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African (Regional, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for African (Regional, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 5 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.49 – $17.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Regional (199), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 5 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 African best sellers
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Media Primitivism: Technological Art in Africa (The Visual Arts of Africa and its Diasporas)
by Delinda Collier
- List rank#1
- Price$0.01
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Tuareg Jewelry: Traditional Patterns and Symbols
by Helene E. Hagan
- List rank#2
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews61
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Creating African Fashion Histories: Politics, Museums, and Sartorial Practices
by JoAnn McGregor
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Burnished: Zulu Ceramics between Rural and Urban South Africa (African Expressive Cultures)
by Elizabeth Perrill
- List rank#4
- Price$28.50
- Reviews-
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Women Artisans of Morocco: Their Stories, Their Lives
by Susan Schaefer Davis
- List rank#5
- Price$0.50
- Rating4.5
- Reviews42
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African Art and the Colonial Encounter: Inventing a Global Commodity (African Expressive Cultures)
by Sidney Littlefield Kasfir
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Reviews-
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A Dance of Assassins: Performing Early Colonial Hegemony in the Congo (African Expressive Cultures)
by Allen F. Roberts
- List rank#7
- Price$7.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Contemporary African Art: Second Edition (World of Art Book 0)
by Sidney Littlefield Kasfir
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews57
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The Art of Pablo Picasso 1906-1909, The African Period (72 Color Paintings): (The Amazing World of Art, Picasso Cubism)
by Unique Journal
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews14
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Irma Stern and the Racial Paradox of South African Modern Art: Audacities of Color
by LaNitra M. Berger
- List rank#10
- Price$32.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4
FAQ
Is African a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in African?
The median best seller has 5 reviews, and 93% 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 $4.49 and $17.99.
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.