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United States (History, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for United States (History, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $16, median 1,499 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 43/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.75 – $24.50 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 26% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 26% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,499 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 United States best sellers
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The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic
- List rank#1
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews816
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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- List rank#2
- Price$20.47
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,096
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The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World
- List rank#3
- Price$32
- Rating4.3
- Reviews128
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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#4
- 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#5
- Price$32
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
by William Strauss
- List rank#6
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,211
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
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The Federalist
by John Jay
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews186
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The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement
- List rank#9
- Price$26.90
- Rating4.8
- Reviews531
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A People's History of the United States
by Howard Zinn
- List rank#10
- Price$39.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews17,647
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: United States
FAQ
Is United States a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 43/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 1,499 reviews and sells for $16.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United States?
The median best seller has 1,499 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do United States best sellers cost?
The median price is $16; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.75 and $24.50.
Can new books break into United States?
26% 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.