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German (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for German (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 2,844 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,844 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category Historical Fiction (13,730), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 German best sellers
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The American Girl: Gripping and unputdownable World War 2 fiction (The Maureen Ritter Series Book 1)
by Eoin Dempsey
- List rank#1
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,346
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Poignant Novel of Love, Survival, and Sacrifice Amidst the Horrors of the Holocaust
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews179,892
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The German Girl: Gripping and unputdownable World War 2 fiction (The Monika Ritter Series Book 1)
by Eoin Dempsey
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews5,392
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Ava and Shalom: Winner of the Kindle Book Award (Literary Fiction), Finalist for the Hemingway Book Award (Wartime Fiction)
by Kate Birkin
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,257
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The German Wife: A Novel – A WWII Historical Fiction Story Inspired by True Secret Intelligence Programs
by Kelly Rimmer
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,551
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All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel
by Anthony Doerr
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews175,452
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Churchill's Secret Messenger: A WW2 Novel of Spies & the French Resistance
by Alan Hlad
- List rank#7
- Price$9.41
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,639
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The Sower of Black Field: Inspired by the True Story of an American in Nazi Germany
by Katherine Koch
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews758
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The Baby in Her Arms: An unforgettable and completely heartbreaking World War Two novel
by Suzanne Goldring
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews90
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The Last Green Valley: A Novel
by Mark Sullivan
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews46,523
FAQ
Is German a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,844 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in German?
The median best seller has 2,844 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do German best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $7.99.
Can new books break into German?
10% 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.