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Egypt (Ancient Civilizations, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Egypt (Ancient Civilizations, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.99, median 269 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.73 – $23.19 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 20% of the parent category Ancient Civilizations (1,313), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
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$29.09
- Reviews-
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
by Toby Wilkinson
- List rank#2
- Price$16.35
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,891
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Cleopatra: A Life
by Stacy Schiff
- List rank#3
- Price$9
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,529
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Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
- List rank#4
- Price$13.84
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,108
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Ancient Egypt: The Definitive Visual History (DK Classic History)
by DK
- List rank#5
- Price$22.83
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,155
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Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations
by Sam Kean
- List rank#6
- Price$11.10
- Rating4.4
- Reviews399
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
by Arcturus Publishing
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,487
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The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
by Richard H. Wilkinson
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,075
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The Roots of the Federal Reserve: Tracing the Nephilim from Noah to the US Dollar
by Laura Sanger
- List rank#9
- Price$21.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews593
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Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
by Barbara Mertz
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews349
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FAQ
Is Egypt a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 269 reviews and sells for $14.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Egypt?
The median best seller has 269 reviews, and 32% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Egypt best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.73 and $23.19.
Can new books break into Egypt?
5% 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.