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Military (Literature & Fiction › Historical Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Military (Literature & Fiction › Historical Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.59, median 5,300 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.99 – $16.00 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 5,300 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 26% of the parent category Historical Fiction (20,538), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $10.59 its median price is below 88% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Military best sellers
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The Alice Network: A Novel – A New York Times Bestselling Historical Fiction of Female Spies, Courage, and Betrayal Across Two World Wars
by Kate Quinn
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews101,144
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All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel
by Anthony Doerr
- List rank#2
- Price$9.40
- Rating4.5
- Reviews175,452
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Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel (Modern Library 100 Best Novels)
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews40,946
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Treason's Edge: Book 11 of the Nicholas Cruwys Naval Series
- List rank#5
- Price$9
- Rating4.8
- Reviews503
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The American Girl: Gripping and unputdownable World War 2 fiction (The Maureen Ritter Series Book 1)
by Eoin Dempsey
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,346
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The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War
by Michael Shaara
- List rank#7
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,339
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Once an Eagle: A Classic Novel of Leadership and Valor in Military History (Harperperennial Modern Classics)
by Anton Myrer
- List rank#8
- Price$19.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,803
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All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel
by Erich Maria Remarque
- List rank#9
- Price$6.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,688
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THE SERGEANT PILOT a sweeping historical novel of the Battle of Britain
by Robert Jackson
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,617
FAQ
Is Military a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5,300 reviews and sells for $10.59.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Military?
The median best seller has 5,300 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Military best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.59; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $16.00.
Can new books break into Military?
12% 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.