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United States (Military, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for United States (Military, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.49, median 1,299 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,299 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- The same niche in Books scores 35, 12 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- At $10.49 its median price beats 89% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 United States best sellers
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II — A WWII Story Set in the Pacific Theater
- List rank#1
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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A People's History of the United States: The Classic National Bestseller—American History from the Bottom Up, from Columbus to Clinton
by Howard Zinn
- List rank#2
- Price$12.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews17,647
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The Victors: Eisenhower And His Boys The Men Of World War Ii
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews803
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Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America
by Pekka Hämäläinen
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews875
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
by Tony Horwitz
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews756
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The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,123
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Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (Extreme Ownership Series Book 1)
- List rank#7
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews39,558
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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
by Edward E Baptist
- List rank#8
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,427
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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
by Adam Makos
- List rank#9
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16,887
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The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,623
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: United States
FAQ
Is United States a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,299 reviews and sells for $10.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United States?
The median best seller has 1,299 reviews, and 18% of them have fewer than 100.
What do United States best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into United States?
9% 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.