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Historiography (Historical Study, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Historiography (Historical Study, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.89, median 72 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $14.22 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Historical Study (947), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $14.22, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Historiography best sellers
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,076
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews501
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Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter?
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews102
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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America—The New York Times Bestselling Retelling of US History Through the Experiences of Black Americans
- List rank#4
- Price$15.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,043
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Lies My Teacher Told Me
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews94
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
by Clint Smith
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,388
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Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews254
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The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism
by Joyce Appleby
- List rank#8
- Price$14.16
- Rating4.1
- Reviews63
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews362
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Blood & Mistletoe: The History of the Druids in Britain
by Ronald Hutton
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews211
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FAQ
Is Historiography a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 72 reviews and sells for $9.89.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historiography?
The median best seller has 72 reviews, and 57% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historiography best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.89; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $14.22.
Can new books break into Historiography?
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.