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James L. Swanson: Amazon KDP author data

James L. Swanson has 24 books on Amazon, 22 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #1), mostly in Presidents & First Families, United States, Law & Crime.

24Books on Amazon
22Listed in 30 days
4.5Average rating
Median price$11.35
Price range (middle 50%)$7.99 – $13.89
Median reviews374
Total reviews24,076
New books (30 days)0
Breakout books (30 days)0

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What stands out

  • 92% of the catalog made a best-seller list in the last 30 days: the whole backlist sells, not one hit.
  • Median price $11.35, 19% below the median of their main category, Presidents & First Families.

James L. Swanson's best-ranked books

  1. Chasing Lincoln's Killer book cover by James L. Swanson

    Chasing Lincoln's Killer

    by James L. Swanson

    • Price$10.57
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews2,169

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  2. Chasing Lincoln's Killer book cover by James L. Swanson

    Chasing Lincoln's Killer

    by James L. Swanson

    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews2,169

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  3. "The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy book cover by James L. Swanson

    "The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    by James L. Swanson

    • Price$17.89
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews464

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  4. "The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy book cover by James L. Swanson

    "The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    by James L. Swanson

    • Price$10.10
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews464

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  5. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) book cover by James L. Swanson

    Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.)

    by James L. Swanson

    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews2,845
    • Published2009-10

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  6. The President Has Been Shot!: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy book cover by James L. Swanson

    The President Has Been Shot!: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    by James L. Swanson

    • Price$10.67
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews465

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  7. Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis book cover by James L. Swanson

    Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis

    by James L. Swanson

    • Price$6.80
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews91

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  8. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer ― A Gripping Edgar Award-Winning Civil War  book cover by James L. Swanson

    Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer ― A Gripping Edgar Award-Winning Civil War History Book About John Wilkes Booth (P.S.)

    by James L. Swanson

    • Price$11.35
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews2,845

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  9. "The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy book cover by James L. Swanson

    "The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    by James L. Swanson

    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews465

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  10. Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis book cover by James L. Swanson

    Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis

    by James L. Swanson

    • Price$7.16
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews91

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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.