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Ancient Civilizations (History, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Ancient Civilizations (History, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.49, median 665 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 36, 11 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 665 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $1.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Ancient Civilizations best sellers
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The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine (Classics)
by Eusebius
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews547
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Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
by Eckart Frahm
- List rank#2
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews577
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The Lives of the Caesars (A Penguin Classics Hardcover)
by Suetonius
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews163
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The Spartacus War
by Barry Strauss
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews559
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A Land Aflame: The action-packed historical epic novel from the Sunday Times bestseller
by Ben Kane
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews175
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Julius Caesar (Gift for History Buffs)
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews833
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – The #1 New York Times Bestseller Exploring How We Became Ruler of the Planet
- List rank#8
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134,001
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Subcategories
- Mesopotamia & Babylonia25
- Rome23
- China23
- India22
- Africa21
- Celtic20
- Egypt20
- Greece19
- Prehistory18
- Maya17
Same niche in Books: Ancient Civilizations
FAQ
Is Ancient Civilizations a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 665 reviews and sells for $6.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ancient Civilizations?
The median best seller has 665 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ancient Civilizations best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Ancient Civilizations?
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.