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World War I (Military, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for World War I (Military, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 360 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 108 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 33% of the parent category Military (1,094), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 360 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 World War I best sellers
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The First World War: A Complete History
by Martin Gilbert
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,302
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A Nasty Little War: The Western Intervention into the Russian Civil War
by Anna Reid
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews237
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The Pity of War: Explaining World War I
by Niall Ferguson
- List rank#3
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews314
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women (Bestselling Historical Nonfiction Gift for Men and Women)
by Kate Moore
- List rank#4
- Price$9.17
- Rating4.6
- Reviews24,726
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The Last Tsar: The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs
by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
- List rank#5
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews223
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The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I; Barbara W. Tuchman's Great War Series (Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Books)
by Barbara W. Tuchman
- List rank#7
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,645
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The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,921
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A Short History of World War II
by James L. Stokesbury
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews264
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews34,269
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FAQ
Is World War I a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 360 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in World War I?
The median best seller has 360 reviews, and 27% of them have fewer than 100.
What do World War I best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into World War I?
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.