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World War I (Military & Wars, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for World War I (Military & Wars, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.49, median 462 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 48% of the parent category Military & Wars (962), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 79% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 462 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 World War I 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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Hanns and Rudolf: The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz
by Thomas Harding
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,238
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Yank: Memoir of a World War II Soldier (1941-1945)—From the Desert War of North Africa to the Allied Invasion of E
by Ted Ellsworth
- List rank#3
- Price$12.78
- Rating4.6
- Reviews23
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The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany—and the Spy Who Betrayed Them – Berlin's Elite Defying Tyranny in 1943
by Jonathan Freedland
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,037
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Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
- List rank#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,872
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The Last Lion Box Set: Winston Spencer Churchill, 1874 - 1965
by Paul Reid
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews515
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UNKNOWN SOLDIERS: The story of the missing of the Great War
by Neil Hanson
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews33
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Forty Autumns: A Powerful Story of Family Separation, Courage, and Life Divided by the Berlin Wall
by Nina Willner
- List rank#8
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,798
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Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
by Sean Parnell
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,112
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Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters Book 2: The Many Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever - Premiere Edition (Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters Series)
by Jared Knott
- List rank#10
- Price$3.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews398
FAQ
Is World War I a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 462 reviews and sells for $8.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in World War I?
The median best seller has 462 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do World War I best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into World War I?
4% 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.