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European (Biographical, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for European (Biographical, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.18, median 15 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).

21Opportunity / 100
$13.18Median price
15Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$9.99 – $16.37
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)1%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Biographical (129), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
  • Its review barrier is lower than in 77% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 15 reviews, so new books can chart with few.

Top 10 European best sellers

  1. 47 Days: The True Story of Two Teen Boys Defying Hitler's Reich (Biographical WWII Stories book cover by Annette Oppenlander

    47 Days: The True Story of Two Teen Boys Defying Hitler's Reich (Biographical WWII Stories for Teens)

    by Annette Oppenlander

    • List rank#1
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews1,776

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  2. A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver book cover by E.L. Konigsburg

    A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver

    by E.L. Konigsburg

    • List rank#2
    • Price$7.39
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews131

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  3. 24 Hours: The Trade (Biographical WWII Stories for Teens) book cover by Annette Oppenlander

    24 Hours: The Trade (Biographical WWII Stories for Teens)

    by Annette Oppenlander

    • List rank#3
    • Price$7.59
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews41

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  4. The Boy Who Dared book cover by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

    The Boy Who Dared

    by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

    • List rank#4
    • Price$10.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews709

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  5. The Echoes of Egil Skallagrimsson (Viking Sagas) book cover by Hilmarj Torgrim

    The Echoes of Egil Skallagrimsson (Viking Sagas)

    by Hilmarj Torgrim

    • List rank#5
    • Price$14.10
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews1

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  6. Charlotte de Berry: The Relentless Tide (Pirate Women) book cover by Hilmarj Torgrim

    Charlotte de Berry: The Relentless Tide (Pirate Women)

    by Hilmarj Torgrim

    • List rank#6
    • Price$16.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews2

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  7. Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals Book 2) book cover by Carolyn Meyer

    Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals Book 2)

    by Carolyn Meyer

    • List rank#7
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews230

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  8. Operación Beowulf (Spanish Edition) book cover by Eloy Miguel Cebrián

    Operación Beowulf (Spanish Edition)

    by Eloy Miguel Cebrián

    • List rank#8
    • Price$8.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews55

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  9. Yellow Star book cover by Jennifer Roy

    Yellow Star

    by Jennifer Roy

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.31
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews6,495

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  10. Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals Book 4) book cover by Carolyn Meyer

    Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals Book 4)

    by Carolyn Meyer

    • List rank#10
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews111

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FAQ

Is European a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 15 reviews and sells for $13.18.

How many reviews do you need to rank in European?

The median best seller has 15 reviews, and 78% of them have fewer than 100.

What do European best sellers cost?

The median price is $13.18; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $16.37.

Can new books break into European?

1% 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.