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History (Automotive, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for History (Automotive, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 51 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.96 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 37, 12 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.96 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 History best sellers
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The Hardest, Longest Race: Henry Ford and the Cross-Country Contest That Changed America
by Eric Moskowitz
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews123
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Formula 1: Stories and Legends: Epic rivalries, unforgettable stories, and the curiosities that shaped F1 racing
by Rafael Moreno Chacón
- List rank#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews38
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By motor to the Golden Gate
by Emily Post
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews52
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Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
by A. J. Baime
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,609
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Divided Highways: Building the Interstate Highways, Transforming American Life
by Tom Lewis
- List rank#5
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews137
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Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights
by Gretchen Sullivan Sorin
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews398
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The Deadliest Decade: How Speed, Money, and Technology Transformed Auto Racing
by Preston Lerner
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5
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The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century
by Steven Watts
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews347
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Cuba's Car Culture: Celebrating the Island's Automotive Love Affair
by Tom Cotter
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews105
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Mrs. Orcutt's Driveway: A Legendary Road - An Unstoppable Woman
by C. V. Wooster
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews286
Same niche in Books: History
FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 51 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 51 reviews, and 65% 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 $4.96 and $12.99.
Can new books break into History?
15% 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.