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Genealogy (Reference, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Genealogy (Reference, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.97, median 19 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Reference (1,036), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 73% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 19 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Genealogy best sellers
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
- List rank#1
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,996
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How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
- List rank#2
- Price$13.63
- Rating4.5
- Reviews236
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The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews462
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The Patient Was Me: A Doctor's Journey to a Late Diagnosis ADD
by Charles R. Norman
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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We’ve Got Some People in Us: A Baobab Legacy of Faith, Family, and Fortitude
by Phyllis Jones-Changa
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Reviews-
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The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are
by Libby Copeland
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews820
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Life Was Good, Then the DNA Match
by Kurt Beaumont
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating3.7
- Reviews3
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Revelation: A Memoir of Deep Family Secrets, Discovery, and Identity
by Richard (Rick) Gary Kaye
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews750
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The Books of Enoch, Jasher, Jubilees, and Giants: A Complete Collection with Calendar, Genealogies and Commentary
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews76
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500 Amazing Online Archives and Digital Collections You've Never Heard Of: US Edition
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews28
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FAQ
Is Genealogy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 19 reviews and sells for $6.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Genealogy?
The median best seller has 19 reviews, and 75% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Genealogy best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Genealogy?
13% 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.