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Historical (Teens › Romance, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical (Teens › Romance, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.86, median 3,708 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.75 – $13.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,708 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 45% of the parent category Romance (8,180), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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The Thorn Queen (The Rose Bargain Book 2)
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews2,147
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The Selection: The #1 New York Times Bestselling Young Adult Royal Romance of Competition and Choice
by Kiera Cass
- List rank#2
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews43,375
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The Little Prince
- List rank#4
- Price$8.09
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,399
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The One: The #1 Bestselling YA Dystopian Romance Finale of Forbidden Love, Impossible Choices, and Fighting for Happily Ever After (The Selection Book 3)
by Kiera Cass
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews34,326
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The Heir: A Royal Competition Romance About a Princess Searching for True Love (The Selection Book 4)
by Kiera Cass
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews18,321
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Red Queen: A Sweeping Fantasy Adventure of Power, Rebellion, and Deadly Betrayal
- List rank#7
- Price$8.46
- Rating4.4
- Reviews38,270
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The Rose Bargain: A Victorian Young Adult Romantasy Novel
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7,370
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The Selection 5-Book Box Set: The Complete Series
by Kiera Cass
- List rank#10
- Price$25.57
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,566
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,708 reviews and sells for $10.86.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 3,708 reviews, and 2% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.86; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.75 and $13.96.
Can new books break into Historical?
4% 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.