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History (Education & Reference, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (Education & Reference, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.66, median 560 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.15 – $14.53 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $10.66 its median price is below 87% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 77% of Books categories: the median best seller has 560 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
- List rank#1
- Price$7.61
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,772
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The Illustrated History of Soccer World Cup 1930 - 2026 English
by Germán Aczel
- List rank#2
- Price$13.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews137
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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition
by Anne Frank
- List rank#3
- Price$18.89
- Rating4.7
- Reviews53,063
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Everything You Need to Ace U.S. History in One Big Fat Notebook, 2nd Edition: The Complete Middle School Study Guide
- List rank#4
- Price$10.56
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,059
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Man's Search for Meaning: Young Adult Edition: Young Adult Edition
- List rank#5
- Price$10.11
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,271
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,691
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CSB Essential Teen Study Bible, Weathered Gray Cork LeatherTouch, Devotionals, Study Tools, Red Letter, Presentation Page, Full-Color Maps, Easy-to-Read Bible Serif Type
by B&H Kids Editorial Staff
- List rank#7
- Price$21.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews889
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The Little Prince
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,400
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Farewell to Manzanar: A Powerful Memoir of Growing Up in a Japanese Incarceration Camp
by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
- List rank#9
- Price$6.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,637
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
- List rank#10
- Price$10.57
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,169
Subcategories
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 560 reviews and sells for $10.66.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 560 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.66; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.15 and $14.53.
Can new books break into History?
6% 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.