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Historical Study & Educational Resources: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical Study & Educational Resources, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.04, median 1,639 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 37/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.01 – $18.34 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,639 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 80% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Historical Study & Educational Resources 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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Unexpected Human Kindness: MapTap Book 1
by John Donham
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Art of Seduction: An Indispensible Primer on the Ultimate Form of Power
- List rank#4
- Price$22.01
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,961
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Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
- List rank#5
- Price$16.55
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,950
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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
- List rank#6
- Price$29.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,043
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- List rank#7
- Price$19.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews25,354
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Maps, Annotated: The World's 300 Greatest Maps Explained
by DK
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews13
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Adams Time Chart Large Format Visual Study Guide: Connect Biblical Genealogy to World History with the Interactive Synchronological Map, Full-Color Close-Ups, Guided Exercises, and Audio Companion
by Samuel Westbridge
- List rank#9
- Price$21.76
- Rating4.5
- Reviews67
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1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World
- List rank#10
- Price$17.29
- Rating4.4
- Reviews600
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Historical Study
FAQ
Is Historical Study & Educational Resources a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 37/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,639 reviews and sells for $13.04.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical Study & Educational Resources?
The median best seller has 1,639 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical Study & Educational Resources best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.04; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.01 and $18.34.
Can new books break into Historical Study & Educational Resources?
15% 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.