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African (Regions, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for African (Regions, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 12 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.24 – $16.46 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Regions (383), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 79% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 12 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 African best sellers
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Heart of Darkness: The Restored Text (Annotated)
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews107
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The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction
by M.A. Orthofer
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews10
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In the Presence of Absence
by Mahmoud Darwish
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews234
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Africa
by Maria Grosz-Ngaté
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews20
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What ?Isa ibn Hisham Told Us: Or, A Period of Time (Library of Arabic Literature Book 37)
by Mu?ammad al-Muwayli?i
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3
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Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas
by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- List rank#6
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews25
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Tea on the Blue Sofa: Whispers of Love and Longing from Africa
by Natasha Illum Berg
- List rank#7
- Price-
- Rating4.2
- Reviews14
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Bearing Witness: Readers, Writers, and the Novel in Nigeria (Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology Book 1)
by Wendy Griswold
- List rank#8
- Price$47.70
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2
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Things Fall Apart SparkNotes Literature Guide (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series Book 61)
by SparkNotes
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews201
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Allah n'est pas obligé d'Ahmadou Kourouma (Fiche de lecture): Analyse complète et résumé détaillé de l'oeuvre (French Edition)
by lePetitLitteraire,
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews6
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 12 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in African?
The median best seller has 12 reviews, and 89% 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 $6.24 and $16.46.
Can new books break into African?
1% 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.