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Medieval (History, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Medieval (History, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 24 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 17/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category History (298), 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.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $7.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Medieval best sellers
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Your Life As A Viking Warrior: (Illustrated Book) (Your Life As...)
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews77
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic: The eBook of the Exhibition
by British British Library
- List rank#2
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,292
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Treasury of Norse Mythology: Stories of Intrigue, Trickery, Love, and Revenge (National Geographic Treasuries)
by Donna Jo Napoli
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews528
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Captivating History for Curious Kids: An Awesome History Book for Kids with Unbelievable Stories And Facts About the Strange World We Live In
by Jordan Moore
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews240
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Aethelflaed (An Illustrated Journey Number 23): History
by Vic Nemm
- List rank#6
- Price$5.95
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Guts & Glory: The Vikings
by Ben Thompson
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews314
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The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa
by Patricia McKissack
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews271
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FAQ
Is Medieval a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 17/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 24 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Medieval?
The median best seller has 24 reviews, and 76% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Medieval best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $7.99.
Can new books break into Medieval?
8% 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.