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History (Christian Books & Bibles, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for History (Christian Books & Bibles, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.99, median 780 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 780 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 History best sellers
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Medieval Christianity: A New History
by Kevin Madigan
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews139
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The World's Greatest Book: The Story of How the Bible Came to Be
by Jerry A. Pattengale
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews222
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The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
by Lee Strobel
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15,801
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The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine (Classics)
by Eusebius
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews547
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Marx and Moody: Two Contemporaries. Two Gospels. Two Tombstones. One Choice.
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews80
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Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,880
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Church History in Plain Language, Fifth Edition: The Story of the Church for Today's Readers
by Bruce L. Shelley
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews677
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The Grand Inquisitor's Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of God
by Jonathan Kirsch
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews165
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Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
by Gregory Boyle
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,431
Subcategories
- History26
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FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 780 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 780 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
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.