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Historical Fiction (Teen & Young Adult, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical Fiction (Teen & Young Adult, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.99, median 2,492 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $10.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Teen & Young Adult (43,838), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,492 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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Chain of Gold (The Last Hours Book 1)
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews12,518
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond: A Newbery Award Winner – A Halloween Book for Teens
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,857
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Anne Of Green Gables: Complete 8-Book Box Set
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,172
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The Rose Bargain: A Victorian Young Adult Romantasy Novel
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7,370
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Moby Dick: The Original 1851 Unabridged Edition (A Herman Melville Classic Novel)
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,189
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The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
- List rank#7
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews77,462
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: The Original 1884 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Mark Twain Classics)
by Mark Twain
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,558
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The Lost Child of Auschwitz: A Heart-Wrenching WW2 Historical Fiction Novel Based on a True Story of a Holocaust Survivor (World War II Stories of Resilience Book 1)
by Dani Zrihen
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,149
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Island of the Blue Dolphins: A Newbery Award Winner—A Gripping Tale of Survival
by Scott O'Dell
- List rank#10
- Price$8.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews13,064
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Historical Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,492 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical Fiction?
The median best seller has 2,492 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $10.24.
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.