Category Overview
Kindle Store › Kindle eBooks › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical
Competition Level
Low Competition
4/10
BSR Benchmarks
| Metric | Benchmark |
|---|---|
| BSR to reach Top 10 | < 2,000 |
| BSR to reach Top 100 | < 15,000 |
| Average Price | $5.99–$9.99 |
Historical biography crosses over with history and historical fiction readerships. Under-told stories — forgotten figures, women in history, non-Western history — are significantly outperforming traditional "great man" biography.
How to List Your Book in This Category
- 1 Open your KDP Bookshelf and go to your book's details page.
- 2 Under "Categories", click Browse Categories.
- 3 Follow the path: Kindle Store › Kindle eBooks › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical
- 4 If the subcategory is not selectable directly, contact KDP support and provide the BISAC code. BISAC: BIO006000
- 5 You can hold up to 3 categories per book — use all three.
Tips for This Category
- Forgotten or under-told historical figures have less competition and hungrier audiences
- Women in history biographies are over-performing significantly
- Narrative non-fiction style (novelistic storytelling with citations) outperforms academic tone