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Historical (Religion & Spirituality › Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical (Religion & Spirituality › Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.04, median 4,101 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.85 – $12.45 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| 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 4,101 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.04 its median price is below 86% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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The Bible of Blackwater County: A Gritty Depression-Era Appalachian Novel Based on True Events (Women of Blackwater County Book 1)
by Jenny Cafaro
- List rank#1
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,068
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The Thorn Birds: A Beloved Epic Romance and Family Saga of Forbidden Love in the Australian Outback
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,026
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A Lineage of Grace: Biblical Stories of 5 Women in the Lineage of Jesus - Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, & Mary (Historical Christian Fiction with In-Depth Bible Studies)
- List rank#3
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,827
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Silence: A Novel (Picador Classics)
by Shusaku Endo
- List rank#4
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,516
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The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel
- List rank#5
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews21,338
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Written on the Mist (Dawn of Alaska Book 1)
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,628
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The Pilgrim's Progress: A Readable Modern-Day Version of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress (Revised and easy-to-read) (The Pilgrim's Progress Series)
by John Bunyan
- List rank#7
- Price$11.37
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,191
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The Book of God
by Walter Wangerin
- List rank#8
- Price$11.36
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,502
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FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,101 reviews and sells for $11.04.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 4,101 reviews, and 3% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.04; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.85 and $12.45.
Can new books break into Historical?
8% 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.