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History (Mathematics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (Mathematics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.99, median 442 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.44 – $20.33 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 34% of the parent category Mathematics (1,295), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Books categories: the median best seller has 442 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R Hofstadter
- List rank#1
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,729
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Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World
- List rank#2
- Price$30
- Reviews-
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50 Math Tricks That Will Change Your Life: Mentally Solve the Impossible in Seconds
by Tanya Zakowich
- List rank#3
- Price$13.73
- Rating4.6
- Reviews148
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
by Jordan Ellenberg
- List rank#4
- Price$10
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,076
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Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe ― A Down-to-Earth History of Math and Real-World Solutions
- List rank#5
- Price$14.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,539
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The Joy Of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity ― A Popular Science Book on Google Searches
- List rank#6
- Price$11.07
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,677
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Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology (Wooden Books, 33)
by Miranda Lundy
- List rank#8
- Price$10.15
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,127
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Is Math Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths
by Eugenia Cheng
- List rank#9
- Price$16.47
- Rating4.2
- Reviews262
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Math with Bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality
by Ben Orlin
- List rank#10
- Price$11.62
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,054
FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 442 reviews and sells for $14.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 442 reviews, and 18% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.44 and $20.33.
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.