9FtkYL._UX300__PJftu-sticker-v1,TopRight,0,-50_AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
Hercules: The Twelve Labors [A Greek Myth] (Graphic Myths and Legends)
by Paul D. Storrie
- List rank#4
- Price$6.29
- Rating4.5
- Reviews196
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![The Trojan Horse: The Fall of Troy [A Greek Myth] (Graphic Myths and Legends) book cover by Justine Fontes](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91OdXyDoOVL._UX300__PJftu-sticker-v1,TopRight,0,-50_AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
The Trojan Horse: The Fall of Troy [A Greek Myth] (Graphic Myths and Legends)
by Justine Fontes
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews69
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![Jason: Quest for the Golden Fleece [A Greek Myth] (Graphic Myths and Legends) book cover by Jeff Limke](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91gST8Rw1nL._UX300__PJftu-sticker-v1,TopRight,0,-50_AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
Jason: Quest for the Golden Fleece [A Greek Myth] (Graphic Myths and Legends)
by Jeff Limke
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews68
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Cleopatra (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
by Barbara Kramer
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews298
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Stuck Inside Minecraft: Book 17
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews79
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The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Landmark Books)
by Elizabeth Payne
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews355
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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 40 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ancient?
The median best seller has 40 reviews, and 71% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ancient best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $7.99.
Can new books break into Ancient?
10% 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.