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Colonial & Revolutionary (United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Colonial & Revolutionary (United States, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.67, median 244 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.57 – $11.42 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 27% of the parent category United States (911), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $8.67 its median price is below 94% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Colonial & Revolutionary best sellers
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The Story of the Pilgrims (Pictureback)
by Katharine Ross
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,848
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Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving: A Harvest Story from Colonial America of How One Native American's Friendship Saved the Pilgrims
by Eric Metaxas
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,267
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What Is the Declaration of Independence? (What Was?)
by Michael C. Harris
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,337
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1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
by Catherine O'Neill Grace
- List rank#4
- Price$5
- Rating4.7
- Reviews402
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Who Was George Washington?
- List rank#5
- Price$6.01
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,937
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The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John Howland's Good Fortune: (An Inspiring Journey of Identity, Perseverance, and Community - Suited to Thanksgiving Storytime)
by P.J. Lynch
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews735
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Pilgrims: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #27: Thanksgiving on Thursday
- List rank#7
- Price$7.45
- Rating4.7
- Reviews193
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The Pilgrims of Plimoth (Aladdin Picture Books)
by Marcia Sewall
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews84
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Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy
by Nathan Hale
- List rank#10
- Price$9.39
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,665
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FAQ
Is Colonial & Revolutionary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 244 reviews and sells for $8.67.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Colonial & Revolutionary?
The median best seller has 244 reviews, and 30% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Colonial & Revolutionary best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.67; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.57 and $11.42.
Can new books break into Colonial & Revolutionary?
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.