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History, 17th & 18th Century: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for History, 17th & 18th Century, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $2.99, median 1 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Philosophy (1,665), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 1 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- At $2.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 History, 17th & 18th Century best sellers
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The Anti-Populist Reader: How Plato, Rousseau, De Tocqueville, Hannah Arendt, Nietzsche, Orwell, Francis Fukuyama, and 21 other thought leaders illuminate the backlash against liberal democracy
by Edan Benn Epstein
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Spinoza in Plain English: Understanding Determinism, Freedom, and Joy (Philosophy in Plain English)
by Robert Flix
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews100
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Rousseau in Plain English: Understanding the Social Contract, Inequality, and the General Will (Philosophy in Plain English)
by Robert Flix
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Descartes in Plain English: Understanding Mind, Body, and the Cogito (Philosophy in Plain English)
by Robert Flix
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews3
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Locke in Plain English: Understanding Tabula Rasa, Primary Qualities, and Personal Identity (Philosophy in Plain English)
by Robert Flix
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Blaise Pascal in Plain English: Understanding Faith, Reason, and the Wager (Philosophy in Plain English)
by Robert Flix
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Reviews-
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Leibniz in Plain English: Understanding Monads, Harmony, and the Best Possible World (Philosophy in Plain English)
by Robert Flix
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews3
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Hume in Plain English: Understanding Causation, Induction, and the Self (Philosophy in Plain English)
by Robert Flix
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4
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The Accessible Spinoza: Ethics Without Proofs. Selected Propositions with Modern Restatement and Commentary (The Accessible Classics: Modernized with Commentary)
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4
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Francis Bacon in Plain English: Understanding the New Organon, the Idols of the Mind, and Induction (Philosophy in Plain English)
by Robert Flix
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
FAQ
Is History, 17th & 18th Century a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History, 17th & 18th Century?
The median best seller has 1 reviews, and 93% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History, 17th & 18th Century best sellers cost?
The median price is $2.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $5.99.
Can new books break into History, 17th & 18th Century?
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.