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Civil War Era: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Civil War Era, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 89 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.86 – $14.15 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category United States (911), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $9.99 its median price is below 91% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Civil War Era best sellers
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Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
by Janet B. Pascal
- List rank#1
- Price$3.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,351
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Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2): A Civil War Tale (Volume 2)
by Nathan Hale
- List rank#2
- Price$8.24
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,541
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The Underground Abductor (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #5): An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman
by Nathan Hale
- List rank#3
- Price$8.87
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,243
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Long, Tall Lincoln: An Inspiring Biography About the President Who Fought for Freedom and Unity for Children (Ages 4-8) (I Can Read Level 2)
by Jennifer Dussling
- List rank#4
- Price$4.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews256
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Who Was Clara Barton?
by Stephanie Spinner
- List rank#5
- Price$6.51
- Rating4.8
- Reviews694
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Abraham Lincoln (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
by Caroline Crosson Gilpin
- List rank#6
- Price$4.58
- Rating4.7
- Reviews442
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What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?
by Jim O'Connor
- List rank#7
- Price$5.08
- Rating4.7
- Reviews856
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Gross Facts About the U.S. Civil War (Gross History)
by Mira Vonne
- List rank#8
- Price$8.54
- Rating3.6
- Reviews10
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History Smashers: The Boxed Set: The Mayflower; The American Revolution; The Underground Railroad; Christopher Columbus and the Taino People (4-Book Box Set)
by Kate Messner
- List rank#9
- Price$25.38
- Rating4.3
- Reviews11
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Guts & Glory: The American Civil War
by Ben Thompson
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews426
FAQ
Is Civil War Era a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 89 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Civil War Era?
The median best seller has 89 reviews, and 52% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Civil War Era best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.86 and $14.15.
Can new books break into Civil War Era?
6% 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.