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Historical Fiction (Japanese, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical Fiction (Japanese, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $3.57, median 12 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.00 – $4.54 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 0% |
| Books on the list | 95 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 0% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $3.57 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 79% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 12 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Historical Fiction best sellers
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楊家将（ようかしょう）（上） (Japanese Edition)
by 北方 謙三
- List rank#1
- Price$4.20
- Rating4.5
- Reviews305
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楊家将（ようかしょう）（下） (Japanese Edition)
by 北方 謙三
- List rank#2
- Price$4.18
- Rating4.6
- Reviews330
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TEMARI and Dragon (Japanese Edition)
by Arimori Kei
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13
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小泉セツと夫・八雲 (PHP文庫) (Japanese Edition)
by 鷹橋 忍
- List rank#4
- Price$4.89
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7
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利休にたずねよ (PHP文芸文庫) (Japanese Edition)
by 山本兼一
- List rank#5
- Price$4.54
- Rating4.2
- Reviews557
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麻阿と豪 (Japanese Edition)
by 諸田 玲子
- List rank#6
- Price$10.35
- Rating4.1
- Reviews9
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本所おけら長屋 (PHP文芸文庫) (Japanese Edition)
by 畠山 健二
- List rank#7
- Price$3.51
- Rating4.2
- Reviews758
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全一冊 豊臣秀長 ある補佐役の生涯 (PHP文庫) (Japanese Edition)
by 堺屋 太一
- List rank#8
- Price$8.63
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,002
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おいち不思議がたり (PHP文芸文庫) (Japanese Edition)
by あさの あつこ
- List rank#9
- Price$4.54
- Rating4.1
- Reviews266
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At Kushiro: Seventy Six Days of Takuboku (Japanese Edition)
by Ryotaro Kotaki
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
FAQ
Is Historical Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 12 reviews and sells for $3.57.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical Fiction?
The median best seller has 12 reviews, and 74% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.57; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.00 and $4.54.
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.