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Prehistoric & Primitive: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Prehistoric & Primitive, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.39, median 9 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.86 – $28.82 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Schools, Periods & Styles (130), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $14.39 its median price beats 98% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Prehistoric & Primitive best sellers
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Loot: The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World
by Sharon Waxman
- List rank#1
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews106
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The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure
by Carl Hoffman
- List rank#2
- Price$11.49
- Rating4.3
- Reviews271
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Stepping-Stones: A Journey through the Ice Age Caves of the Dordogne
by Christine Desdemaines-Hugon
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews155
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Palaeoartist's Handbook: Recreating prehistoric animals in art
by Mark P Witton
- List rank#4
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews204
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Magicians of the Gods: Sequel to the International Bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,905
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What Is Paleolithic Art?: Cave Paintings and the Dawn of Human Creativity
by Jean Clottes
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews131
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Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
by David Lewis-Williams
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews244
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The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists
by Gregory Curtis
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews228
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Jomon Potteries in Idojiri Vol.1: Tounai Ruins
by Idojiri Archaeological Museum
- List rank#9
- Price$6
- Rating5.0
- Reviews6
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Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History
by Fred S. Kleiner
- List rank#10
- Price$77.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews223
FAQ
Is Prehistoric & Primitive a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 9 reviews and sells for $14.39.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Prehistoric & Primitive?
The median best seller has 9 reviews, and 80% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Prehistoric & Primitive best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.39; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.86 and $28.82.
Can new books break into Prehistoric & Primitive?
2% 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.