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Africa (Historical, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Africa (Historical, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 167 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.71 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Historical (2,070), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $5.71 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Africa best sellers
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One Man In: The Explosive Firsthand Account of the Lone Special-Ops Commando Who Fought Off a Major Terrorist Attack in Kenya
by Christian Craighead
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews682
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,287
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SAS Ghost Patrol: The Ultra-Secret Unit That Posed as Nazi Stormtroopers
by Damien Lewis
- List rank#3
- Price$9.81
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,569
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Mi niñera de la KGB (Spanish Edition)
by Laura Ramos
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews276
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Wind, Sand And Stars: An Amazing Autobiography About the Wonder of Flying from the Author of The Little Prince (Harvest Book)
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,457
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Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knights Cross
by Albrecht Wacker
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7,078
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Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,024
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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
by Nelson Mandela
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,570
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Death in a Lonely Land: More Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting on Five Continents
- List rank#9
- Price$14.24
- Rating4.6
- Reviews248
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Roelf Meyer: A Political Memoir
by Anneliese Burgess
- List rank#10
- Price$15.22
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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FAQ
Is Africa a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 167 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Africa?
The median best seller has 167 reviews, and 42% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Africa best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.71 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Africa?
12% 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.