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18th Century (Modern (16th-21st Centuries), Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for 18th Century (Modern (16th-21st Centuries), Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.99, median 278 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.59 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 29% of the parent category Modern (16th-21st Centuries) (943), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 73% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 278 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 18th Century best sellers
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A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution
by Jeremy D. Popkin
- List rank#1
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews875
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The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution
by Alex Storozynski
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews309
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American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews263
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The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left
by Yuval Levin
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews441
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The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution
by John Oller
- List rank#5
- Price$13.86
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,135
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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
- List rank#6
- Price$12.06
- Rating4.4
- Reviews9,329
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The Republic Of Pirates: A Captivating Historical Biography of the Caribbean's Infamous Buccaneers
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,306
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The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Pulitzer Prize for Biography)
by Tom Reiss
- List rank#8
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,709
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How the British Invented Communism (And Blamed It on the Jews)
by Richard Poe
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews350
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Fire and Light: How the Enlightenment Transformed Our World
by James MacGregor Burns
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews136
FAQ
Is 18th Century a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 278 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in 18th Century?
The median best seller has 278 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do 18th Century best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.59.
Can new books break into 18th Century?
4% 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.