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History & Criticism (Fantasy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History & Criticism (Fantasy, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $20, median 70 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.00 – $29.17 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Fantasy (50,648), one of the easier corners under it.
- 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 History & Criticism best sellers
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Serling: A Journey into the Twilight Zone with TV’s First Visionary
- List rank#1
- Price$28.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews21
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The Baron Trump Collection: Complete 3-Book Collection - Ingersoll Lockwood's Time Travel Novels: Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump with ... Journey | The Last President (1896)
by Lockwood Ingersoll
- List rank#2
- Price$15.97
- Rating4.3
- Reviews239
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Star Trek: The Original Voyages: A Visual History
by Kyle Newman
- List rank#3
- Price$60
- Reviews-
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The Star Wars Archives. 1977–1983. 45th Ed. (45th Edition)
by Paul Duncan
- List rank#4
- Price$23.75
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,292
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The Anime Archives: A retrospective of anime films and TV shows from indie journal publisher Lost in Cult.
by Lost in Cult
- List rank#5
- Price$28.60
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9
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Star Wars Year By Year New Edition
by Kristin Baver
- List rank#6
- Price$29.72
- Rating4.9
- Reviews986
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Star Wars Timelines
by Kristin Baver
- List rank#7
- Price$23.12
- Rating4.8
- Reviews812
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There and Back Again: The Unofficial Oral History of The Lord of the Rings Films
by Sam Moore
- List rank#8
- Price$25.74
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2
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Jurassic Park: The Ultimate Visual History
by James Mottram
- List rank#9
- Price$53.29
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,183
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I Was Feeling Epic: An Oral History of The Vampire Diaries
by Samantha Highfill
- List rank#10
- Price$13.24
- Rating4.7
- Reviews168
FAQ
Is History & Criticism a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 70 reviews and sells for $20.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History & Criticism?
The median best seller has 70 reviews, and 55% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History & Criticism best sellers cost?
The median price is $20; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.00 and $29.17.
Can new books break into History & Criticism?
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.