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United States (Children's eBooks › History, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for United States (Children's eBooks › History, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 242 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.72 – $8.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 71% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 242 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 United States best sellers
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Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards))
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,256
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The Web of War (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #14): A World War II Tale
by Nathan Hale
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
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One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #1): A Revolutionary War Tale
by Nathan Hale
- List rank#3
- Price$8.92
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,665
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The Sinking of the Titanic (Graphic History)
by Matt Doeden
- List rank#4
- Price$7.95
- Rating4.2
- Reviews260
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Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2): A Civil War Tale
by Nathan Hale
- List rank#5
- Price$7.83
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,541
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Carrie Ingalls: The Forgotten Sister
by Clarissa Willis
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews80
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Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence
by Neil Gorsuch
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews850
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Donner Dinner Party (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #3): A Pioneer Tale
by Nathan Hale
- List rank#8
- Price$8.45
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,208
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Gross Facts About the U.S. Civil War (Gross History)
by Mira Vonne
- List rank#9
- Price$8.54
- Rating3.6
- Reviews10
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The Underground Abductor (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #5): An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman
by Nathan Hale
- List rank#10
- Price$8.43
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,243
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: United States
FAQ
Is United States a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 242 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United States?
The median best seller has 242 reviews, and 40% of them have fewer than 100.
What do United States best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.72 and $8.99.
Can new books break into United States?
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.