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Germany (History › Europe, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Germany (History › Europe, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.66, median 874 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 37/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.51 – $23.30 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 874 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 46% of the parent category Europe (1,915), one of the easier corners under it.
- 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Germany best sellers
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
- List rank#1
- Price$24.09
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,393
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The Habsburgs: To Rule the World
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews689
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The Nuremberg Women: The Untold Story of the Eight Women Who Brought the Nazis to Justice
- List rank#3
- Price$28.91
- Rating4.3
- Reviews85
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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
by Adam Makos
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16,887
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Stalin’s War: A New History of World War II
- List rank#5
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,045
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
by Erik Larson
- List rank#6
- Price$9.93
- Rating4.3
- Reviews17,859
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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
by Anna Funder
- List rank#7
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,262
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
by Eric Metaxas
- List rank#8
- Price$14.47
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,183
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A Hangman's Diary: The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573-1617
by Franz Schmidt
- List rank#9
- Price$15.83
- Rating4.4
- Reviews581
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Buttons in My Soup: The Story of a Buchenwald Survivor
by Moshe Ziv (Zisovitch)
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews310
FAQ
Is Germany a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 37/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 874 reviews and sells for $15.66.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Germany?
The median best seller has 874 reviews, and 18% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Germany best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.66; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.51 and $23.30.
Can new books break into Germany?
14% 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.