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History (Psychology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (Psychology, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $15.95, median 199 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.23 – $21.83 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Psychology (3,386), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 History best sellers
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The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety
by Alan Watts
- List rank#1
- Price$11.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,944
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Complete Works of Carl Jung: Psychological Types, Psychiatric Studies, Essays on Analytical Psychology & others (Grapevine Press)
by Carl Jung
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews163
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The Assault on Truth: Freud’s Suppression of the Seduction Theory
by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
- List rank#3
- Price$18.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews372
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Psych 101: Psychology Facts, Basics, Statistics, Tests, and More! (Adams 101 Series)
by Paul Kleinman
- List rank#4
- Price$10.83
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,464
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Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Contemporary Classics)
by Barbara Ehrenreich
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,326
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
- List rank#6
- Price$9.70
- Rating4.4
- Reviews12,113
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Being and Time: A Study of Being, Existence, and the Meaning of Time (Harper Perennial Modern Thought, 20)
- List rank#7
- Price$15.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews849
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Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe ― As Featured in the Film, The Story of Everything
- List rank#8
- Price$16.60
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,526
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On Becoming A Person: A Therapist's View on Psychotherapy, Humanistic Psychology, and the Path to Personal Growth
by Carl Rogers
- List rank#9
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,048
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism ― An Instant NYT Bestselling Social Science Study on the Verbal Tactics of Cults
- List rank#10
- Price$14.22
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5,203
FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 199 reviews and sells for $15.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 199 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.23 and $21.83.
Can new books break into History?
4% 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.