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Historical Fiction (Historical & Literary, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical Fiction (Historical & Literary, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.98, median 54 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Historical & Literary (328), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Historical Fiction best sellers
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They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei
- List rank#2
- Price$9.96
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,795
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March: Book One
by John Lewis
- List rank#5
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,542
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My Favorite Thing is Monsters
by Emil Ferris
- List rank#6
- Price$14.74
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,396
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Medieval #1 (Comixology Originals)
by Neil Kleid
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews48
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Seduction Of The Innocent
by Ande Parks
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews10
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I Killed Adolf Hitler
by Jason
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews131
FAQ
Is Historical Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 54 reviews and sells for $9.98.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical Fiction?
The median best seller has 54 reviews, and 59% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.98; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Historical Fiction?
9% 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.