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Founding: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Founding, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.99, median 2 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.99 – $21.97 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 83 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Canada (222), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 2 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 89% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Founding best sellers
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History of North America Map by Map (DK History Map by Map)
by DK
- List rank#1
- Price$28.96
- Rating4.7
- Reviews222
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A Brief History of Canada: How the Clash of French, British and Native Empires Forged a Unique Identity
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews131
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Daughters of a King, Mothers of a Nation: Volume 4: The Filles du Roi P-Z
by Shari Grenier
- List rank#3
- Price$21.42
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1
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Founding Mothers: A Brief Look at the Women Who Forged the United States of America and Canada (Life in America)
by Laurel A. Rockefeller
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Reviews-
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Lululemon and the Future of Technical Apparel
by Chip Wilson
- List rank#5
- Price$13.22
- Rating4.3
- Reviews26
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Descended from the Mothers of Québec: Exploring the Story of My Family’s Fifteen Filles du Roi Ancestors
by Paul Harvey Horton Jr.
- List rank#6
- Price$15
- Rating4.1
- Reviews7
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Every Dog Deserves an Adventure: Amazing Stories of Camping with Dogs
by Camping with Dogs
- List rank#7
- Price$4.76
- Rating4.6
- Reviews38
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30 Minute Battles: Capture of Montreal 1775: The American Invasion Of Canada In The Revolutionary War (American Revolutionary War (30 Minute Battles) Book 8)
by Steven Book
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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30 Minute Battles: The Siege of Quebec: A Bold Campaign, A Frozen Fortress, A Turning Point In The Revolution (American Revolutionary War (30 Minute Battles) Book 9)
by Steven Book
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Hélène's World: Hélène Desportes of Seventeenth-Century Quebec
by Susan McNelley
- List rank#10
- Price$19.17
- Rating4.5
- Reviews182
FAQ
Is Founding a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2 reviews and sells for $15.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Founding?
The median best seller has 2 reviews, and 95% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Founding best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.99 and $21.97.
Can new books break into Founding?
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.