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Historical (Religion & Spirituality › Romance, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical (Religion & Spirituality › Romance, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 768 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 24% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 24% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 768 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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Mail-Order Lady (Lords of the Rockies Book 4)
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews669
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Tomorrow's First Light (Texas Promise Book 1)
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,781
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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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Promises to Keep (Stagecoach to Golden Valley Book 8)
by Linda Ford
- List rank#4
- 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#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,068
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Snowbound With The Cattleman (Red Willow Junction Book 1)
by Faith Quinn
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,007
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Mission of Hope (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical)
by Allie Pleiter
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews24
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Mail-Order Baroness (Lords of the Rockies Book 2)
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,879
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Mail-Order Viscountess (Lords of the Rockies Book 3)
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,423
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 768 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 768 reviews, and 16% 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 $2.99 and $5.99.
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.