Batiks are still produced the old way, dying by hand. That is why they are usually a bit higher priced than regular quilting cotton, because it takes more time and hand labor to make them. There are some prints available that only look like batiks, but you can always tell the difference because a) batiks are a bit thinner than quilting cotton, with higher thread count (denser weave), and b) the front and back of the fabric should look nearly the same, because the dye goes right through the fabric, rather than just on top like with printed fabric.
Hope you will find some batiks and use them! They are so nice and make the most beautiful quilts. I use batiks exclusively when I make bargello quilts.