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British (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for British (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 1,968 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $6.26 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 39% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category Historical Fiction (13,730), one of the easier corners under it.
- 39% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,968 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 British best sellers
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Where the Sea Lavender Grows: A Novel
by Kitty Johnson
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews26,503
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A Thousand Painted Hours: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,155
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Miss Hilversham and the Pesky Duke : Wishing Well Seminary Book 1
by Sofi Laporte
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,936
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Beatrix (Shackleford and Daughters Book 3)
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews18
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And Then There Were None
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews59,136
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A Murder in Belgravia: A thrilling and utterly absorbing historical mystery (A Tate and Bell Mystery Book 9)
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews726
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Britannia's Son (The Duty and Destiny Series Book 4)
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews45
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The Blackout Murders: A Homefront Sleuths Mystery (The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series Book 1)
by Anna Elliott
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,979
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The Friendly Sea (The Duty and Destiny Series Book 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,164
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Unchained by the Beastly Duke: A Steamy Historical Regency Romance Novel (Dukes of Dominance Book 5)
by Scarlett Osborne
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews56
FAQ
Is British a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,968 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in British?
The median best seller has 1,968 reviews, and 13% of them have fewer than 100.
What do British best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $6.26.
Can new books break into British?
39% 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.