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Historical (Type, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical (Type, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.95, median 20 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.57 – $18.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Type (1,531), one of the easier corners under it.
- 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 73% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 20 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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Ashes of Forever: A Victorian Romance of Lost Love and Second Chances
by A.M Kray
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews648
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Here There Are Blueberries
by Moisés Kaufman
- List rank#2
- Price$24
- Reviews-
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A Few Good Men
by Aaron Sorkin
- List rank#3
- Price$16.54
- Rating4.8
- Reviews231
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A Raisin in the Sun (Thirtieth Anniversary Edition)
by Lorraine Hansberry
- List rank#4
- Price$22
- Rating4.7
- Reviews152
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (37 plays, 160 sonnets and 5 Poetry Books With Active Table of Contents)
- List rank#6
- Price$1
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,960
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Summer and Smoke.
- List rank#7
- Price$10
- Rating4.0
- Reviews64
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The Amish Project
by Jessica Dickey
- List rank#8
- Price$19
- Rating4.2
- Reviews15
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Giant
by Mark Rosenblatt
- List rank#9
- Price$17.53
- Rating4.1
- Reviews37
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The Lion in Winter: A Comedy in Two Acts
by James Goldman
- List rank#10
- Price$13.29
- Rating4.5
- Reviews40
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Historical
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 20 reviews and sells for $15.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 20 reviews, and 85% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.57 and $18.95.
Can new books break into Historical?
14% 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.