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History & Schools of Thought (Philosophy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for History & Schools of Thought (Philosophy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 238 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category Philosophy (1,665), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 70% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 238 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History & Schools of Thought best sellers
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The Prince
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,485
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The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic
by Lindsey Stewart
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews224
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A Little History of Philosophy (Little Histories)
by Nigel Warburton
- List rank#3
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,577
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In Search Of The Miraculous (Harvest Book)
by P. D. Ouspensky
- List rank#4
- Price$0.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews844
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The Story of Philosophy: Lives, Ideas and Impact of History’s Greatest Philosophers (Grapevine Edition)
by Will Durant
- List rank#5
- Price$0.49
- Rating4.2
- Reviews141
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Philosophy 101: From Plato and Socrates to Ethics and Metaphysics, an Essential Primer on the History of Thought (Adams 101 Series)
by Paul Kleinman
- List rank#6
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,577
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The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,588
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On War
by Carl von Clausewitz
- List rank#9
- Price$0.52
- Rating4.4
- Reviews719
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The Complete Harvard Classics Shelf: 51 Volumes of Essential Classics + 20 Volumes of the Greatest Works of Fiction: A Literary Journey Through Time and Thought
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews44
Subcategories
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FAQ
Is History & Schools of Thought a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 238 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History & Schools of Thought?
The median best seller has 238 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History & Schools of Thought best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into History & Schools of Thought?
3% 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.