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Medieval (Europe, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Medieval (Europe, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 348 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 348 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Medieval best sellers
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The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews658
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Medieval Christianity: A New History
by Kevin Madigan
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews139
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The Habsburgs: To Rule the World
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews689
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Queens at War: England's Medieval Queens Book Four
by Alison Weir
- List rank#4
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews183
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Church History in Plain Language, Fifth Edition: The Story of the Church for Today's Readers
by Bruce L. Shelley
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews677
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The Grand Inquisitor's Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of God
by Jonathan Kirsch
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews165
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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
by Roger Crowley
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,066
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The Bayeux Tapestry: Discover the real story behind the creation of the masterpiece
by Carola Hicks
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews95
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How to Survive in Medieval England
by Toni Mount
- List rank#10
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews959
FAQ
Is Medieval a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 348 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Medieval?
The median best seller has 348 reviews, and 27% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Medieval best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Medieval?
6% 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.