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Biography & History (Business & Money, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Biography & History (Business & Money, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.03, median 1,326 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.49 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $12.03 its median price beats 95% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,326 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Biography & History best sellers
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Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary
by Geoffrey Cain
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews273
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews34,188
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The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip
by Stephen Witt
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,090
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Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future
- List rank#4
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews17
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,594
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The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
by Jim DeFede
- List rank#6
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews15,756
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Tuesday in Trussville: How One Small Town's Lift Up Culture Is Shaping the Future of Business
by Robert L. Mason
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews13
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The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There
by Owen Zidar
- List rank#8
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews112
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The Grid: The Decision-making Tool for Every Business (Including Yours)
by Matt Watkinson
- List rank#9
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews148
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Elon Musk
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,917
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Biography & History
FAQ
Is Biography & History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,326 reviews and sells for $12.03.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Biography & History?
The median best seller has 1,326 reviews, and 21% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Biography & History best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.03; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.49 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Biography & History?
18% 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.