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Revolution & Founding (United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Revolution & Founding (United States, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.99, median 514 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).

32Opportunity / 100
$14.99Median price
514Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$10.48 – $18.81
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)6%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 34% of the parent category United States (1,499), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has 514 reviews, so new books need time to build up.

Top 10 Revolution & Founding best sellers

  1. Uniting the States: Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle – Six Founders Wh book cover by Brian Kilmeade

    Uniting the States: Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle – Six Founders Who Shaped America's Revolutionary Democracy

    by Brian Kilmeade

    • List rank#1
    • Price$20.80
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews114

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  2. The Federalist book cover by John Jay

    The Federalist

    by John Jay

    • List rank#2
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews186

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  3. Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World book cover by Eric Metaxas

    Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World

    by Eric Metaxas

    • List rank#3
    • Price$29.25
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews1,145

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  4. 1776 book cover by David McCullough

    1776

    by David McCullough

    • List rank#4
    • Price$16.95
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews10,516

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  5. Washington: A Life book cover by Ron Chernow

    Washington: A Life

    by Ron Chernow

    • List rank#5
    • Price$31.49
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews9,058

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  6. The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West book cover by David McCullough

    The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

    by David McCullough

    • List rank#6
    • Price$16.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews11,991

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  7. The Forsaken Founder: Gouverneur Morris, the Unsung Patriot Who Wrote the Constitution, St book cover by Scott S. Greenberger

    The Forsaken Founder: Gouverneur Morris, the Unsung Patriot Who Wrote the Constitution, Stood Up to Slavery, and Survived the Reign of Terror

    by Scott S. Greenberger

    • List rank#7
    • Price$25.74
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews12

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  8. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life book cover by Walter Isaacson

    Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

    by Walter Isaacson

    • List rank#8
    • Price$28.95
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews6,150

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  9. Alexander Hamilton book cover by Ron Chernow

    Alexander Hamilton

    by Ron Chernow

    • List rank#9
    • Price$31.49
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews32,935

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  10. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence book cover by Delegates of  The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence

    by Delegates of The Constitutional Convention

    • List rank#10
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews15,122

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FAQ

Is Revolution & Founding a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 514 reviews and sells for $14.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Revolution & Founding?

The median best seller has 514 reviews, and 25% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Revolution & Founding best sellers cost?

The median price is $14.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $18.81.

Can new books break into Revolution & Founding?

6% 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.