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Exploration & Discovery (History, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Exploration & Discovery (History, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 72 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 24% of the parent category History (298), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Exploration & Discovery best sellers
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The Mayflower: The perilous voyage that changed the world
by Libby Romero
- List rank#1
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews78
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100,000 Whys for Curious Kids: An Illustrated Collection of Real Questions, Amazing Answers about Space, Science, Animals, Nature, Human Body, History, and the World Around You for Ages 6-12
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews64
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Shipwrecks (Treasure Hunters)
by Nick Hunter
- List rank#3
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews23
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Sacagawea (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
by Kitson Jazynka
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews359
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Super Interesting Facts For Smart Kids: 1272 Fun Facts About Science, Animals, Earth and Everything in Between
by Jordan Moore
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,039
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Major Impossible (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #9): A Grand Canyon Tale
by Nathan Hale
- List rank#6
- Price$8.51
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,268
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Captivating History for Curious Kids: An Awesome History Book for Kids with Unbelievable Stories And Facts About the Strange World We Live In
by Jordan Moore
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews240
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The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List (No Series)
by Leon Leyson
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,330
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World History - Collection of 6 Books : Knowledge Encyclopedia For Children
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews566
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FAQ
Is Exploration & Discovery a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 72 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Exploration & Discovery?
The median best seller has 72 reviews, and 56% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Exploration & Discovery best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $7.99.
Can new books break into Exploration & Discovery?
11% 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.