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Cultural Heritage (Historical Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Cultural Heritage (Historical Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 13,605 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.49 – $10.86 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 13,605 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $9.99 its median price is below 91% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Cultural Heritage best sellers
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People of Darkness: A Gripping Southwest Mystery Where a Navajo Detective Confronts a Ruthless Assassin (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Book 4)
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,057
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The Lost Kingdom of Daughters: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,974
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The Daughters of Rosebud: A Novel
by Sonny Buttar
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,969
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![A Tree Grows in Brooklyn [75th Anniversary Ed]: A Special Edition of the Beloved American book cover by Betty Smith](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81PvdrKD+6L._AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn [75th Anniversary Ed]: A Special Edition of the Beloved American Classic Coming-Of-Age Novel (Perennial Classics)
by Betty Smith
- List rank#6
- Price$8.52
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26,790
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A Novel
by Gabrielle Zevin
- List rank#7
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.4
- Reviews137,032
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The House on Mango Street (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Sandra Cisneros
- List rank#8
- Price$7.32
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13,728
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All the Glimmering Stars: A Novel
by Mark Sullivan
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,673
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The Poppy War: An Epic Fantasy of War, Magic, and Mythology in a High-Conflict World from Bestselling Author R. F. Kuang
by R. F. Kuang
- List rank#10
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews39,467
FAQ
Is Cultural Heritage a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 13,605 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cultural Heritage?
The median best seller has 13,605 reviews, and 0% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cultural Heritage best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.49 and $10.86.
Can new books break into Cultural Heritage?
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.