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Essays (Historical Study & Educational Resources, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Essays (Historical Study & Educational Resources, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.89, median 669 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.79 – $15.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 41% of the parent category Historical Study & Educational Resources (1,639), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Books categories: the median best seller has 669 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 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 Essays best sellers
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History Matters
- List rank#1
- Price$11.97
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,088
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From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life
by Jacques Barzun
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews404
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The Way I Heard It
by Mike Rowe
- List rank#3
- Price$13.09
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,117
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A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains
- List rank#4
- Price$18.37
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,375
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Profiles in Courage: JFK's Pultizer Prize-Winning Classic
by John F. Kennedy
- List rank#5
- Price$9.68
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,123
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The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land ― A Single-Volume Medieval Military History
- List rank#6
- Price$13.79
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,723
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1,000 Days in America: An Illustrated History of the Moments That Defined a Nation
- List rank#7
- Price$22.86
- Rating4.5
- Reviews12
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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$14.05
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,798
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America in 25 Revolutions: The Story of Our Imperfect Nation's 250-Year Quest to Become a More Perfect Union
by Garrett M. Graff
- List rank#9
- Price$29
- Reviews-
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The Adventures of the Mountain Men: True Tales of Hunting, Trapping, Fighting, Adventure, and Survival
by Stephen Brennan
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews689
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FAQ
Is Essays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 669 reviews and sells for $12.89.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Essays?
The median best seller has 669 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Essays best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.89; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.79 and $15.95.
Can new books break into Essays?
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.