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Gilded Age (Historical, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Gilded Age (Historical, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 1,262 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 27% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 27% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 32% of the parent category Historical (3,954), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Gilded Age best sellers
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Duke with a Desire (Wicked Dukes Society Book 7)
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews358
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To Educate an Earl (Dollar Princess Series Book 3)
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews561
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To Love a Lady (Dollar Princess Series Book 1)
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,868
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To Dance with a Duke (Dollar Princess Series Book 2)
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,032
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The Witch of Wall Street: A Novel of the Gilded Age
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Reviews-
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Duke with a Reputation (Wicked Dukes Society Book 1)
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,755
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Suddenly You: A Passionate Historical Romance Where One Bold Night Transforms Into an Irresistible Marriage
by Lisa Kleypas
- List rank#8
- Price$6.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,555
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Duke with a Deception (Wicked Dukes Society Book 6)
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,096
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Duke with a Duchess (Wicked Dukes Society Book 5)
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,459
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FAQ
Is Gilded Age a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,262 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Gilded Age?
The median best seller has 1,262 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Gilded Age best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $5.99.
Can new books break into Gilded Age?
27% 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.