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Historical (Teen & Young Adult › Romance, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical (Teen & Young Adult › Romance, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.99, median 1,825 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 17/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.99 – $11.87 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category Romance (13,514), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,825 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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The Thorn Queen (The Rose Bargain Book 2)
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews2,147
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The Selection: The #1 New York Times Bestselling Young Adult Royal Romance of Competition and Choice
by Kiera Cass
- List rank#2
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews43,375
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The One: The #1 Bestselling YA Dystopian Romance Finale of Forbidden Love, Impossible Choices, and Fighting for Happily Ever After (The Selection Book 3)
by Kiera Cass
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews34,326
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The Heir: A Royal Competition Romance About a Princess Searching for True Love (The Selection Book 4)
by Kiera Cass
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews18,321
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The Rose Bargain: A Victorian Young Adult Romantasy Novel
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7,370
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Daughter of the Pirate King
by Tricia Levenseller
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13,016
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Red Queen
- List rank#9
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews38,270
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Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen (Old Kingdom Book 4)
by Garth Nix
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,718
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 17/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,825 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 1,825 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $11.87.
Can new books break into Historical?
6% 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.