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History (Engineering & Transportation › Transportation › History, Books, ID 3035701): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (Engineering & Transportation › Transportation › History, Books, ID 3035701), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.34, median 422 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.96 – $20.63 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Books categories: the median best seller has 422 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History best sellers
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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- List rank#1
- Price$20.47
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,096
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- List rank#2
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,764
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
- List rank#3
- Price$12.14
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,071
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Barracoon: A Must-Read for Black History Month and Beyond
- List rank#4
- Price$11.60
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,148
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews34,269
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A Night to Remember: The Classic Account of the Final Hours of the Titanic (Holt Paperback)
by Walter Lord
- List rank#6
- Price$9.92
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,461
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Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
by Dean King
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,329
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The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
- List rank#8
- 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#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews228
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The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
- List rank#10
- Price$15.09
- Rating4.0
- Reviews555
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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 422 reviews and sells for $13.34.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 422 reviews, and 25% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.34; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.96 and $20.63.
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.