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France (History › Europe, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for France (History › Europe, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $15.50, median 833 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.48 – $22.76 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 43% of the parent category Europe (1,915), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 833 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 France best sellers
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A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
by Sonia Purnell
- List rank#1
- Price$9.02
- Rating4.5
- Reviews25,063
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Napoleon: A Life
by Andrew Roberts
- List rank#2
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,574
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A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution
by Jeremy D. Popkin
- List rank#3
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews875
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The Devils of Loudun
- List rank#4
- Price$15.26
- Rating4.4
- Reviews632
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Napoleon and His Marshals: Victory, Rivalry, Betrayal
- List rank#5
- Price$41.94
- Rating4.2
- Reviews14
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The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland
by Michelle Young
- List rank#6
- Price$22.79
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,061
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Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
by Mike Duncan
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,665
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Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France
- List rank#8
- Price$11.72
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,894
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From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life
by Jacques Barzun
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews404
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Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin
by Sue Prideaux
- List rank#10
- Price$20.55
- Rating4.5
- Reviews861
FAQ
Is France a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 833 reviews and sells for $15.50.
How many reviews do you need to rank in France?
The median best seller has 833 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do France best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.50; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.48 and $22.76.
Can new books break into France?
8% 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.