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Historical (Genres, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical (Genres, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 13 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.95 – $15.39 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Genres (200), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 78% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 13 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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The Film Appreciation Book: The Film Course You Always Wanted to Take
by Jim Piper
- List rank#1
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews67
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Inglourious Basterds: A Screenplay
- List rank#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews387
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Leonard Maltin's 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen
by Leonard Maltin
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews151
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
by Thommy Hutson
- List rank#4
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews124
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Ben-Hur
by Lew Wallace
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,417
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Outrageous: The True Story of the Mitford Sisters and Their Scandalous Lives
by Sherwood Dobson
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating3.3
- Reviews108
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Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch: The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse (Landmarks)
by Jayme Lynn Blaschke
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews334
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FJORD: The True Story Behind the Film, the Bodnariu Family, and the Norwegian Child Welfare Controversy
by Ethan Cole
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Reviews-
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The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Works in Hollywood
by Paula Byrne
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews47
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Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories
by Jim Korkis
- List rank#10
- Price$9.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews379
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 13 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 13 reviews, and 77% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.95 and $15.39.
Can new books break into Historical?
5% 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.