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United States (Historical, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for United States (Historical, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.88, median 4,288 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.48 – $22.44 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 4,288 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 United States best sellers
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Uniting the States: Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle – Six Founders Who Shaped America's Revolutionary Democracy
- List rank#1
- Price$20.80
- Rating4.8
- Reviews114
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#2
- Price$32
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
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Between the World and Me (One World Essentials)
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews44,300
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- List rank#5
- Price$47.46
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,218
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MeatEater's American History: The Alaskans (1896-1941)
- List rank#6
- Price$15.69
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
- List rank#7
- Price$12.40
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
by Kai Bird
- List rank#8
- Price$22.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews277
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This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
by Craig Fehrman
- List rank#9
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews509
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Ethel Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy
- List rank#10
- Price$27.41
- Rating4.6
- Reviews132
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: United States
FAQ
Is United States a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,288 reviews and sells for $12.88.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United States?
The median best seller has 4,288 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do United States best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.88; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $22.44.
Can new books break into United States?
14% 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.