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Historic: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historic, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.74, median 482 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.78 – $22.73 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 29% of the parent category Historical Study & Educational Resources (1,639), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has 482 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Historic best sellers
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History of the World Map by Map (DK History Map by Map)
by DK
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,663
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Maps, Annotated: The World's 300 Greatest Maps Explained
by DK
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews13
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place)
by Tim Marshall
- List rank#3
- Price$10.26
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,511
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American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
- List rank#4
- Price$10.51
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,399
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
- List rank#5
- Price$11.12
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,865
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True North: On the Road in Canada – An Acclaimed Memoir of Landscapes, Ancestral Connections, and Cultural Identity
by Paul Theroux
- List rank#6
- Price$25.60
- Rating4.3
- Reviews76
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Unexpected Human Kindness: MapTap Book 1
by John Donham
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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History of North America Map by Map (DK History Map by Map)
by DK
- List rank#8
- Price$28.96
- Rating4.7
- Reviews222
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Before New York: The Natural Geography of the City: An Atlas and Gazetteer
by Eric W. Sanderson
- List rank#10
- Price$125
- Reviews-
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Historiography
FAQ
Is Historic a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 482 reviews and sells for $15.74.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historic?
The median best seller has 482 reviews, and 26% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historic best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.74; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.78 and $22.73.
Can new books break into Historic?
7% 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.