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History (Religious Studies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (Religious Studies, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.39, median 1,640 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.80 – $17.73 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| 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 1,640 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History best sellers
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The World's Greatest Book: The Story of How the Bible Came to Be
by Jerry A. Pattengale
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews222
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When God Was a Woman
by Merlin Stone
- List rank#2
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,930
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Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
- List rank#3
- Price$16.05
- Rating4.8
- Reviews153
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Church History for Everyone: The Story of Christianity from the Fall of Jerusalem to the Dawn of the Reformation (Volume 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$23.98
- Rating4.9
- Reviews11
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NKJV, Precious Moments Small Hands Bible, Hardcover, Pink, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version
- List rank#5
- Price$10.63
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,088
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Church History in Plain Language, Fifth Edition: The Story of the Church for Today's Readers
by Bruce L. Shelley
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews677
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Enoch: The Complete Modern Translation: 1 Enoch, 2 Enoch, 3 Enoch, Book of Giants: Large Print, Biblical/Historical Commentary and Summaries
- List rank#7
- Price$8.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews124
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Killing Jesus: A History (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series)
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews21,738
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
by J. D. Vance
- List rank#9
- Price$10.89
- Rating4.4
- Reviews125,989
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A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918
- List rank#10
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,640
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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 1,640 reviews and sells for $13.39.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 1,640 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.39; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.80 and $17.73.
Can new books break into History?
6% 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.