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History (Children's Nonfiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for History (Children's Nonfiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.97, median 298 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $8.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 34% of the parent category Children's Nonfiction (871), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 298 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $8.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Your Life As A Viking Warrior: (Illustrated Book) (Your Life As...)
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews77
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Your Life As A Roman Soldier : (Illustrated Book) (Your Life As...)
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews129
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Halloween (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1)
by Laura Marsh
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews235
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Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards))
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,256
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Mummies (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews536
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The Hiding Place: The Inspiring True Story of Faith and Forgiveness During World War II | Young Reader's Edition
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,843
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The Last Son’s Promise: A WW2 Historical Novel Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor
by Tzachi Tarno
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews51
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Your Life As An Egyptian Pharaoh: (Illustrated Book) (Your Life As...)
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Reviews-
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,639
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Dinosaur, Dinosaur, Show Me How You Roar: An Adventure Book About Dinosaurs for Kids, Ages 3-7 Discovering How Prehistoric Creatures Roared. (Preschoolers Bedtime Stories)
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews234
Subcategories
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FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 298 reviews and sells for $6.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 298 reviews, and 27% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $8.99.
Can new books break into History?
7% 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.