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Historical (Christian Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical (Christian Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1,206 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 20% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,206 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 20% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $9.96, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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Tomorrow's First Light (Texas Promise Book 1)
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,781
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Mission of Hope (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical)
by Allie Pleiter
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews24
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Mercy's Child: A Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews201
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Poignant Novel of Love, Survival, and Sacrifice Amidst the Horrors of the Holocaust
- List rank#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews179,892
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Husband by Arrangement (Love Inspired Historical)
by Angel Moore
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews86
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When the Day Comes (Timeless Book #1): An Inspirational Colonial and Gilded Age-Era Time Travel Historical Romance
- List rank#8
- Price$9.53
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,703
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Tomorrow's Shining Dream (Texas Promise Book 2)
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,291
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Written on the Mist (Dawn of Alaska Book 1)
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,628
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,206 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 1,206 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.96.
Can new books break into Historical?
20% 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.