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History (Education & Reference, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for History (Education & Reference, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 246 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 40% of the parent category Education & Reference (611), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 71% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 246 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History best sellers
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The Weirdest Tales in History: 25 Full-Length Stories for History Buffs - Emperors, Popes, Vikings, and Unbelievable True Episodes
by Garlandium Books
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews193
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,691
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Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
by Brandy Colbert
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews227
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Prison Island: A Graphic Memoir
by Colleen Frakes
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews54
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The Weirdest Tales in History, Vol.II: 25 More Full-Length Stories for History Buffs - Plots, Popes, Presidents, and Other Historical Absurdities
by Garlandium Books
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews80
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A Little History of the World (Little Histories)
by E. H. Gombrich
- List rank#6
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,129
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Farewell to Manzanar
by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
- List rank#7
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,637
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Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,772
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THE LAST CARBONARO: Felix Orsini, Napoleon III, and the Conspiracy That Shook the World
by Nicholas Vazzana
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews5
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Navy SEAL Dogs: My Tale of Training Canines for Combat
by Mike Ritland
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews851
Subcategories
FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 246 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 246 reviews, and 27% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into History?
1% 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.