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Biographical (Teens › Historical Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Biographical (Teens › Historical Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9, median 129 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.99 – $14.46 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Historical Fiction (1,764), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $9 its median price is below 93% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Biographical best sellers
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Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story)
- List rank#1
- Price$8.60
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,075
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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch: A Newbery Medal–Winning Adventure About Courage and Mastering the Seas
by Jean Lee Latham
- List rank#2
- Price$8.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,168
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: The Original 1884 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Mark Twain Classics)
by Mark Twain
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,558
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47 Days: The True Story of Two Teen Boys Defying Hitler's Reich (Biographical WWII Stories for Teens)
by Annette Oppenlander
- List rank#5
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,776
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These Happy Golden Years: The Newbery Honor Little House Story about First Love on the American Frontier for Kids (Ages 8-12) (Little House on the Prairie Book 8)
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,058
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King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution
- List rank#7
- Price$6.42
- Rating4.7
- Reviews665
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Never Fall Down: A Novel
- List rank#8
- Price$9.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,311
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A Lantern in Her Hand (Puffin Classics)
by Bess Streeter Aldrich
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,239
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Across Five Aprils
by Irene Hunt
- List rank#10
- Price$11.19
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,227
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Biographical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 129 reviews and sells for $9.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Biographical?
The median best seller has 129 reviews, and 42% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Biographical best sellers cost?
The median price is $9; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.99 and $14.46.
Can new books break into Biographical?
2% 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.