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Historical & Biographical Fiction: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical & Biographical Fiction, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.95, median 756 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.98 – $22.68 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 39% of the parent category Graphic Novels (1,925), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has 756 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Historical & Biographical Fiction best sellers
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Marvel Encyclopedia New Edition
by Alan Cowsill
- List rank#1
- Price$45
- Rating4.8
- Reviews678
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The Hobbit: A Graphic Novel: A Graphic Novel Adaptation of the Classic Fantasy Novel (Hobbit Fantasy Classic)
by Chuck Dixon
- List rank#2
- Price$11.44
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,554
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1984: The Graphic Novel: A Graphic Novel Adaptation of the Classic Dystopian Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$12.06
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,755
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The Action Bible: Heroes and Villains
by Sergio Cariello
- List rank#5
- Price$12.97
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,712
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MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live: The Graphic Stories (MrBallen Graphic Stories)
by MrBallen
- List rank#6
- Price$14.12
- Rating4.9
- Reviews677
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic―A New York Times Best Book of the 21st Century!
- List rank#8
- Price$8.55
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,799
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Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$11.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,219
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On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
- List rank#10
- Price$9.63
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,951
FAQ
Is Historical & Biographical Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 756 reviews and sells for $14.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical & Biographical Fiction?
The median best seller has 756 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical & Biographical Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.98 and $22.68.
Can new books break into Historical & Biographical Fiction?
11% 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.