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India (Ancient Civilizations, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for India (Ancient Civilizations, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 8 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $11.44 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Ancient Civilizations (665), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 8 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 India best sellers
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The Penguin History of the World: 6th edition
by J M Roberts
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,292
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The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World
- List rank#2
- Price$14.43
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,079
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The Complete History of India: From Ancient Civilizations to Modern Global Power (1500 BCE - 2025) - An Unabridged Non-Fiction Journey (The Short Story of a Nation)
by James W. Harrow
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3
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The Empires That Never Were - Forty Counterfactual Histories from the Ancient World: How Sumer, Egypt, Persia, Greece, Rome, India, China, and Mesoamerica ... Civilization (The Unwritten Histories)
by Thomas Carrington
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Harappa: The History of the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization’s Most Famous City
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews19
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History of India from Ancient Times to Today
by Aishik Dutta
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Reviews-
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The Immortal Master: Sage Agasthiyar: The Father of Tamil Grammar, Ancient Science of the Agastya Samhita, and the Secrets of the 18 Siddhars
by Sri Saran
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2
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Ancient Kaya Kalpa Secrets for Age Reversal and Cellular Regeneration: The 5000-Year Ayurvedic Journey: Ancient Indian Achievements (Ayurveda's Infinite Wisdom Book 6)
by Michal Machura
- List rank#8
- Price$5.30
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2
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The Battle of Hydaspes: Alexander the Great and the Invasion of India (Forgotten Battles)
by Jack Whitaker
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
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Before Memory Escapes: The Kashmiri Pandits and the 1990 Exodus: A Documented History from Ancient Kashmir to 2026
by Prakash Mochary
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is India a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 8 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in India?
The median best seller has 8 reviews, and 77% of them have fewer than 100.
What do India best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $11.44.
Can new books break into India?
16% 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.