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History & Criticism (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History & Criticism (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.48, median 3,236 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.07 – $13.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (73,006), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,236 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.48 its median price is below 84% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 History & Criticism best sellers
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The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews181,034
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Royal Witch: A Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews219
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Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics)
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- List rank#4
- Price$10.47
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,492
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Hieronymus Bosch: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,379
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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
by John Douglas
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,048
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Hamlet
- List rank#7
- Price$6.32
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,510
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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
- List rank#8
- Price$11.55
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,686
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Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#9
- Price$5.73
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,520
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Macbeth: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,186
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Literary Criticism
FAQ
Is History & Criticism a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,236 reviews and sells for $11.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History & Criticism?
The median best seller has 3,236 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History & Criticism best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.07 and $13.99.
Can new books break into History & Criticism?
7% 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.