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Civil War Period (Teens › Education & Reference › History › United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Civil War Period (Teens › Education & Reference › History › United States, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.90, median 15 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).

22Opportunity / 100
$14.90Median price
15Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$9.99 – $19.99
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)4%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category United States (167), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
  • Its review barrier is lower than in 77% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 15 reviews, so new books can chart with few.

Top 10 Civil War Period best sellers

  1. Great Battles for Boys: Civil War book cover by Joe Giorello

    Great Battles for Boys: Civil War

    by Joe Giorello

    • List rank#1
    • Price$18.98
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews1,029

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  2. INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL. Written by Herself (Annotated): This is a Narrative book cover by Harriet Ann Jacobs

    INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL. Written by Herself (Annotated): This is a Narrative of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs. A Book About Slavery, Her Life as a Slave Girl, From Slavery to Freedom.

    by Harriet Ann Jacobs

    • List rank#2
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews439

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  3. 8th Grade All Subjects Workbook: 1,100+ Practice Questions & Answers with a 30-Day Study P book cover by Sharp Student Studies

    8th Grade All Subjects Workbook: 1,100+ Practice Questions & Answers with a 30-Day Study Plan for Math, Science, History, Language Arts, Social ... Complete High School & Homeschool Curriculum)

    by Sharp Student Studies

    • List rank#3
    • Price$19.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews43

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  4. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever book cover by Bill O'Reilly

    Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

    by Bill O'Reilly

    • List rank#4
    • Price$10.49
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews1,127

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  5. Lincoln: A Newbery Award Winner ― A Biography of Abraham Lincoln's Early Life, for Kids (A book cover by Russell Freedman

    Lincoln: A Newbery Award Winner ― A Biography of Abraham Lincoln's Early Life, for Kids (Ages 10-12)

    by Russell Freedman

    • List rank#5
    • Price$8.12
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews303

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  6. Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War book cover by Steve Sheinkin

    Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War

    by Steve Sheinkin

    • List rank#6
    • Price$8
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews383

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  7. The Civil War for Teens: An Enthralling Guide to a Major Event in American History (Legend book cover by Billy Wellman

    The Civil War for Teens: An Enthralling Guide to a Major Event in American History (Legendary Histories for Teenagers)

    by Billy Wellman

    • List rank#7
    • Price$13.69
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews30

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  8. The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War book cover by Jim Murphy

    The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War

    by Jim Murphy

    • List rank#8
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews226

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  9. UP FROM SLAVERY (Annotated): AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Booker T. Washington - an American Slave, book cover by Booker T. Washington

    UP FROM SLAVERY (Annotated): AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Booker T. Washington - an American Slave, his Life from slavery to freedom, Slavery in the South and the American Abolishment of Slavery

    by Booker T. Washington

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews226

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  10. THE AMERICAN STORY: A Visual History of the United States from 1776 to Today book cover by Liberty Heritage Press

    THE AMERICAN STORY: A Visual History of the United States from 1776 to Today

    by Liberty Heritage Press

    • List rank#10
    • Price$19.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews40

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FAQ

Is Civil War Period a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 15 reviews and sells for $14.90.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Civil War Period?

The median best seller has 15 reviews, and 87% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Civil War Period best sellers cost?

The median price is $14.90; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $19.99.

Can new books break into Civil War Period?

4% 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.