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African American Studies (Special Groups, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for African American Studies (Special Groups, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $3.99, median 829 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $10.93 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 829 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $1.99 to $10.93, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 African American Studies best sellers
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Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
by Saidiya V. Hartman
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews381
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All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation Book 1)
by bell hooks
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews15,090
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews25,354
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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
by Edward E Baptist
- List rank#4
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,427
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The Book of Delights: Essays
by Ross Gay
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,120
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Intellectuals and Race
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews959
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The Mis-Education of the Negro: The Original 1933 Unabridged And Complete Edition (Carter G. Woodson Classics)
by Carter Godwin Woodson
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,375
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews31,544
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13,066
FAQ
Is African American Studies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 829 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in African American Studies?
The median best seller has 829 reviews, and 21% of them have fewer than 100.
What do African American Studies best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $10.93.
Can new books break into African American Studies?
6% 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.