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Women in History (History, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Women in History (History, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.62, median 1,401 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,401 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.62 its median price beats 93% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $14.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Women in History best sellers
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The Girl Behind the Gates: The gripping, heartbreaking historical bestseller based on a true story
by Brenda Davies
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews67,009
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
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The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews658
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Medieval Christianity: A New History
by Kevin Madigan
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews139
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Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America
by Mayukh Sen
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews120
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Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England
by Kate Hubbard
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews80
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The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
by Gwen Strauss
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,210
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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#8
- Price$12.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews17,647
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Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
by Saidiya V. Hartman
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews381
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The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne
by Chris Sweeney
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews277
FAQ
Is Women in History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,401 reviews and sells for $11.62.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Women in History?
The median best seller has 1,401 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Women in History best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.62; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Women in History?
8% 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.