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Africa (Nonfiction › Travel, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Africa (Nonfiction › Travel, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.00, median 120 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $14.71 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Travel (1,602), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $14.71, 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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In Nigeria: The latest travel adventure from the bestselling author
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews49
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Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
by Dean King
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,329
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Casablanca: My Moroccan Food
by Nargisse Benkabbou
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews573
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Blue Yarn: A Memoir About Loss, Letting Go, and What Happens Next
by Carrie Classon
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews478
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Cry Of The Kalahari: An International Bestseller—Seven Years with Lions and Hyenas in Africa's Unexplored Wilderness
by Mark Owens
- List rank#7
- Price$9.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,986
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World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
- List rank#8
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,446
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Death in the Silent Places
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews603
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Lonely Planet Morocco (Travel Guide)
by Helen Ranger
- List rank#10
- Price$28.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Africa
FAQ
Is Africa a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 120 reviews and sells for $9.00.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Africa?
The median best seller has 120 reviews, and 48% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Africa best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.00; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $14.71.
Can new books break into Africa?
4% 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.