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Historical (Christian Books & Bibles › Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical (Christian Books & Bibles › Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.84, median 1,135 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 40/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.86 – $17.79 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 24% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 24% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 27% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (4,191), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 26, 14 points lower than here.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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The Alchemist: A Modern Classic Fable of Spiritual Healing, Self-Discovery, and the Power of Dreams
by Paulo Coelho
- List rank#1
- Price$8.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews185,441
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Mercy's Child: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$18.64
- Rating4.8
- Reviews201
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Tomorrow's First Light (Texas Promise Book 1)
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,781
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The Book of God
by Walter Wangerin
- List rank#5
- Price$11.36
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,502
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Redeeming Love
- List rank#6
- Price$9.60
- Rating4.8
- Reviews35,467
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Poignant Novel of Love, Survival, and Sacrifice Amidst the Horrors of the Holocaust
- List rank#7
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews179,892
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Mission of Hope (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical)
by Allie Pleiter
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews24
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When the Day Comes (Timeless Book #1): An Inspirational Colonial and Gilded Age-Era Time Travel Historical Romance
- List rank#9
- Price$9.53
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,703
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The Battle for Heaven and Earth: A Biblical Novel of Lucifer’s Fall and the Garden of Eden
by Mark M. Yarbrough
- List rank#10
- Price$16.98
- Reviews-
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Historical
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 40/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 1,135 reviews and sells for $12.84.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 1,135 reviews, and 25% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.84; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.86 and $17.79.
Can new books break into Historical?
24% 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.