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Presidents & First Families: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Presidents & First Families, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.99, median 5 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.83 – $16.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Biographies (649), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 90% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 5 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Presidents & First Families best sellers
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Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
- List rank#1
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,127
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Lincoln: A Newbery Award Winner ― A Biography of Abraham Lincoln's Early Life, for Kids (Ages 10-12)
- List rank#2
- Price$8.12
- Rating4.7
- Reviews303
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The Day the President Was Shot: The Secret Service, the FBI, a Would-Be Killer, and the Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan
- List rank#3
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.5
- Reviews637
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Downstairs at the White House: The story of a teenager, an Oval Office, and a ringside seat to Watergate.
by Donald M. Stinson
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,058
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Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War
- List rank#5
- Price$8
- Rating4.7
- Reviews383
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Dreams from My Father (Adapted for Young Adults): A Story of Race and Inheritance
by Barack Obama
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews143
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The President's House: A First Daughter Shares the History and Secrets of the World's Most Famous Home
by Margaret Truman
- List rank#7
- Price$16.69
- Rating4.2
- Reviews209
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Kennedy's Last Days: The Assassination That Defined a Generation
- List rank#8
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews685
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Death on the River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Amazon Adventure
by Samantha Seiple
- List rank#9
- Price-
- Rating4.6
- Reviews93
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"The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
- List rank#10
- Price$10.10
- Rating4.6
- Reviews464
FAQ
Is Presidents & First Families a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5 reviews and sells for $13.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Presidents & First Families?
The median best seller has 5 reviews, and 91% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Presidents & First Families best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.83 and $16.99.
Can new books break into Presidents & First Families?
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.