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Pre-Confederation (Canada, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Pre-Confederation (Canada, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 26 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 26% of the parent category Canada (98), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- The same niche in Books scores 32, 12 points higher than here; worth checking both.
Top 10 Pre-Confederation best sellers
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The Island of Seven Cities: Where the Chinese Settled When They Discovered America
by Paul Chiasson
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews91
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The Ways of the Lonely Ones: A Collection of Mystical Allegories
- List rank#2
- Price$0.52
- Rating4.7
- Reviews468
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The Magnificent Adventures of Alexander Mackenzie (Heroes and Villains from American History)
by Noel B. Gerson
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews139
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Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, 1775
by Thomas A. Desjardin
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews122
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A Short History of Canada: Seventh Edition
by Desmond Morton
- List rank#5
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews106
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People of the Fur Trade: From Native Trappers to Chief Factors (Amazing Stories)
by Irene Ternier Gordon
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10
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Revisiting 1759: The Conquest of Canada in Historical Perspective
by Phillip Buckner
- List rank#7
- Price$30.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews3
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The Tragic Story of the Empress of Ireland
by Logan Marshall
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews33
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Mohawk Saint: Catherine Tekakwitha and the Jesuits
by Allan Greer
- List rank#9
- Price$18.35
- Rating4.3
- Reviews59
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Remembrance Man: Fear and despair during the 1832 Cholera Epidemic
by Nicholas Kinsey
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews73
Same niche in Books: Pre-Confederation
FAQ
Is Pre-Confederation a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 26 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Pre-Confederation?
The median best seller has 26 reviews, and 80% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Pre-Confederation best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Pre-Confederation?
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.