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Exploration & Discovery (Historical Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Exploration & Discovery (Historical Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.49, median 70 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.36 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Historical Fiction (1,764), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Exploration & Discovery 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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Fallen Angels
- List rank#2
- Price$9.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews879
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The Lost City of Light (The Noland Kids Adventure Series)
by Mike Curtis
- List rank#3
- Price$12.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews265
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: The Original 1884 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Mark Twain Classics)
by Mark Twain
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,469
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Gunslinger: The Complete Western Adventure Series
by A.W. Hart
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,147
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Victory of Eagles
by Naomi Novik
- List rank#7
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,204
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Invictus
by Ryan Graudin
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews361
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The Tall Ones: Spring 1896
by Dorianne Ashe
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews16
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Nation: A Printz Honor-Winning Young Adult Fantasy of Survival, Hope, and Two Strangers Who Forge a New Society
- List rank#10
- Price$11.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,088
FAQ
Is Exploration & Discovery a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 70 reviews and sells for $12.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Exploration & Discovery?
The median best seller has 70 reviews, and 58% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Exploration & Discovery best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.36 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Exploration & Discovery?
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.