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African (Regional & Cultural, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for African (Regional & Cultural, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.99, median 18 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 74% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 18 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $1.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 African best sellers
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The Piano Lesson
- List rank#1
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews802
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The Other Side of Brooklyn: Chapisode 2
by Brooklyn June
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
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Engaged (Challenge Series Book 2)
by Kiru Taye
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews131
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Joe Turner's Come and Gone: A Play in Two Acts
- List rank#4
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews447
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Love Games
by Tywanda Brown-Johnson
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews55
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Langbourne's Empire (Langbourne Series Book 3)
by Landau, Alan P,
- List rank#6
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews340
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Statements
by Athol Fugard
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews42
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Langbourne's Evolution (Langbourne Series Book 4)
by Alan P Landau
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews296
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The Half-God of Rainfall: A Powerful Epic Poem of Yoruba Deities and Greek Mythology Across the Ages
by Inua Ellams
- List rank#9
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews142
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Voices of Color: 50 Scenes and Monologues by African American Playwrights (Applause Books)
by Woodie King Jr.
- List rank#10
- Price$13.45
- Rating4.5
- Reviews41
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FAQ
Is African a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 18 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in African?
The median best seller has 18 reviews, and 86% of them have fewer than 100.
What do African best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into African?
3% 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.