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World War I (Biographies & Memoirs › Military, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for World War I (Biographies & Memoirs › Military, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.63, median 455 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.70 – $20.09 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Military (4,477), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 75% of Books categories: the median best seller has 455 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 World War I best sellers
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A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918
- List rank#1
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,640
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The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel: Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World
by Douglas Brunt
- List rank#2
- Price$13.68
- Rating4.8
- Reviews279
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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
by Douglas Brunt
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,954
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Storm of Steel: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Ernst Junger
- List rank#4
- Price$13.90
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,292
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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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Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
- List rank#6
- Price$9.93
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,872
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Knowledge Encyclopedia - World History (Knowledge Encyclopedia For Children)
- List rank#7
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews906
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Facemaker
- List rank#8
- Price$11.76
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,464
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The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
- List rank#9
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,921
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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#10
- Price$9.17
- Rating4.6
- Reviews24,726
FAQ
Is World War I a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 455 reviews and sells for $14.63.
How many reviews do you need to rank in World War I?
The median best seller has 455 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do World War I best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.63; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.70 and $20.09.
Can new books break into World War I?
6% 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.