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Abolition (Civil War, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Abolition (Civil War, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.49, median 310 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.21 – $12.62 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $4.49 its median price is below 92% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 310 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Abolition best sellers
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A People's History of the United States: The Classic National Bestseller—American History from the Bottom Up, from Columbus to Clinton
by Howard Zinn
- List rank#1
- Price$12.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews17,647
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
by Tony Horwitz
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews756
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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
by Edward E Baptist
- List rank#3
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,427
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My Bondage and My Freedom
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,327
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The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America
by Noah Feldman
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews189
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave
- List rank#6
- Price$3.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,596
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The Great Stain: Witnessing American Slavery
by Noel Rae
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews67
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The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America's Story
by Kermit Roosevelt
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews288
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The Weight of Her Name: The Cost of Obedience
by Dickie Erman
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews55
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- List rank#10
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,845
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FAQ
Is Abolition a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 310 reviews and sells for $4.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Abolition?
The median best seller has 310 reviews, and 33% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Abolition best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.21 and $12.62.
Can new books break into Abolition?
3% 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.