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Historical (British, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical (British, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 1,040 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 23% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category British (5,018), one of the easier corners under it.
- 23% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 90% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,040 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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A Deadly Halloween at Château de Camon: A 1930s Halloween Mystery (Lord Edgington Investigates Abroad Book 6)
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews351
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Grace (The Shackleford Sisters Book 1)
- List rank#2
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews25,409
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The Heir of Longbourn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (Sweet Standalone Pride and Prejudice Variations)
by Beatrice Langford
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews381
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A Different Impression: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
by Melissa Anne
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews256
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The Unnoticed Photographer : The Bletchley Park Chronicles, Book 3
by Deb Stratas
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews10
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The Duke's Inconvenient Bride: A Steamy Regency Historical Romance (Unconventional Brides Book 1)
by Jayne Rivers
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5,207
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The Botanist's Improper Bride: A Steamy Regency Historical Romance (Unconventional Brides Book 5)
by Jayne Rivers
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews46
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Most Truly the Gentleman: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (Austenesque Vagaries)
by Frances Reynolds
- List rank#8
- Price$5.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews608
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The Highgate Cemetery Murder: A completely gripping and addictive historical mystery (A Tate and Bell Mystery Book 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,064
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In Farleigh Field: A Novel of World War II
by Rhys Bowen
- List rank#10
- Price$2.49
- Rating4.2
- Reviews75,221
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FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,040 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 1,040 reviews, and 11% 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 $5.99.
Can new books break into Historical?
23% 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.