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Colonial Period (United States, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Colonial Period (United States, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.96, median 250 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 30% of the parent category United States (820), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 71% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 250 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Colonial Period best sellers
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Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America
by Pekka Hämäläinen
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews875
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The Witches: Salem, 1692
by Stacy Schiff
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews2,164
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Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series)
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7,180
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The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution
by John Oller
- List rank#4
- Price$13.86
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,135
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Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials
by Marilynne K. Roach
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews772
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Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World
by Eric Metaxas
- List rank#6
- Price$30
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,145
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The Great Stain: Witnessing American Slavery
by Noel Rae
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews67
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John Adams
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,859
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,840
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New World, Inc.: The Making of America by England's Merchant Adventurers
by John Butman
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews52
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FAQ
Is Colonial Period a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 250 reviews and sells for $7.96.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Colonial Period?
The median best seller has 250 reviews, and 31% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Colonial Period best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Colonial Period?
5% 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.