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African (Poetry, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for African (Poetry, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 10 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Poetry (1,350), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 10 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 African best sellers
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Kisses Against My Thighs: A Collection of Erotic Poetry
by India T. Norfleet
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11
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If I Were Another: Poems
by Mahmoud Darwish
- List rank#2
- Price$3
- Rating4.6
- Reviews39
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Preparing My Daughter For Rain:
by Key Ballah
- List rank#3
- Price$4.49
- Rating4.5
- Reviews498
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Chameleon Aura
by Billy Chapata
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,194
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Out of the Cocoon: The Journey to Becoming
by Rosemary Esehagu
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6
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MINDFOREST
by Harry Owen
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Ungentle Touch: Poems from the fireplace of arrested love
by Titus Moetsabi
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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A Heart of Glass: Poems about Healing and Finding Yourself
by Ruth Isabella Peters
- List rank#8
- Price$5.50
- Rating4.3
- Reviews7
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A World of Happy Words
by Kwasi Gyeabour
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews28
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10 year old poems
by Kwasi Kyei Mensah
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3
FAQ
Is African a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 10 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in African?
The median best seller has 10 reviews, and 87% of them have fewer than 100.
What do African best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into African?
12% 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.