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Africa (Children's Books › Historical Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Africa (Children's Books › Historical Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.99, median 25 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.99 – $14.27 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Historical Fiction (2,614), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $10.99 its median price is below 87% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Africa best sellers
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A Long Walk to Water: A Powerful Adventure of Survival, Perseverance, and Hope in Sudan
- List rank#1
- Price$6.17
- Rating4.7
- Reviews27,713
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The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return series, 1)
- List rank#2
- Price$6.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews417
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Future Hero
by Remi Blackwood
- List rank#3
- Price$6.37
- Rating4.8
- Reviews570
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Rain School: A Children's Picture Book About African History and Education in Chad
by James Rumford
- List rank#4
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews192
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Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time ― A Picture Book About a Young South Sudanese Girl's Journey, for Kids (Ages 4-8)
- List rank#5
- Price$10
- Rating4.9
- Reviews151
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Una Larga Travesía Hasta El Agua: Basada en una historia real (A Long Walk to Water Spanish edition)
- List rank#6
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews109
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The Red Pencil
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
- List rank#7
- Price$5.90
- Rating4.5
- Reviews441
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Love Big (The Live Big Series)
by Kat Kronenberg
- List rank#8
- Price$13.54
- Rating4.2
- Reviews81
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Circle Unbroken
by Margot Theis Raven
- List rank#9
- Price$8.78
- Rating4.9
- Reviews91
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Listening for Lions: A Gripping Historical Novel about a Young Heroine's Survival and Identity Journey from Africa to England for Children (Ages 8-12)
by Gloria Whelan
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews264
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Africa
FAQ
Is Africa a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 25 reviews and sells for $10.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Africa?
The median best seller has 25 reviews, and 78% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Africa best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.99 and $14.27.
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.