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Biographical (Literature & Fiction › Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Biographical (Literature & Fiction › Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 2,676 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.74 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 19% of the parent category Historical Fiction (13,730), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,676 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- The same niche in Books scores 28, 10 points higher than here; worth checking both.
Top 10 Biographical best sellers
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel
by Mark Sullivan
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews247,719
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All the Glimmering Stars: A Novel
by Mark Sullivan
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,673
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Becoming Madam Secretary
by Stephanie Dray
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,967
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An American Beauty: A Novel of the Gilded Age Inspired by the True Story of Arabella Huntington Who Became the Richest Woman in the Country
by Shana Abé
- List rank#4
- Price$9.93
- Rating4.4
- Reviews19,040
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Poignant Novel of Love, Survival, and Sacrifice Amidst the Horrors of the Holocaust
- List rank#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews179,892
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A Pair of Aces: Reese's Book Club
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,451
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Hold Strong: A Novel
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,509
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The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews51,757
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The Visitors: A Novel
by Sally Beauman
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,035
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The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels)
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,119
Same niche in Books: Biographical
FAQ
Is Biographical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,676 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Biographical?
The median best seller has 2,676 reviews, and 7% 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 $3.74 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Biographical?
8% 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.