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Biographical (Literary Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Biographical (Literary Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.99, median 2,994 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Literary Fiction (17,206), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,994 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.49, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Biographical best sellers
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel
by Mark Sullivan
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews247,719
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The Diamond Eye: A Novel – The New York Times Bestselling WWII Historical Fiction About Lady Death, History's Deadliest Female Sniper
by Kate Quinn
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews35,214
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Poignant Novel of Love, Survival, and Sacrifice Amidst the Horrors of the Holocaust
- List rank#3
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews179,892
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Where the Mountains Whisper: An Appalachian Novel
by Jenny Cafaro
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,309
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Hold Strong: A Novel
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,509
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The Only Woman in the Room: A Historical Novel of Hedy Lamarr and Her Secret Wartime Invention
- List rank#6
- Price$8.65
- Rating4.3
- Reviews31,649
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The Visitors: A Novel
by Sally Beauman
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,035
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A Christmas Memory
by Truman Capote
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,762
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The Mrs. Astor: A Gilded Age Novel of Caroline Schermerhorn Astor
by Deanna Lynn Sletten
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews154
FAQ
Is Biographical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,994 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Biographical?
The median best seller has 2,994 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Biographical best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.49.
Can new books break into Biographical?
7% 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.