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History (Medical Books, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (Medical Books, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.31, median 670 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.48 – $19 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Medical Books (4,183), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Books categories: the median best seller has 670 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History best sellers
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When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr., MD
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,000
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by John Green
- List rank#2
- Price$13.50
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,568
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- List rank#3
- Price$9.92
- Rating4.6
- Reviews31,544
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
- List rank#4
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,287
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women (Bestselling Historical Nonfiction Gift for Men and Women)
by Kate Moore
- List rank#5
- Price$9.90
- Rating4.6
- Reviews24,726
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The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,142
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
- List rank#7
- Price$13.85
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,938
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Dissolving Illusions
by Suzanne Humphries
- List rank#8
- Price$19.56
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,521
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Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
by Harriet A. Washington
- List rank#9
- Price$9.16
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,982
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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
- List rank#10
- Price$10.32
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,092
FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 670 reviews and sells for $14.31.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 670 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.31; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $19.
Can new books break into History?
7% 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.