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African (Literature & Fiction › Dramas & Plays › Regional & Cultural, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for African (Literature & Fiction › Dramas & Plays › Regional & Cultural, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.87, median 18 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.09 – $19.51 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Regional & Cultural (966), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 75% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 18 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 African best sellers
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THE COMPLETE ETHIOPIAN BIBLE In English - LARGE PRINT: (Illustrated, Audiobook Included) Old and New Testament, Apocryphal and Deuterocanonical books: ... Manasses, 4 Baruch (Jeremiah) and more
by Micah Ellington Voss
- List rank#1
- Price$44.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews841
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The Piano Lesson
- List rank#2
- Price$8.65
- Rating4.6
- Reviews802
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A Raisin in the Sun (Thirtieth Anniversary Edition)
by Lorraine Hansberry
- List rank#3
- Price$22
- Rating4.7
- Reviews152
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Death and the King's Horseman: A Play
by Wole Soyinka
- List rank#4
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews232
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MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS: A Play (Vintage International)
by Athol Fugard
- List rank#5
- Price$14
- Rating4.6
- Reviews291
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Joe Turner's Come and Gone
- List rank#6
- Price$13
- Rating4.6
- Reviews447
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Two Trains Running
- List rank#7
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews241
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The Cairo Trilogy: Complete Series
by Naguib Mahfouz
- List rank#8
- Price$6.29
- Rating4.5
- Reviews599
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Langbourne's Loyalty (Langbourne Series Book 5)
by Alan P Landau
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews303
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Engaged (Challenge Series Book 2)
by Kiru Taye
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews131
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: African
FAQ
Is African a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 18 reviews and sells for $14.87.
How many reviews do you need to rank in African?
The median best seller has 18 reviews, and 75% of them have fewer than 100.
What do African best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.87; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.09 and $19.51.
Can new books break into African?
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.