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Civil War (Teen & Young Adult › United States, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Civil War (Teen & Young Adult › United States, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.19, median 6 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 76 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category United States (106), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 87% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 6 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Civil War best sellers
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The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War
by Jim Murphy
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews226
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The American Civil War: A Military Overview
by Michael R. Brasher
- List rank#2
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews106
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Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews383
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White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote the History
by Ann Bausum
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23
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George Washington Carver (Sower Series)
by David Collins
- List rank#5
- Price$8
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7
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The Civil War for Teens: An Enthralling Guide to a Major Event in American History (Legendary Histories for Teenagers)
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews30
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Hospital Sketches
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews171
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Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow (Scholastic Focus)
by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews280
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Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis
- List rank#9
- Price$6.80
- Rating4.3
- Reviews91
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US History for Teens: An Enthralling Guide to the Key Events and Figures That Shaped the United States of America (The Past for Teenagers)
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews19
FAQ
Is Civil War a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6 reviews and sells for $5.19.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Civil War?
The median best seller has 6 reviews, and 86% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Civil War best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.19; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Civil War?
1% 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.