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African (Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Regional & Cultural, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for African (Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Regional & Cultural, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.41, median 11 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.75 – $18.84 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Regional & Cultural (2,222), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 11 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 African best sellers
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The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost
by Harold Bloom
- List rank#1
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews427
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The Butterfly's Burden
by Mahmoud Darwish
- List rank#2
- Price$22.57
- Rating4.8
- Reviews309
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Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems
by Warsan Shire
- List rank#3
- Price$11.70
- Rating4.5
- Reviews549
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Matters of The Heart
by Benita Taylor
- List rank#4
- Price$10
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Mouthmark)
by Warsan Shire
- List rank#5
- Price-
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,425
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The Art of Reading Poetry: From Chaucer Through Frost
by Harold Bloom
- List rank#6
- Price$7.45
- Rating4.3
- Reviews98
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If I Were Another: Poems
by Mahmoud Darwish
- List rank#7
- Price$3
- Rating4.6
- Reviews39
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Zong!: As told to the author by Setaey Adamu Boateng
by m. nourbeSe philip
- List rank#8
- Price$17.45
- Rating4.5
- Reviews136
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WHAT'S LEFT OF ME: Poems of a dead soul
by Ticus Poetry
- List rank#9
- Price$12.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews193
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Every Word You Cannot Say
by Iain S. Thomas
- List rank#10
- Price$8.92
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,431
FAQ
Is African a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 11 reviews and sells for $15.41.
How many reviews do you need to rank in African?
The median best seller has 11 reviews, and 77% of them have fewer than 100.
What do African best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.41; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.75 and $18.84.
Can new books break into African?
10% 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.