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19th Century (History › United States, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for 19th Century (History › United States, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $2.99, median 842 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.36 – $11.27 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $2.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 842 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $1.36 to $11.27, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 19th Century best sellers
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
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The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World
- List rank#2
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews128
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Tombstone Reckoning: Classic Western (A Johnny Irons Classic Western Adventure Book 4)
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews353
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This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
by Craig Fehrman
- List rank#4
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews509
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The Boy Sheriff: Classic Western (A Johnny Irons Classic Western Adventure Book 1)
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,523
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
by Tony Horwitz
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews756
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Driftwood Justice: Classic Western (A Johnny Irons Classic Western Adventure Book 3)
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews420
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The Famine Ships: The Irish Exodus to America
by Edward Laxton
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews291
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The Red Canyon Gang: Classic Western (A Johnny Irons Classic Western Adventure Book 2)
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews558
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The Ghost Rider: Classic Western (A Ghost Rider Classic Western Adventure Book 1)
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,780
Subcategories
FAQ
Is 19th Century a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 842 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in 19th Century?
The median best seller has 842 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do 19th Century best sellers cost?
The median price is $2.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.36 and $11.27.
Can new books break into 19th Century?
11% 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.