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Confederacy (Civil War, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Confederacy (Civil War, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $18.39, median 208 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.61 – $29.56 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 25% of the parent category Civil War (841), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Confederacy best sellers
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The Confederacy Myth: How an Insurrection of Slaveholders Tried to Destroy the United States
by Connor Williams
- List rank#1
- Price$27.50
- Rating4.3
- Reviews14
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Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America
by Scott Ellsworth
- List rank#2
- Price$15.27
- Rating4.4
- Reviews942
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I’ll Take My Stand: Defending the Causes of Southern Secession
by Jeb Smith
- List rank#3
- Price$21.83
- Rating3.8
- Reviews4
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Don Troiani's Civil War Soldiers
by Don Troiani
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews70
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Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
by S. C. Gwynne
- List rank#5
- Price$12.86
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,592
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The Atlanta Campaign, Volume 3: From the Chattahoochee to Peach Tree Creek, June 28 to July 20, 1864
by David A. Powell
- List rank#6
- Price$39.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews7
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The Civil War: A Narrative: Volume 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian (Vintage Civil War Library)
by Shelby Foote
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,324
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Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War (Vintage Departures)
by Tony Horwitz
- List rank#8
- Price$10
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,150
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Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
by Elizabeth Varon
- List rank#9
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.5
- Reviews513
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A Little Piece of Hell at Gettysburg: The Attack and Defense of the Rose Farm, July 2-3, 1863
by Scott T. Fink
- List rank#10
- Price$8.92
- Rating4.6
- Reviews33
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FAQ
Is Confederacy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 208 reviews and sells for $18.39.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Confederacy?
The median best seller has 208 reviews, and 43% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Confederacy best sellers cost?
The median price is $18.39; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.61 and $29.56.
Can new books break into Confederacy?
12% 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.