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Reconstruction: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Reconstruction, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 188 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 22% of the parent category 19th Century (842), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Reconstruction best sellers
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
by Tony Horwitz
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews756
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Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library)
by Garry Wills
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews363
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West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil War
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews697
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Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War
by Charles Bracelen Flood
- List rank#4
- Price$9.92
- Rating4.7
- Reviews568
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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States Book 6)
by James M. McPherson
- List rank#5
- Price$9.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,647
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How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America
- List rank#6
- Price$8.53
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,949
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The Civil War: A Narrative: Volume 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville (Vintage Civil War Library)
by Shelby Foote
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,863
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A People's History of the Civil War: Struggles for the Meaning of Freedom (New Press People's History)
by David Williams
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews140
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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series)
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews15,552
FAQ
Is Reconstruction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 188 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Reconstruction?
The median best seller has 188 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Reconstruction best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Reconstruction?
1% 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.