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Ancient & Classical (Schools, Periods & Styles, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Ancient & Classical (Schools, Periods & Styles, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 38 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.49 – $17.52 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 29% of the parent category Schools, Periods & Styles (130), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.49 to $17.52, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Ancient & Classical best sellers
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Sumerian Mythology
by Samuel Noah Kramer
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews250
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Loot: The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World
by Sharon Waxman
- List rank#2
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews106
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The Terra Cotta Army: China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation
by John Man
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews111
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Classical Drawing Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice
by Juliette Aristides
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews490
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The Pantheon: From Antiquity to the Present
by Tod A. Marder
- List rank#5
- Price$37.11
- Rating4.7
- Reviews46
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Obelisk and the Englishman: The Pioneering Discoveries of Egyptologist William Bankes
by Dorothy U. Seyler
- List rank#7
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews24
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The Egyptian Mythology Bible: Discovering the Secrets of Egyptian Myths | Fascinating Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Traditions and Monsters of Ancient Egypt
by Thomas Hedlund
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews24
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The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities-- From Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museum
by Peter Watson
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews106
FAQ
Is Ancient & Classical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 38 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ancient & Classical?
The median best seller has 38 reviews, and 72% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ancient & Classical best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.49 and $17.52.
Can new books break into Ancient & Classical?
4% 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.