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Exploration & Discovery (Teens › History, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Exploration & Discovery (Teens › History, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.96, median 18 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.99 – $17.05 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category History (560), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 75% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 18 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Exploration & Discovery best sellers
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U.S. History Workbook for Grades 5-8: Beginnings through Reconstruction (U.S. Social Studies Workbooks for Middle School)
by J.R. Grady
- List rank#1
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5
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History's Strangest Mysteries: An Investigation For Young Readers (Adventures in History)
by Rex Langley
- List rank#2
- Price$14.82
- Rating4.5
- Reviews288
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People)
by Jean Mendoza
- List rank#3
- Price$10.55
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,420
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The Mayflower and the Pilgrims' New World
- List rank#4
- Price$9.31
- Rating4.5
- Reviews298
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1493 for Young People: From Columbus's Voyage to Globalization (For Young People Series)
by Rebecca Stefoff
- List rank#5
- Price$14.69
- Rating4.3
- Reviews96
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Wrecked: A Deep Dive into the World's Most Famous Shipwrecks
by Rebecca Siegel
- List rank#6
- Price$15
- Rating4.9
- Reviews20
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Death on the River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Amazon Adventure
by Samantha Seiple
- List rank#7
- Price-
- Rating4.6
- Reviews93
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The World's Greatest Mysteries: Investigating Our World's Most Fascinating Secrets And Unsolved Mysteries
by Bill O'Neill
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews311
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Unboring 13 American Colonies History for Kids: Funny, Interesting, Concise Guide to the 13 Colonies, Colonial Life, and Surprising Stories You Won’t ... History for Kids with Full Colored Pictures)
- List rank#9
- Price$14.98
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea (Scientists in the Field Series)
- List rank#10
- Price$9.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews100
FAQ
Is Exploration & Discovery a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 18 reviews and sells for $13.96.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Exploration & Discovery?
The median best seller has 18 reviews, and 86% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Exploration & Discovery best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.99 and $17.05.
Can new books break into Exploration & Discovery?
7% 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.