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Cold War: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Cold War, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 331 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.49 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 34% of the parent category Military & Wars (962), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 75% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 331 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.49 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Cold War best sellers
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Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews412
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II — A WWII Story Set in the Pacific Theater
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews37,565
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Eisenhower in War and Peace
by Jean Edward Smith
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,857
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Ian Fleming and SOE's Operation POSTMASTER: The Top Secret Story Behind 007
by Brian Lett
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews373
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F-14 Tomcat Pilot: A Naval Aviation Memoir of Flying Fighters from Phantoms to Hornets
by Phil Grandfield
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews157
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Submerged: Life on a Fast Attack Submarine in the Last Days of the Cold War
by Henry Rausch
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,207
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Forty Autumns: A Powerful Story of Family Separation, Courage, and Life Divided by the Berlin Wall
by Nina Willner
- List rank#8
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,798
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Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
by Sean Parnell
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,112
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Hunting the Jackal: A Special Forces and CIA Ground Soldier's Fifty-Year Career Hunting America's Enemies
by Billy Waugh
- List rank#10
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,347
FAQ
Is Cold War a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 331 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cold War?
The median best seller has 331 reviews, and 31% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cold War best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.49 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Cold War?
9% 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.