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Egypt (Ancient Civilizations, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Egypt (Ancient Civilizations, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.04, median 155 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.74 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Ancient Civilizations (665), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.74 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Egypt best sellers
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Brief Lives of the Ancient World: Rulers, Rebels, Robbers
by Guy de la Bedoyere
- List rank#1
- Price$27.64
- Reviews-
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Antiquities of the Jews
by Flavius Josephus
- List rank#2
- Price$0.52
- Rating4.6
- Reviews330
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The Egyptian
by Mika Waltari
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,687
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Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
by Barbara Mertz
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews349
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The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
by Richard H. Wilkinson
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,075
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
by Toby A. H. Wilkinson
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,891
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Cleopatra: A Life
by Stacy Schiff
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,529
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
by Arcturus Publishing
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,487
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House of Two Pharaohs: Step into the world of gold, gods and deadly ambition with the latest Egyptian adventure (The Egyptian Book 10)
by Wilbur Smith
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,833
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Before the Pharaohs: Exploring the Archaeology of Stone Age Egypt
by Julian Maxwell Heath
- List rank#10
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews52
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FAQ
Is Egypt a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 155 reviews and sells for $8.04.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Egypt?
The median best seller has 155 reviews, and 42% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Egypt best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.04; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.74 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Egypt?
3% 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.