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Historical Fiction (Children's eBooks › Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical Fiction (Children's eBooks › Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 2,260 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $8.54 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,260 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Historical Fiction best sellers
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Your Life As A Viking Warrior: (Illustrated Book) (Your Life As...)
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews77
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Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel
by Mariah Marsden
- List rank#4
- Price$8.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,129
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond: A Newbery Award Winner – A Halloween Book for Teens
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,857
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Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner – An Inspiring Story of Courage and Friendship during the Danish Resistance for Children (Ages 10-12)
by Lois Lowry
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews22,166
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Big Nate: Genius Mode: Over 300 comic strips starring detention king Nate Wright, plus bonus activities and a signed poster—laughs for ages 8-12 (Big Nate Comix Book 3)
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,858
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The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
- List rank#8
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews77,462
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Little Women
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,911
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The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure (Secret Lake Mystery Adventures Book 1)
by Karen Inglis
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews20,298
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Historical Fiction
FAQ
Is Historical Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,260 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical Fiction?
The median best seller has 2,260 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $8.54.
Can new books break into Historical Fiction?
3% 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.