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History (Hinduism, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for History (Hinduism, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 1, 2026: median price $3.99, median 79 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.28 – $6.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Hinduism (666), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.28 to $6.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 History best sellers
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The Bhagavad Gita (Easwaran's Classics of Indian Spirituality Book 1)
- List rank#1
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,996
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India: A History
by John Keay
- List rank#2
- Price$11.54
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,375
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Autobiography of a Yogi
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,225
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Original Bhagavad Gita — The Ultimate Millennial Edition — With Clear and Concise Commentary
by Swami B.G. Narasingha
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,055
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The Shiva Sutras
by Ranjit Chaudhri
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,000
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The Wisdom of Abhinavagupta: Consciousness, Aesthetic Rapture, and the Freedom of Śiva
- List rank#6
- Price$4.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8
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God Is Not One: A Study of Religious Diversity and Doctrinal Differences
by Stephen Prothero
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,384
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Bhagavad Gita
by Anonymous
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,152
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The Evolution of Modern Yoga
by Daniel Simpson
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Reviews-
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Bhagavat Mahapuran Vyakhya Sahit Part 01 (Skand 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8), Code 0026, Sanskrit Hindi, Gita Press Gorakhpur (Official) (Hindi Edition)
by Ved Vyas(Gita Press Gorakhpur)
- List rank#10
- Price$3.80
- Rating4.8
- Reviews538
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FAQ
Is History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 79 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History?
The median best seller has 79 reviews, and 51% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.28 and $6.99.
Can new books break into History?
14% 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.