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African (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for African (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 2,153 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Historical Fiction (13,730), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,153 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 African best sellers
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Keeper of Lost Children: A Novel
by Sadeqa Johnson
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,783
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Yellow Wife: A Novel
by Sadeqa Johnson
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews19,286
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The House of Eve
by Sadeqa Johnson
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews15,852
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The Sun Sister: A Novel (The Seven Sisters Book 6)
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews53,653
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All the Glimmering Stars: A Novel
by Mark Sullivan
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,673
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A Pair of Aces: Reese's Book Club
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,451
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Mrs. Wiggins (Lexington, Alabama Book 1)
by Mary Monroe
- List rank#7
- Price$9.52
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,700
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The Attic Child: A Powerful Story of British Black History – Two Children Trapped in an Attic, Celestine and Lowra, Connected Across Centuries
by Lola Jaye
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,607
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American Spitfire: Desert Front: A WWII Novel
by Lance Allen Lemanski
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews115
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When the Lion Feeds: The book that started it all (Courtney series 1)
by Wilbur Smith
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews12,054
FAQ
Is African a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,153 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in African?
The median best seller has 2,153 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do African best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into African?
5% 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.