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History (Women's Studies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (Women's Studies, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.28, median 17 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.67 – $17.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Women's Studies (2,074), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 18, 13 points lower than here.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 17 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Who Cooked the Last Supper: The Women's History of the World
by Rosalind Miles
- List rank#1
- Price$13.71
- Rating4.6
- Reviews968
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The Pit: The True Crime Story of Six Women, One Monster, and the Nightmare Below
by Ryan Green
- List rank#2
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews1,479
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Lucky Me: My Story of Survival, Shame, and Strength
by Dagmar Margot
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
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Occult Feminism: The Secret History of Women's Liberation
by Rachel Wilson
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews605
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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
by Riane Eisler
- List rank#5
- Price$8.27
- Rating4.7
- Reviews594
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Women In War: A Gripping Collection of the Untold True Stories of History's Bravest Women Warriors
by David A. Yuzuk
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews996
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INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL. Written by Herself (Annotated): This is a Narrative of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs. A Book About Slavery, Her Life as a Slave Girl, From Slavery to Freedom.
by Harriet Ann Jacobs
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews439
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Hitler's Betrayed Daughters : Talking to German Women of WW II for the Last Time (World War II from a German Point of View)
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews57
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Crossword Puzzles for Women: Female Content - Movies, TV, Pop Culture, Music, History & Food. LARGER PRINT
by Designer Ink.
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16
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Exeter Girls: Letters from a Feeble-Minded School
by Jason Carpenter
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews98
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: History
FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 17 reviews and sells for $14.28.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 17 reviews, and 83% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.28; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.67 and $17.96.
Can new books break into History?
12% 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.