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Women (Civil War, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Women (Civil War, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19, median 44 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.36 – $25.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Civil War (841), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 18, 11 points lower than here.
Top 10 Women best sellers
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A People's History of the United States: A National Bestselling Book on U.S. History and the Fight for Racial Equality
by Howard Zinn
- List rank#1
- Price$15.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews17,647
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An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
by Lois Romano
- List rank#2
- Price$22.41
- Rating4.6
- Reviews193
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A People's History of the United States American Classics Edition: A Special Edition in Celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary (HarperCollins American Classics)
by Howard Zinn
- List rank#3
- Price$16.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews29
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Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster: The Untold Story of the Abolitionist Southern Belle Who Helped Win the Civil War ― An Instant NYT Bestselling Biography
by Gerri Willis
- List rank#4
- Price$11.08
- Rating4.3
- Reviews841
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All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
by Tiya Miles
- List rank#5
- Price$11.44
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,458
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They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
- List rank#6
- Price$17.30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,998
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INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL. Written by Herself (Annotated): This is a Narrative of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs. A Book About Slavery, Her Life as a Slave Girl, From Slavery to Freedom.
by Harriet Ann Jacobs
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews439
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Harriet Jacobs
- List rank#8
- Price$1.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews217
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Fortress America: How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy
by Elaine Tyler May
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews38
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The Other Civil War: Slavery and Struggle in Civil War America – The Historian's View Rarely Provided
by Howard Zinn
- List rank#10
- Price$10.38
- Rating4.8
- Reviews46
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Women
FAQ
Is Women a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 44 reviews and sells for $19.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Women?
The median best seller has 44 reviews, and 66% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Women best sellers cost?
The median price is $19; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.36 and $25.95.
Can new books break into Women?
7% 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.