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African (World Literature, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for African (World Literature, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 57 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $7.72 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category World Literature (4,912), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $7.72, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 African best sellers
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Heart Of Darkness: The Original 1899 Edition (A Joseph Conrad Classic Novel)
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,203
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The Memory of an Elephant
by Alex Lasker
- List rank#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,290
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The Tide Between Us: An Irish-Caribbean Story of Slavery & Emancipation (The O'Neill Trilogy Book 1)
by Olive Collins
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews15,132
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Lord of the Atlas: A sweeping historical adventure in the wild heart of Morocco (Epic Historical Adventure)
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7,510
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body — A Memoir About Weight and Learning Self-Care
by Roxane Gay
- List rank#5
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7,754
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Kokoro
by Natsume Sōseki
- List rank#6
- Price$0.49
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,044
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The Teeth Of Giants (The Jason Green Series)
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,945
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THE ESSENTIAL HEMINGWAY
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews63
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Wild Light: A Clean Christian Romantic Suspense Novel Set in South Africa (Light Rising Book 2)
by Ivy Emerson
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews89
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FAQ
Is African a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 57 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in African?
The median best seller has 57 reviews, and 66% of them have fewer than 100.
What do African best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $7.72.
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.