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History of Technology: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History of Technology, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.06, median 1,040 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.19 – $20.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,040 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History of Technology best sellers
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Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews944
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100,000 Whys - The Big Journey for Adults: An Amazing Encyclopedia of Everyday Questions About Science, History and Much More to Impress your Friends| Fascinating Answers & Mind-Blowing Fun Facts
by Rayan Yale
- List rank#2
- Price$19.97
- Rating4.1
- Reviews234
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Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech
by Brian Merchant
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews293
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values – A Philosophical Travel Memoir of Personal Growth
- List rank#4
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13,979
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A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
by Jimmy Soni
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews909
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More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity
by Adam Becker
- List rank#6
- Price$18.67
- Rating4.6
- Reviews325
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The Wright Brothers
- List rank#7
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews21,450
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
- List rank#8
- Price$12.53
- Rating4.7
- Reviews12,185
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The Book of This Day in History: Big Book of 365 Days of Events & Milestones | Hardcover Gift for History Buffs, Educators, Students & Trivia Lovers
by Publications International Ltd.
- List rank#10
- Price$13.15
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,010
FAQ
Is History of Technology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,040 reviews and sells for $15.06.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History of Technology?
The median best seller has 1,040 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History of Technology best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.06; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.19 and $20.96.
Can new books break into History of Technology?
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.