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Historical (Christian Books & Bibles › Romance, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical (Christian Books & Bibles › Romance, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 926 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 24% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $4.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- 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 review barrier is higher than in 84% of Books categories: the median best seller has 926 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
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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Mail-Order Lady (Lords of the Rockies Book 4)
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews669
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Mail-Order Duchess (Lords of the Rockies Book 1)
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,870
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Tomorrow's First Light (Texas Promise Book 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,781
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Promises to Keep (Stagecoach to Golden Valley Book 8)
by Linda Ford
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews44
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The Bible of Blackwater County: A Gritty Depression-Era Appalachian Novel Based on True Events (Women of Blackwater County Book 1)
by Jenny Cafaro
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,068
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When the Day Comes (Timeless Book #1): An Inspirational Colonial and Gilded Age-Era Time Travel Historical Romance
- List rank#7
- Price$9.53
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,703
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Snowbound With The Cattleman (Red Willow Junction Book 1)
by Faith Quinn
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,007
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Mail-Order Baroness (Lords of the Rockies Book 2)
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,879
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The Rancher's Unexpected Bride: in Harmony Springs (Second Chances of the High Country Book 1)
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,704
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 926 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 926 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $7.99.
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.