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History (Transportation, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for History (Transportation, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.42, median 177 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 History best sellers
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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- List rank#1
- Price$9.40
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,096
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,764
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (National Book Award Winner)
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,071
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Barracoon: A Must-Read for Black History Month and Beyond
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,148
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The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
- List rank#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,921
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The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship
by Greg King
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews228
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews34,269
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The Atlantic Affair: A thrilling Napoleonic naval adventure (The King's Navy Book 6)
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews311
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A Night to Remember: The Sinking of the Titanic (The Titanic Chronicles Book 1)
by Walter Lord
- List rank#9
- Price$9.42
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,461
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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,723
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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 177 reviews and sells for $9.42.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 177 reviews, and 38% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.42; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into History?
8% 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.