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Historical Fiction (Manga, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical Fiction (Manga, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.87, median 377 reviews, average rating 4.8 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).

31Opportunity / 100
$13.87Median price
377Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$9.80 – $18.74
Average rating4.8
New releases (90 days)0%
Books on the list100
StoreBooks

What stands out

  • Only 0% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 99% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
  • Its median reviews are 22% of the parent category Manga (1,730), one of the easier corners under it.
  • The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 17, 14 points lower than here.

Top 10 Historical Fiction best sellers

  1. The Apothecary Diaries 01 (Manga) book cover by Natsu Hyuuga

    The Apothecary Diaries 01 (Manga)

    by Natsu Hyuuga

    • List rank#1
    • Price$9.74
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews3,011

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  2. Vagabond (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 3 book cover by Takehiko Inoue

    Vagabond (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 3

    by Takehiko Inoue

    • List rank#2
    • Price$18.74
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews2,254

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  3. The Apothecary Diaries 05 (Manga) book cover by Natsu Hyuuga

    The Apothecary Diaries 05 (Manga)

    by Natsu Hyuuga

    • List rank#3
    • Price$8.88
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews1,416

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  4. Vagabond, Vol. 5 (VIZBIG Edition) book cover by Takehiko Inoue

    Vagabond, Vol. 5 (VIZBIG Edition)

    by Takehiko Inoue

    • List rank#4
    • Price$18.18
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews1,352

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  5. Vinland Saga 1 book cover by Makoto Yukimura

    Vinland Saga 1

    by Makoto Yukimura

    • List rank#5
    • Price$15.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews4,053

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  6. The Apothecary Diaries 06 (Manga) book cover by Natsu Hyuuga

    The Apothecary Diaries 06 (Manga)

    by Natsu Hyuuga

    • List rank#6
    • Price$9.74
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews1,408

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  7. The Apothecary Diaries 08 (Manga) book cover by Natsu Hyuuga

    The Apothecary Diaries 08 (Manga)

    by Natsu Hyuuga

    • List rank#7
    • Price$10.39
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews1,292

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  8. Vinland Saga 9 book cover by Makoto Yukimura

    Vinland Saga 9

    by Makoto Yukimura

    • List rank#8
    • Price$17.24
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews1,410

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  9. Vagabond (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 8 book cover by Takehiko Inoue

    Vagabond (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 8

    by Takehiko Inoue

    • List rank#9
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews921

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  10. Vinland Saga 8 book cover by Makoto Yukimura

    Vinland Saga 8

    by Makoto Yukimura

    • List rank#10
    • Price$16.95
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews1,549

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Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Historical Fiction

FAQ

Is Historical Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 377 reviews and sells for $13.87.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical Fiction?

The median best seller has 377 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Historical Fiction best sellers cost?

The median price is $13.87; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.80 and $18.74.

Can new books break into Historical Fiction?

0% 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.