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History (History › Science & Medicine, Kindle eBooks, ID 157260011): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for History (History › Science & Medicine, Kindle eBooks, ID 157260011), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 478 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 45% of the parent category Science & Medicine (1,056), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 478 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 History best sellers
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When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr., MD
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,000
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
- List rank#2
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,287
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The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,142
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Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
by Lydia Kang
- List rank#4
- Price$13.52
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,866
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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
by Sam Kean
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,234
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women (Bestselling Historical Nonfiction Gift for Men and Women)
by Kate Moore
- List rank#6
- Price$9.17
- Rating4.6
- Reviews24,726
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- List rank#7
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews31,544
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Medicus Capsarius: A Tale of the Roman Legions (The Artorian Dynasty)
by James Mace
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7
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The Cutter Incident: How America's First Polio Vaccine Led to the Growing Vaccine Crisis
by Paul A. Offit
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews210
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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
- List rank#10
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,092
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 478 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 478 reviews, and 27% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $12.99.
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.