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Biographical (Teen & Young Adult › Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Biographical (Teen & Young Adult › Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 92 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $8.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Historical Fiction (2,492), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $8.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Biographical best sellers
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Running for Shelter: A True Story
by Suzette Sheft
- List rank#1
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews159
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Never Fall Down: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,311
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American Street: A National Book Award Finalist—A Powerful YA Novel about a Haitian Teen, Family Secrets, and the Cost of the American Dream
by Ibi Zoboi
- List rank#3
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,571
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A Girl of the Limberlost
by Gene Stratton-Porter
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews85
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Doomed Queen Anne: A Young Royals Book
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews212
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Coragem (Portuguese Edition)
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,139
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The Vikings of Norway Complete Box Set: All 4 Books
by Ole Åsli
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7
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Sacajawea
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews289
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Anastasia and Her Sisters
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews134
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Edith Cavell, Nurse Hero
by Terri Arthur
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
FAQ
Is Biographical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 92 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Biographical?
The median best seller has 92 reviews, and 51% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Biographical best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $8.99.
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.