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Prehistory (Ancient Civilizations, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Prehistory (Ancient Civilizations, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 382 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 31, 13 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 77% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 382 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Prehistory best sellers
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – The #1 New York Times Bestseller Exploring How We Became Ruler of the Planet
- List rank#1
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134,001
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Tamed: From Wild to Domesticated, the Ten Animals and Plants That Changed Human History
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews604
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The Eagle Feather: Life is Hard, but Beautiful (The Eagle Feather Saga Book 1)
by A.K. Vyas
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,817
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A Pocket History of Human Evolution: How We Became Sapiens
by Silvana Condemi
- List rank#4
- Price$15.07
- Rating4.5
- Reviews352
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Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia — A Narrative of the South Seas and Polynesia
by Christina Thompson
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,012
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The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples
by Tim Flannery
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews199
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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Updated With a New Epilogue – The Groundbreaking Cultural Story of Gender Warfare and Social Change
by Riane Eisler
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews594
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World: The Definitive Dinosaur Encyclopedia with Stunning Illustrations, Embark on a Prehistoric Quest!
- List rank#8
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,919
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India: A History
by John Keay
- List rank#9
- Price$11.54
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,375
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The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present
- List rank#10
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews392
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FAQ
Is Prehistory a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 382 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Prehistory?
The median best seller has 382 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Prehistory best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Prehistory?
5% 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.