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History (Reference, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History (Reference, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.10, median 938 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.99 – $22.42 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 84% of Books categories: the median best seller has 938 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews944
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Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech
by Brian Merchant
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews293
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values – A Philosophical Travel Memoir of Personal Growth
- List rank#3
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13,979
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A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
by Jimmy Soni
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews909
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The Wright Brothers
- List rank#5
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews21,450
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
- List rank#6
- Price$12.53
- Rating4.7
- Reviews12,185
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More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity
by Adam Becker
- List rank#7
- Price$18.67
- Rating4.6
- Reviews325
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The Pen: A Human History
- List rank#8
- Price$30
- Rating4.1
- Reviews7
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How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
by Ryan North
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,591
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Aircraft: The Definitive Visual History (DK Definitive Transport Guides)
by DK
- List rank#10
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,399
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 938 reviews and sells for $16.10.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 938 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.10; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.99 and $22.42.
Can new books break into History?
10% 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.