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History (Fashion, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (Fashion, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $22.81, median 367 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.59 – $43.64 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 102 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $22.81 its median price beats 81% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Books categories: the median best seller has 367 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $12.59 to $43.64, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion: The Life and Vision Behind an American Icon
by Alan Flusser
- List rank#1
- Price$41.26
- Rating4.9
- Reviews805
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The Look
- List rank#2
- Price$27.75
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,500
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Little Book of Louis Vuitton: The Story of the Iconic Fashion House (Little Books of Fashion)
by Karen Homer
- List rank#3
- Price$11
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,620
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A Man & His Watch: Iconic Watches and Stories from the Men Who Wore Them
by Matt Hranek
- List rank#4
- Price$23.62
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,152
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Little Book of Hermès: The story of the iconic fashion house (Little Books of Fashion)
by Karen Homer
- List rank#5
- Price$11.23
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,457
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Chanel: Collections and Creations
by Danièle Bott
- List rank#6
- Price$30.66
- Rating4.9
- Reviews20,579
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Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury: Updated Edition
by Louis Vuitton
- List rank#7
- Price$60.60
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,734
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Fluid: History of gender-fluid fashion, from glam rockers to today’s boundary-breaking designers.
by Harris Reed
- List rank#8
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews31
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CBK: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion
by Sunita Kumar Nair
- List rank#9
- Price$35
- Rating4.3
- Reviews647
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Tom Ford
by Tom Ford
- List rank#10
- Price$95.23
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,589
FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 367 reviews and sells for $22.81.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 367 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $22.81; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.59 and $43.64.
Can new books break into History?
11% 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.