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History (History › World › Religious, Books, ID 15755521): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (History › World › Religious, Books, ID 15755521), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.94, median 351 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.05 – $22.80 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 19% of the parent category Religious (1,893), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Books categories: the median best seller has 351 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam
- List rank#1
- Price$27.96
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,108
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Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
- List rank#2
- Price$26.86
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,950
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What Every American Needs to Know about the Qur'an: A History of Islam & the United States
by William J Federer
- List rank#3
- Price$22.10
- Rating4.6
- Reviews596
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Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
by Mir Tamim Ansary
- List rank#4
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,233
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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
by Roger Crowley
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,066
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The World's Religions: A Study of the Essential Teachings of the World's Major Faiths (Plus)
by Huston Smith
- List rank#6
- Price$11.30
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,199
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The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs
by Marc David Baer
- List rank#7
- Price$32.19
- Rating4.4
- Reviews534
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The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land ― A Single-Volume Medieval Military History
- List rank#8
- Price$13.79
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,723
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In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
by Tom Holland
- List rank#9
- Price$16.76
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,706
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The Study Quran: A Study of the Quran with Classical Commentary
by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
- List rank#10
- Price$43.97
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,703
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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 351 reviews and sells for $16.94.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 351 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.94; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.05 and $22.80.
Can new books break into History?
5% 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.