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Civilization & Culture (World, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Civilization & Culture (World, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 488 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $14.27 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 30, 10 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its median reviews are 48% of the parent category World (1,024), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 488 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Civilization & Culture best sellers
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – The #1 New York Times Bestseller Exploring How We Became Ruler of the Planet
- List rank#1
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134,001
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The Library: A Fragile History
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews321
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Salt: A World History
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,651
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Tamed: From Wild to Domesticated, the Ten Animals and Plants That Changed Human History
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews604
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China: A History
by John Keay
- List rank#6
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,011
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,675
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews7,687
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The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished From History
by Sam Kean
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews85
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
- List rank#10
- Price$8.64
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,658
Same niche in Books: Civilization & Culture
FAQ
Is Civilization & Culture a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 488 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Civilization & Culture?
The median best seller has 488 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Civilization & Culture best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $14.27.
Can new books break into Civilization & Culture?
10% 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.