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Historical (Type, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical (Type, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.22, median 4 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 19% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Type (237), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 4 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- 19% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
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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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (37 plays, 160 sonnets and 5 Poetry Books With Active Table of Contents)
- List rank#2
- Price$1
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,960
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The Complete Sonnets and Poems
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews499
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The Once and Future King
by T. H. White
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,027
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Cloud Nine (NHB Modern Plays)
by Caryl Churchill
- List rank#5
- Price$20.49
- Reviews-
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RAIMONDO THE SQUIRE (The Adventurous Story of RAIMONDELLO ORSINI DEL BALZO Book 1)
by ANTONIO CHIRICO
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews18
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Bellringers (NHB Modern Plays)
by Daisy Hall
- List rank#7
- Price$16.14
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhry
- List rank#8
- Price$6.72
- Rating4.5
- Reviews231
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King Lear In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews50
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The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Arthur Miller
- List rank#10
- Price-
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,798
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FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4 reviews and sells for $6.22.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 4 reviews, and 88% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.22; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Historical?
19% 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.