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Prehistory (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Prehistory (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 102 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).

16Opportunity / 100
$4.99Median price
102Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$3.99 – $7.99
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)1%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Historical Fiction (2,260), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
  • At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.

Top 10 Prehistory best sellers

  1. I'm a Scaredy-Mouse! (Geronimo Stilton Cavemice #7) book cover by Geronimo Stilton

    I'm a Scaredy-Mouse! (Geronimo Stilton Cavemice #7)

    by Geronimo Stilton

    • List rank#1
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews121

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  2. Ultra Top Secret Robot Dinosaur Blueprints book cover by David Cunliffe

    Ultra Top Secret Robot Dinosaur Blueprints

    by David Cunliffe

    • List rank#2
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews49

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  3. Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House Book 7) book cover by Mary Pope Osborne

    Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House Book 7)

    by Mary Pope Osborne

    • List rank#3
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews1,694

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  4. Dino ABC - A Dinosaur Alphabet Book for Kids. Learn the Letters With Prehistoric Creatures book cover by Barbara Pinke

    Dino ABC - A Dinosaur Alphabet Book for Kids. Learn the Letters With Prehistoric Creatures for Toddlers and Children (FunFact ABCs)

    by Barbara Pinke

    • List rank#4
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews100

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  5. 3 Prehistoric World Novels: Boxed Set book cover by Jack London

    3 Prehistoric World Novels: Boxed Set

    by Jack London

    • List rank#5
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating3.7
    • Reviews327

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  6. Long Walk to Water: International Bestseller Based on a True Story book cover by Linda Sue Park

    Long Walk to Water: International Bestseller Based on a True Story

    by Linda Sue Park

    • List rank#6
    • Price-
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews27,713

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  7. Saturday, The Twelfth Of October book cover by Norma Fox Mazer

    Saturday, The Twelfth Of October

    by Norma Fox Mazer

    • List rank#7
    • Price$10.69
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews46

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  8. The Ghost Warriors (The Ghost Warriors Series Book 1) book cover by Bill Tippins

    The Ghost Warriors (The Ghost Warriors Series Book 1)

    by Bill Tippins

    • List rank#8
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews155

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  9. Dark Wyng (The Erth Dragons Book 2) book cover by Chris d'Lacey

    Dark Wyng (The Erth Dragons Book 2)

    by Chris d'Lacey

    • List rank#9
    • Price$7.59
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews305

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  10. There's a Stegosaurus in My Tonsils (Surgery Books for Kids) book cover by Nat Gibson

    There's a Stegosaurus in My Tonsils (Surgery Books for Kids)

    by Nat Gibson

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews143

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FAQ

Is Prehistory a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 102 reviews and sells for $4.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Prehistory?

The median best seller has 102 reviews, and 48% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Prehistory best sellers cost?

The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $7.99.

Can new books break into Prehistory?

1% 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.