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Scottish (Historical, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Scottish (Historical, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.74, median 2,715 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $10.11 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 40, 22 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,715 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $7.74 its median price is below 96% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Scottish best sellers
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Outlander: Outlander, Book 1
- List rank#1
- Price$23.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews106,624
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Highlander's Captive (Called by a Highlander Book 1)
by Mariah Stone
- List rank#2
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews5,810
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The Secret Christmas Library: A Heartwarming Christmas Romance Tale Set in a Scottish Castle, Featuring Unlikely Alliances in a Mysterious Hunt for Hidden Treasures
by Jenny Colgan
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews3,369
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The Duke And I Deluxe Collector's Edition: Daphne's Story, The Inspiration for Bridgerton Season One
by Julia Quinn
- List rank#4
- Price$15.73
- Rating4.5
- Reviews77,744
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Dragonfly in Amber: Outlander, Book 2
- List rank#5
- Price$26.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews61,547
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Marrying Winterborne: The Ravenels, Book 2 — A Regency Romance About a Powerful Lord and His Innocent New Wife
by Lisa Kleypas
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,337
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Voyager: Outlander, Book 3
- List rank#7
- Price$23.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews57,639
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Just Like Heaven: A Witty and Lighthearted Regency Guardian Romance for Fans of Bridgerton (Smythe-Smith Quartet Book 1)
by Julia Quinn
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,163
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Drums of Autumn: Outlander, Book 4
- List rank#9
- Price$23.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews50,361
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The Inheritance
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,645
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Scottish
FAQ
Is Scottish a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,715 reviews and sells for $7.74.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Scottish?
The median best seller has 2,715 reviews, and 3% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Scottish best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.74; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $10.11.
Can new books break into Scottish?
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.