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History (Gastronomy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for History (Gastronomy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 145 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.34 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 46% of the parent category Gastronomy (316), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.34, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America
by Mayukh Sen
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews120
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Salt: A World History
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,651
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Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat
by Bee Wilson
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews933
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An Edible History of Humanity
by Tom Standage
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews986
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Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories (A Definitive Cookbook Guide to Southern Baking) – Perfect for Bakers, Chefs, and Foodies
by Anne Byrn
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews596
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To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes
by Rosie Grant
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews694
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Food to Die For: Over 50 Recipes and Stories from America's Most Legendary Haunted Places (A Spooky Paranormal Cookbook with Creepy Meals, Eerie Destinations, and Spine-Tingling Ghost Tales)
by Amy Bruni
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,198
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Burger Chef (Images of America)
by Scott R. Sanders
- List rank#8
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews36
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Depression Era Cookbook: 500 Authentic Recipes from the American Heartland (Into the Past Cookbook Series)
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews21
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Forgotten Breakfast Recipes: Old-Fashioned Breakfast and Brunch Classics that are Still Amazing Today! (Vintage Recipe Cookbooks Book 9)
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews14
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 145 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 145 reviews, and 41% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.34.
Can new books break into History?
13% 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.