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Essays (Historical Study, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Essays (Historical Study, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.95, median 170 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.30 – $13.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 18% of the parent category Historical Study (947), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.30 to $13.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Essays best sellers
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer – A #1 NYT Bestselling Serial Killer Investigation
by Michelle McNamara
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26,997
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History Matters
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,088
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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#3
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,798
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The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers
by Thomas Fleming
- List rank#4
- Price$9.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews315
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Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline – An Immersive World History Based on the Global Hit Podcast
by Paul M.M. Cooper
- List rank#5
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews577
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In Defense Of Sanity: The Best Essays of G.K. Chesterton
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews518
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Gettysburg: The Definitive Account of the Civil War's Turning Point—A Comprehensive Narrative History
by Stephen W. Sears
- List rank#7
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,125
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The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created — A Biography of Babe Ruth
by Jane Leavy
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews837
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Speaking of America: Great Conversations at the Library of Congress
- List rank#9
- Price$18.12
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4
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Doctor Ice Pick
by Claire Prentice
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1,687
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FAQ
Is Essays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 170 reviews and sells for $9.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Essays?
The median best seller has 170 reviews, and 40% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Essays best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.30 and $13.99.
Can new books break into Essays?
6% 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.