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Depression (20th Century, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Depression (20th Century, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.99, median 97 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.68 – $10.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category 20th Century (1,696), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.68 to $10.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Depression best sellers
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Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,149
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The Great Crash 1929
by John Kenneth Galbraith
- List rank#2
- Price$10.91
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,533
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The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl—A National Book Award Winner
by Timothy Egan
- List rank#3
- Price$12.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7,474
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Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression
by Studs Terkel
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews621
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
- List rank#5
- Price$4.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,663
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Winter War: Hoover, Roosevelt, and the First Clash Over the New Deal
by Eric Rauchway
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews106
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Bonnie and Clyde: Their Lives from Beginning to End (Biographies of Criminals)
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews400
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Prohibition in the United States: A History From Beginning to End
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews545
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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (Oxford History of the United States Book 9)
by David M. Kennedy
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews524
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Discovery: Take A Journey on The Orphan Trains as Cindy Discovers the Life that Stole Her Grandmother’s Love. (The Orphan Train Saga Book 1)
by Sherry A. Burton
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,390
FAQ
Is Depression a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 97 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Depression?
The median best seller has 97 reviews, and 51% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Depression best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.68 and $10.99.
Can new books break into Depression?
7% 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.