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Civilization & Culture (World, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Civilization & Culture (World, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.37, median 865 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.75 – $19.64 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 22% of the parent category World (3,910), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 20, 10 points lower than here.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 865 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Civilization & Culture best sellers
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The Book. The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding a Civilization | Inspirational Science Books for Adults - Unique Artifact - Knowledge Encyclopedia with Detailed & Catchy Illustrations
by HUNGRY MINDS
- List rank#1
- Price$119
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,051
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
- List rank#2
- Price$25.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134,001
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Salt: A World History
- List rank#3
- Price$10.81
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,651
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A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World
- List rank#4
- Price$35
- Rating4.6
- Reviews87
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Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies
- List rank#5
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,658
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
- List rank#7
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,675
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
- List rank#8
- Price$33.74
- Rating4.5
- Reviews7,687
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The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
by Iain McGilchrist
- List rank#9
- Price$25.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,355
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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#10
- Price$19.20
- Rating4.5
- Reviews85
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Civilization & Culture
FAQ
Is Civilization & Culture a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 865 reviews and sells for $14.37.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Civilization & Culture?
The median best seller has 865 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Civilization & Culture best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.37; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.75 and $19.64.
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.