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African (History & Schools of Thought, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for African (History & Schools of Thought, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $25, median 2 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.25 – $46.94 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category History & Schools of Thought (3,723), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 2 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- At $25 its median price beats 84% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 African best sellers
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The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic
by Lindsey Stewart
- List rank#1
- Price$18.67
- Rating4.8
- Reviews224
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365 Days of Philosophy: A Year of Daily Lessons from the World’s Greatest Thinkers, from Socrates to Sartre — 130+ Philosophers on Life, Ethics, Stoicism, ... and More (The Everyday 365 Books)
by Dae Lee
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews242
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Selah: A Báyò Akómoláfé Reader
by Báyò Akómoláfé
- List rank#4
- Price$19.94
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9
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50 Truths They Tried to Erase: Black Power, Culture, and Resistance Uncovered
by Freddie Taylor
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews122
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The Colonized Man Is an Envious Man: Essays on Frantz Fanon, Culture, and More (The Frantz Fanon Collection)
by Restoring the African Mind Research Collection
- List rank#6
- Price$11
- Rating5.0
- Reviews15
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Robinson Crusoe (Illustrated): The 1719 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
by Daniel Defoe
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews149
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African Epistemology (Routledge Studies in African Philosophy)
by Peter Aloysius Ikhane
- List rank#8
- Price$42.39
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Frantz Fanon and The Struggle for Decolonization (The Frantz Fanon Collection)
by Restoring the African Mind Research Collection
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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The Friendship Bench: How Fourteen Grandmothers Inspired a Mental Health Revolution
by Dixon Chibanda
- List rank#10
- Price$14.27
- Rating4.7
- Reviews88
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: African
FAQ
Is African a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2 reviews and sells for $25.
How many reviews do you need to rank in African?
The median best seller has 2 reviews, and 97% of them have fewer than 100.
What do African best sellers cost?
The median price is $25; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.25 and $46.94.
Can new books break into African?
7% 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.