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Exploration & Discoveries (Teen & Young Adult › Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Exploration & Discoveries (Teen & Young Adult › Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $3.99, median 99 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Historical Fiction (2,492), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Exploration & Discoveries best sellers
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Moby Dick: The Original 1851 Unabridged Edition (A Herman Melville Classic Novel)
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,189
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Olympus Academy: The Titan's Treasure
by Eliza Raine
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews575
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: The Original 1884 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Mark Twain Classics)
by Mark Twain
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,469
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Gunslinger: The Complete Western Adventure Series
by A.W. Hart
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,147
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The Lost City of Light (The Noland Kids Adventure Series Book 2)
by Mike Curtis
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews265
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The Tall Ones: Spring 1896
by Dorianne Ashe
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews16
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Viking: A Viking Historical Fiction Adventure (Viking Ventures Book 1)
by Ole Åsli
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2,249
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Invictus
by Ryan Graudin
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews361
FAQ
Is Exploration & Discoveries a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 99 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Exploration & Discoveries?
The median best seller has 99 reviews, and 50% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Exploration & Discoveries best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $5.99.
Can new books break into Exploration & Discoveries?
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.