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Antebellum: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Antebellum, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.99, median 178 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $13.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category 19th Century (842), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $13.24, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Antebellum best sellers
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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
by Edward E Baptist
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,427
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A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews987
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Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror 1801-1805
by Joseph Wheelan
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews92
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The Civil War: A Narrative: Volume 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian (Vintage Civil War Library)
by Shelby Foote
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,324
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The Wicked North: An American Civil War Novel (Hearts Touched By Fire Book 1)
by Gina Danna
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,180
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Her Silent Loyalty: Divided Loyalties
by Dickie Erman
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Reviews-
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Bound for Canaan: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad, America's First Civil Rights Movement,
by Fergus M. Bordewich
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews257
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The Great American Rascal: The Turbulent Life of Aaron Burr (Heroes and Villains from American History)
by Noel B. Gerson
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews210
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The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
by Joanne B. Freeman
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews638
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A Slave of the Shadows (The Livingston Legacy Book 1)
by Naomi Finley
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,557
FAQ
Is Antebellum a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 178 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Antebellum?
The median best seller has 178 reviews, and 43% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Antebellum best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $13.24.
Can new books break into Antebellum?
2% 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.