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Africa (Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Africa (Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.99, median 190 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $8.74 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 31% of the parent category Fiction (608), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Africa best sellers
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A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews27,713
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Mummy Cat
by Marcus Ewert
- List rank#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews170
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When Stars Are Scattered: (National Book Award Finalist)
by Victoria Jamieson
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,175
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Home of the Brave
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,941
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The Egypt Game
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
- List rank#5
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,410
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The Lion King (Disney The Lion King) (Little Golden Book)
by Justine Korman
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,033
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The One and Only Family: A #1 New York Times Bestselling Poignant Animal Story About Friendship For Kids (Ages 8-12)
- List rank#7
- Price$9.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,310
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The Door of No Return
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews417
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Good Morning, Gorillas (Magic Tree House Book 26)
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews688
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The Mystery of Meerkat Hill (Precious Ramotswe Mystery Book 1)
by Alexander McCall Smith
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews887
FAQ
Is Africa a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 190 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Africa?
The median best seller has 190 reviews, and 35% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Africa best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $8.74.
Can new books break into Africa?
2% 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.