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Historical (Classics, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical (Classics, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.49, median 5,928 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.49 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 5,928 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 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 $2.49 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews136,196
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Demon Copperhead: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews158,956
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Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier
- List rank#3
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews35,302
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harperperennial Modern Classics)
by Harper Lee
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews149,723
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March: Pulitzer Prize Winner (A Novel)
by Geraldine Brooks
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,906
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No Friend to This House: A Novel
by Natalie Haynes
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews688
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The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights: Volume 1 (The Arabian Nights or Tales from 1001 Nights)
by Robert Irwin
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews561
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A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings ((Penguin Classics))
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,258
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Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A: A Special Edition of the Beloved American Classic Coming-Of-Age Novel (Perennial Classics)
by Betty Smith
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26,790
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FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5,928 reviews and sells for $9.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 5,928 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.49 and $12.99.
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.