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Popes & the Vatican (Catholicism, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Popes & the Vatican (Catholicism, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.21, median 270 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.74 – $14.19 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $10.21 its median price beats 89% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 270 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $5.74 to $14.19, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Popes & the Vatican best sellers
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The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance
by Ross King
- List rank#1
- Price$1.96
- Rating4.6
- Reviews880
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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#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews677
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Machiavelli: A Biography
by Miles Unger
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews93
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The Hidden Pope: The Untold Story of a Lifelong Friendship That Changed the Relationship Between Catholics and Jews
by Darcy O'Brien
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews73
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American Pope: Leo XIV's Road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City
by Daniel Burke
- List rank#5
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews48
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Magnifica Humanitas : On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence
by Pope Leo XIV
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews242
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Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain (The Middle Ages Series)
by Joseph F. O'Callaghan
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews65
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Why We're Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, and Love
by Trent Horn
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,940
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What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church
- List rank#9
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews533
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A Papacy of Confusion: The Controversial Legacy of Pope Francis
by Fr. Gerald E. Murray
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2
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FAQ
Is Popes & the Vatican a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 270 reviews and sells for $10.21.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Popes & the Vatican?
The median best seller has 270 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Popes & the Vatican best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.21; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.74 and $14.19.
Can new books break into Popes & the Vatican?
10% 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.