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Historiography (Historical Study & Educational Resources, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historiography (Historical Study & Educational Resources, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $18.02, median 256 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.95 – $23.48 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Historical Study & Educational Resources (1,639), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Historiography best sellers
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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#1
- Price$20.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,043
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,076
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Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter?
- List rank#3
- Price$27.10
- Rating3.8
- Reviews102
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From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life
by Jacques Barzun
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews404
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The End of History and the Last Man
by Francis Fukuyama
- List rank#5
- Price$16.16
- Rating4.5
- Reviews998
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The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism
by Joyce Appleby
- List rank#6
- Price$26.29
- Rating4.1
- Reviews63
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A True History of the United States: Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism (Truth to Power)
by Daniel Sjursen
- List rank#7
- Price$16.36
- Rating4.7
- Reviews865
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews501
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An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence – An International Bestseller Told Through the Voices of Africans
by Zeinab Badawi
- List rank#9
- Price$21.74
- Rating4.6
- Reviews956
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The World: A Family History of Humanity
- List rank#10
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,421
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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 256 reviews and sells for $18.02.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historiography?
The median best seller has 256 reviews, and 32% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historiography best sellers cost?
The median price is $18.02; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.95 and $23.48.
Can new books break into Historiography?
8% 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.