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History (Psychology & Counseling, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (Psychology & Counseling, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.89, median 490 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.99 – $16.10 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Psychology & Counseling (10,848), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has 490 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History best sellers
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The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety
by Alan Watts
- List rank#1
- Price$11.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,944
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Complete Works of Carl Jung: Psychological Types, Psychiatric Studies, Essays on Analytical Psychology & others (Grapevine Press)
by Carl Jung
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews163
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Feeling Good: Overcome Depression and Anxiety with Proven Techniques
by David D. Burns M.D.
- List rank#3
- Price$12.62
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,961
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The Assault on Truth: Freud’s Suppression of the Seduction Theory
by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
- List rank#4
- Price$18.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews372
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Psych 101: Psychology Facts, Basics, Statistics, Tests, and More! (Adams 101 Series)
by Paul Kleinman
- List rank#5
- Price$10.83
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,464
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Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Contemporary Classics)
by Barbara Ehrenreich
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,326
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The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell (P.S.)
- List rank#7
- Price$11.62
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,070
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
- List rank#8
- Price$9.70
- Rating4.4
- Reviews12,113
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Being and Time: A Study of Being, Existence, and the Meaning of Time (Harper Perennial Modern Thought, 20)
- List rank#9
- Price$15.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews849
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On Becoming A Person: A Therapist's View on Psychotherapy, Humanistic Psychology, and the Path to Personal Growth
by Carl Rogers
- List rank#10
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,048
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FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 490 reviews and sells for $12.89.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 490 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.89; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.99 and $16.10.
Can new books break into History?
3% 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.