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19th Century (Modern (16th-21st Centuries), Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for 19th Century (Modern (16th-21st Centuries), Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 299 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.71 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 32% of the parent category Modern (16th-21st Centuries) (943), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 19th Century best sellers
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The Wreck of the Medusa
by Jonathan Miles
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews118
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A Troublesome Circumstance (Courting the Unconventional Book 8)
by Laura Beers
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews472
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The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews254
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1848: Year of Revolution
by Mike Rapport
- List rank#5
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews287
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
- List rank#6
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,287
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The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
by Ron Chernow
- List rank#7
- Price$13.29
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,578
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The Private Lives of the Impressionists
by Sue Roe
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews601
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West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil War
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews697
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Complete Works of Karl Marx: Includes The Communist Manifesto, Grundrisse, The Poverty of Philosophy, and More (Grapevine Edition)
by Karl Marx
- List rank#10
- Price$0.49
- Rating4.3
- Reviews64
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 299 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in 19th Century?
The median best seller has 299 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do 19th Century best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.71.
Can new books break into 19th Century?
5% 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.