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World War I (20th Century, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for World War I (20th Century, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1,428 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 15% of the parent category 20th Century (9,438), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,428 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 16% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 World War I best sellers
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The Alice Network: A Novel – A New York Times Bestselling Historical Fiction of Female Spies, Courage, and Betrayal Across Two World Wars
by Kate Quinn
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews101,144
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Marie Benedict Historical Fiction Bundle
- List rank#2
- Price$39.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews227
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Angel Down (Pulitzer Prize Winner): A Novel
by Daniel Kraus
- List rank#3
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,117
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The Phoenix Crown: An NPR Best Book of the Year
by Kate Quinn
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews10,948
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Legends of the Fall
by Jim Harrison
- List rank#5
- Price$12.32
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,250
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Guarded Ground: A Becky & Flynn WWI Mystery (The Becky and Flynn Mystery Series Book 1)
by Anna Elliott
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,296
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The Echo of Loss (Hallewell Trilogy Book 2)
by Katherine Webb
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,188
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The Orphan Collector: A Heroic Novel of Survival During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
by Ellen Marie Wiseman
- List rank#9
- Price$8.26
- Rating4.5
- Reviews21,243
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Safe You Sleep: A Becky & Flynn WWI Mystery (The Becky and Flynn Mystery Series Book 4)
by Anna Elliott
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews742
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FAQ
Is World War I a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,428 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in World War I?
The median best seller has 1,428 reviews, and 14% 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 $3.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into World War I?
16% 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.