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Historical (Children's Books › History, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical (Children's Books › History, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.93, median 830 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.70 – $9.88 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $6.93 its median price is below 97% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 830 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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Balloons Over Broadway: An Inspiring True Story About Parade Balloons for Children (Ages 4–8)
- List rank#1
- Price$10.50
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,256
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Dream Big, Little One (Vashti Harrison’s Little Ones, 1)
by Vashti Harrison
- List rank#2
- Price$5.71
- Rating4.9
- Reviews7,105
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Amos Fortune, Free Man
by Elizabeth Yates
- List rank#3
- Price$11.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews640
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Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
by Janet B. Pascal
- List rank#4
- Price$3.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,351
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The Hiding Place: The Inspiring True Story of Faith and Forgiveness During World War II | Young Reader's Edition
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,843
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Incredible Stories for Inquisitive Kids: Captivating Tales for Young Readers from History, Science & the Crazy World We Live In
by Fred Flynn
- List rank#6
- Price$10.58
- Rating4.7
- Reviews297
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Who Was Albert Einstein?
by Jess Brallier
- List rank#7
- Price$5.11
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,330
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Who Was Neil Armstrong?
- List rank#9
- Price$4.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,263
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No Better Friend: Young Readers Edition: A Man, a Dog, and Their Incredible True Story of Friendship and Survival in World War II
by Robert Weintraub
- List rank#10
- Price$8.11
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,251
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Prehistoric
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 830 reviews and sells for $6.93.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 830 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.93; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.70 and $9.88.
Can new books break into Historical?
2% 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.