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History & Culture (Computers & Technology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History & Culture (Computers & Technology, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.38, median 818 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.61 – $18.63 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 32% of the parent category Computers & Technology (2,546), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 818 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History & Culture best sellers
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Elon Musk
- List rank#1
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,917
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Enshittification
- List rank#2
- Price$18.64
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,267
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A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
by Jimmy Soni
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews909
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Rinsed: From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks
by Geoff White
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews316
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The Tech Parenting Rulebook: 100 Simple Tips to Raise Digitally Healthy Kids
by Aniko Hill
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews11
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
- List rank#6
- Price$12.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,346
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
- List rank#7
- Price$16.76
- Rating4.4
- Reviews14,832
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Steve Jobs
- List rank#8
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews26,941
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The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews756
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Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
by Ben McKenzie
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,049
Subcategories
FAQ
Is History & Culture a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 818 reviews and sells for $14.38.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History & Culture?
The median best seller has 818 reviews, and 21% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History & Culture best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.38; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.61 and $18.63.
Can new books break into History & Culture?
13% 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.