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Historical Geography: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historical Geography, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 206 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $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 20% of the parent category World (1,024), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Historical Geography best sellers
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History of the World Map by Map (DK History Map by Map)
by DK
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,663
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Maps, Annotated: The World's 300 Greatest Maps Explained
by DK
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews13
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True North: On the Road in Canada – An Acclaimed Memoir of Landscapes, Ancestral Connections, and Cultural Identity
by Paul Theroux
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews76
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American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,399
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The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America's Eastern Wilderness – A Natural History of Elk Bison Wolves and the Effort to Restore the Wilderness
by Andrew Moore
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10
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The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,520
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Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
- List rank#7
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,194
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,865
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place Book 1)
by Tim Marshall
- List rank#9
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,511
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The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future
by Peter Gleick
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews58
FAQ
Is Historical Geography a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 206 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical Geography?
The median best seller has 206 reviews, and 38% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical Geography best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Historical Geography?
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.