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History (Islam, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for History (Islam, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 68 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $13.84 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 102 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 19% of the parent category Islam (354), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $13.84, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,950
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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
by Roger Crowley
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,066
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Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
by Mir Tamim Ansary
- List rank#3
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,233
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What Every American Needs to Know about the Qur'an - A History of Islam & the United States
by William Federer
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews596
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The Essential Rumi - reissue: New Expanded Edition of The Popular Spiritual Poetry Collection
- List rank#5
- Price$12.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,608
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Saladin: The Sultan Who Vanquished the Crusaders and Built an Islamic Empire
by John Man
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews335
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Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam
- List rank#7
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,108
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The Study Quran: A Study of the Quran with Classical Commentary
by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
- List rank#8
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,703
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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$7.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,706
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God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades
by Rodney Stark
- List rank#10
- Price$10.56
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,044
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FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 68 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 68 reviews, and 54% 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 $13.84.
Can new books break into History?
4% 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.