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Slavery & Emancipation: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Slavery & Emancipation, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $15.65, median 402 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.59 – $22.08 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category World (3,910), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Books categories: the median best seller has 402 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Slavery & Emancipation best sellers
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The Ultimate History Buff Challenge: Over 600 Quiz Questions for Curious History Lovers
by Bill O'Neill
- List rank#1
- Price$13.44
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,068
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
- List rank#2
- Price$11.47
- Rating4.5
- Reviews7,687
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
- List rank#3
- Price$10.04
- Rating4.8
- Reviews47,905
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The Spartacus War
by Barry Strauss
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews559
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The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World
by Greg Grandin
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews209
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
- List rank#6
- Price$10.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,076
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The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism within US Slave Culture (Sexual Cultures Book 34)
by Dwight A. McBride
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,749
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Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
by Dean King
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,329
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Empire of Cotton: A Global History
by Sven Beckert
- List rank#9
- Price$13.29
- Rating4.4
- Reviews979
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An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
by Lois Romano
- List rank#10
- Price$22.41
- Rating4.6
- Reviews193
FAQ
Is Slavery & Emancipation a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 402 reviews and sells for $15.65.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Slavery & Emancipation?
The median best seller has 402 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Slavery & Emancipation best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.65; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.59 and $22.08.
Can new books break into Slavery & Emancipation?
3% 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.