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Pre-Confederation (Canada, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Pre-Confederation (Canada, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $23.25, median 33 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.00 – $33.04 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 15% of the parent category Canada (222), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 19, 12 points lower than here.
- At $23.25 its median price beats 81% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Pre-Confederation best sellers
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1812: The War That Forged a Nation
- List rank#1
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,280
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The Lost Keys of Freemasonry
- List rank#2
- Price$0.51
- Rating4.5
- Reviews691
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The Ways of the Lonely Ones: A Collection of Mystical Allegories
- List rank#3
- Price$0.52
- Rating4.7
- Reviews468
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Champlain's Dream
- List rank#4
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews368
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The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire
by Stephen Bown
- List rank#5
- Price$14.81
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,377
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland
by John Mack Faragher
- List rank#6
- Price$23.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews306
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Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, 1775
by Thomas A. Desjardin
- List rank#7
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews122
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Freshwater Passages: The Trade and Travels of Peter Pond
by David Chapin
- List rank#8
- Price$35
- Rating5.0
- Reviews3
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The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage
by Anthony Brandt
- List rank#9
- Price$12.46
- Rating4.3
- Reviews102
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21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
by Bob Joseph
- List rank#10
- Price$11.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,393
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Pre-Confederation
FAQ
Is Pre-Confederation a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 33 reviews and sells for $23.25.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Pre-Confederation?
The median best seller has 33 reviews, and 73% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Pre-Confederation best sellers cost?
The median price is $23.25; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.00 and $33.04.
Can new books break into Pre-Confederation?
9% 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.