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History (Japanese, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for History (Japanese, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.00, median 10 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.23 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $4.00 its median price is below 93% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 10 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Its median reviews are 50% of the parent category Japanese (20), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Learning World History through Manga Ancient Rome Season1 (Japanese Edition)
by Hero Kahh
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Reviews-
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ねずさんと語る古事記・弐 (青林堂ビジュアル) (Japanese Edition)
by 小名木善行
- List rank#2
- Price$3.55
- Rating4.5
- Reviews114
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The History of Oniwaban the Secret Agent Of Tokugawa Government (Japanese Edition)
by Wakasaki Ken
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2
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![J Wings（ジェイウイング）2026年12月号[雑誌] (Japanese Edition) book cover by イカロス出版](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71nM+L-WhwL._AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
J Wings（ジェイウイング）2026年12月号[雑誌] (Japanese Edition)
by イカロス出版
- List rank#4
- Price$9.46
- Rating3.9
- Reviews3
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検定合格 市販版 国史教科書 第７版 中学校社会科用【分冊４ 現代編】 国史教科書第７版 (令和書籍) (Japanese Edition)
by 国史教科書編纂委員会
- List rank#5
- Price$3.16
- Rating4.7
- Reviews54
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Learn fast History of Okinawa (Japanese Edition)
by Iris Quantum
- List rank#6
- Price$3.56
- Rating2.8
- Reviews5
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＜増補決定版＞ 白虎隊 PHP文庫 (Japanese Edition)
by 中村 彰彦
- List rank#7
- Price$4.60
- Rating3.7
- Reviews28
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The Chinas Cultural Revolution (Japanese Edition)
by Masahiro Yamazaki
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews81
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Why Japan is following The fall of Ancient Athens and Jewish: The history for three millenniums tells us The inevitable ruin of Japan (Japanese Edition)
by Tsubasa Mori
- List rank#9
- Price$3
- Reviews-
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Nazi Germany Forced Labor and Postwar Processing Elucidation of the truth in international relations and the Memory Responsibility Future Fund (Japanese Edition)
by Tamura Mitsuaki
- List rank#10
- Price$8.29
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 10 reviews and sells for $4.00.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 10 reviews, and 84% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.00; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.23.
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.