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

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Scottish (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $0.99, median 438 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).

32Opportunity / 100
$0.99Median price
438Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$0.99 – $4.99
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)46%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Historical Fiction (13,730), one of the easier corners under it.
  • 46% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • At $0.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.

Top 10 Scottish best sellers

  1. The Castle in the Glen: A Novel book cover by Rhys Bowen

    The Castle in the Glen: A Novel

    by Rhys Bowen

    • List rank#1
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews13,964

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  2. Outlander: A Novel (Outlander, Book 1) book cover by Diana Gabaldon

    Outlander: A Novel (Outlander, Book 1)

    by Diana Gabaldon

    • List rank#2
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews106,624

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  3. Dragonfly In Amber (Outlander, Book 2) book cover by Diana Gabaldon

    Dragonfly In Amber (Outlander, Book 2)

    by Diana Gabaldon

    • List rank#3
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews61,547

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  4. The Moon Sister: A Novel (The Seven Sisters Book 5) book cover by Lucinda Riley

    The Moon Sister: A Novel (The Seven Sisters Book 5)

    by Lucinda Riley

    • List rank#4
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews40,669

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  5. The Laird's Unexpected Twins: A Highlanders Historical Romance Novel (Untamed Highland Bri book cover by Eloise Madigan

    The Laird's Unexpected Twins: A Highlanders Historical Romance Novel (Untamed Highland Brides Book 3)

    by Eloise Madigan

    • List rank#5
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews29

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  6. Claimed by a Highland Laird : Scottish Arranged Marriage Romance (The Lairds' Binding Vows book cover by Shona Thompson

    Claimed by a Highland Laird : Scottish Arranged Marriage Romance (The Lairds' Binding Vows Book 2)

    by Shona Thompson

    • List rank#6
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews17

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  7. Her Wedding to the Highland Devil: A Scottish Historical Romance (Lairds' Portraits Book 2 book cover by Lydia Kendall

    Her Wedding to the Highland Devil: A Scottish Historical Romance (Lairds' Portraits Book 2)

    by Lydia Kendall

    • List rank#7
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews91

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  8. Highlander's Captive (Called by a Highlander Book 1) book cover by Mariah Stone

    Highlander's Captive (Called by a Highlander Book 1)

    by Mariah Stone

    • List rank#8
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews5,810

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  9. The Laird Who Stole Her: A Scottish Historical Romance Novel (Lairds of Ruin Book 4) book cover by Serenity Whyte

    The Laird Who Stole Her: A Scottish Historical Romance Novel (Lairds of Ruin Book 4)

    by Serenity Whyte

    • List rank#9
    • Price$0.99
    • Reviews-

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  10. Owned by the Scarred Laird: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance (The Highland Contracts book cover by Maddie MacKenna

    Owned by the Scarred Laird: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance (The Highland Contracts Book 1)

    by Maddie MacKenna

    • List rank#10
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews356

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FAQ

Is Scottish a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 438 reviews and sells for $0.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Scottish?

The median best seller has 438 reviews, and 31% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Scottish best sellers cost?

The median price is $0.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $0.99 and $4.99.

Can new books break into Scottish?

46% 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.