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Historical (Biography, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical (Biography, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.85, median 192 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.87 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category Biography (1,406), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.87 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (Women Writers of the World)
by Anne Frank
- List rank#1
- Price$1.90
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,634
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Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
- List rank#2
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,772
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Downstairs at the White House: The story of a teenager, an Oval Office, and a ringside seat to Watergate.
by Donald M. Stinson
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,058
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Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews151
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Running for Shelter: A True Story
by Suzette Sheft
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews159
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The Book of Awesome Women Writers: Medieval Mystics, Pioneering Poets, Fierce Feminists and First Ladies of Literature
by Javier Moro
- List rank#6
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews102
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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))
by Phillip Hoose
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,574
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First Lady of Jamestown: A YA Historical Fiction Novel Based on the Life and Adventures of Anne Burras, the First Englishwoman to Survive the New World
by Tracy Smith
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews121
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Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz
by Eva Mozes Kor
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,429
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Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
by Ji-li Jiang
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,140
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 192 reviews and sells for $7.85.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 192 reviews, and 32% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.85; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.87 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Historical?
1% 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.