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French (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for French (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 1,868 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.97 – $9.00 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category Historical Fiction (13,730), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,868 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 French best sellers
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The Club for Rebellious Ladies: A totally unputdownable dual timeline historical novel of friendship, romance and secrets
by Siobhan Curham
- List rank#1
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews710
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The Keeper of Happy Endings
by Barbara Davis
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews129,030
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#3
- Price$10.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,975
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All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel
by Anthony Doerr
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews175,452
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The Nun of Ravensbrück: The Irish Nun Who Defied the Nazis
by Cathi Fleming
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews205
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The Forger: Gripping and unputdownable World War 2 fiction (The Maureen Ritter Series Book 2)
by Eoin Dempsey
- List rank#7
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,392
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First of June: Book 9 of the Nicholas Cruwys Naval Series
- List rank#8
- Price$9
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,694
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The Resistance Knitting Club (Threads of Resistance Book 1)
by Jenny O'Brien
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,222
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The Complete Collection of Arsène Lupin
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
FAQ
Is French a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,868 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in French?
The median best seller has 1,868 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do French best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.97 and $9.00.
Can new books break into French?
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.