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United Kingdom (Historical, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for United Kingdom (Historical, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 111 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $7.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Historical (2,070), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 United Kingdom best sellers
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The Greatest Traitor: The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, Ruler of England 1327–1330
by Ian Mortimer
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews539
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Winston Churchill: A Life from Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies)
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,017
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Queen Anna (Stuart Queens Trilogy Book 1)
by Tony Riches
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews83
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The Royal Rift Between Kate and Meghan
by James Blackwood
- List rank#4
- Price$6.95
- Rating3.4
- Reviews18
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C. S. Lewis: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of British Authors)
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews35
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The Way We Were: Remembering Diana
by Paul Burrell
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews734
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UNKNOWN SOLDIERS: The story of the missing of the Great War
by Neil Hanson
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews33
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The Fall of the House of York: Andrew, Fergie, Their Daughters, and the Scandals That Shook the Royal Family
by James Blackwood
- List rank#8
- Price$4.95
- Rating3.2
- Reviews11
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Nancy Wake: World War Two's Most Rebellious Spy
by Russell Braddon
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,315
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The Royals
by Kitty Kelley
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews940
FAQ
Is United Kingdom a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 111 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United Kingdom?
The median best seller has 111 reviews, and 50% of them have fewer than 100.
What do United Kingdom best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $7.24.
Can new books break into United Kingdom?
18% 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.