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History (Education Theory, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (Education Theory, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.95, median 261 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.16 – $25.77 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 24% of the parent category Education Theory (1,094), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,076
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From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life
by Jacques Barzun
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews404
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Dark Academia: How Universities Die
by Peter Fleming
- List rank#3
- Price$21.82
- Rating4.3
- Reviews112
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Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of AmericanRacism
by Eve L. Ewing
- List rank#4
- Price$18.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews142
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The Battle for the Black Mind
by Karida L. Brown Ph.D
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews64
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The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way
by Amanda Ripley
- List rank#7
- Price$9.96
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,921
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Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
by Mary Annette Pember
- List rank#8
- Price$15.96
- Rating4.4
- Reviews258
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Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews371
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Story of the World, Vol. 2: History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages (Second Edition, Revised) (Vol. 2) (Story of the World)
- List rank#10
- Price$18.67
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,471
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 261 reviews and sells for $15.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 261 reviews, and 24% 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 $12.16 and $25.77.
Can new books break into History?
6% 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.