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African (History & Schools of Thought, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for African (History & Schools of Thought, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 2 reviews, average rating 4.8 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $16.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.8 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 74 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category History & Schools of Thought (238), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 2 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
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$12.99
- 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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50 Truths They Tried to Erase: Black Power, Culture, and Resistance Uncovered
by Freddie Taylor
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews122
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Selah: A Báyò Akómoláfé Reader
by Báyò Akómoláfé
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9
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The Great Kushite Philosophers: The Wisdom of Nubia -- EXPANDED EDITION (Pan-African Philosophies Book 2)
by Woody R Clermont
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews22
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The Afro-Stoic Reader: Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Black Consciousness for Liberation, Healing, and Inner Power (Ancestral Wisdom)
by D. C. Cowan
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Reviews-
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The Egyptian Philosophers: Ancient African Voices from Imhotep to Akhenaten
by Molefi Kete Asante
- List rank#8
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews108
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Where Heaven and Earth Meet in the Black Promised Land: Community Capitalism and the Road to Generational Wealth (Black Prosperity Book 3)
by Woody Clermont
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews18
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African Epistemology: Essays on Being and Knowledge (Routledge Studies in African Philosophy)
by Peter Aloysius Ikhane
- List rank#10
- Price$40.27
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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FAQ
Is African a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in African?
The median best seller has 2 reviews, and 91% of them have fewer than 100.
What do African best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $16.95.
Can new books break into African?
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.