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Historical (Action & Adventure, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical (Action & Adventure, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 1,484 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $7.69 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 20% of the parent category Action & Adventure (7,404), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,484 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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Island of the Blue Dolphins: A Newbery Award Winner—A Gripping Tale of Survival
by Scott O'Dell
- List rank#3
- Price$8.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews13,064
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Serafina and the Seven Stars (Serafina, 4)
by Robert Beatty
- List rank#4
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews2,128
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A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews27,713
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Serafina and the Twisted Staff
by Robert Beatty
- List rank#6
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,311
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The Ring of Solomon (Prequel to Bartimaeus Trilogy) (A Bartimaeus Novel)
by Jonathan Stroud
- List rank#7
- Price$7.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,577
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Serafina and the Splintered Heart
by Robert Beatty
- List rank#8
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,917
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived #1)
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,368
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,484 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 1,484 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $7.69.
Can new books break into Historical?
1% 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.