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Abolition (Civil War, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Abolition (Civil War, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.63, median 265 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.48 – $25 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 32% of the parent category Civil War (841), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Abolition best sellers
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
by Tony Horwitz
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews756
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- List rank#2
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,845
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The Forsaken Founder: Gouverneur Morris, the Unsung Patriot Who Wrote the Constitution, Stood Up to Slavery, and Survived the Reign of Terror
by Scott S. Greenberger
- List rank#3
- Price$25.74
- Rating4.3
- Reviews12
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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
by Edward E Baptist
- List rank#4
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,427
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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 (Signet Classics)
- List rank#6
- Price$4.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,749
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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (Roughcut)
by David W. Blight
- List rank#7
- Price$18.47
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,296
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The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
by Eric Foner
- List rank#8
- Price$11.12
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,162
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The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding
by Joseph J. Ellis
- List rank#9
- Price$15.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews388
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Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster: The Untold Story of the Abolitionist Southern Belle Who Helped Win the Civil War – The Instant New York Times Bestseller About Espionage and Courage
by Gerri Willis
- List rank#10
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews841
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FAQ
Is Abolition a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 265 reviews and sells for $16.63.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Abolition?
The median best seller has 265 reviews, and 31% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Abolition best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.63; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.48 and $25.
Can new books break into Abolition?
7% 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.