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Biographies (Children's eBooks, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Biographies (Children's eBooks, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.56, median 361 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Children's eBooks (4,850), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 361 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Biographies best sellers
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Taylor Swift (Stars of Today)
by Jody Jensen Shaffer
- List rank#1
- Price$17.07
- Rating4.2
- Reviews12
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Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards))
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,256
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Guts: A Graphic Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews20,429
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Little House on the Prairie: A Classic Chapter Book about Pioneer Family Life on the American Frontier for Children (Ages 8-12)
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,201
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Justin Bieber (Stars of Today)
by Jan Bernard
- List rank#5
- Price$17.07
- Rating2.2
- Reviews3
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The Hiding Place: The Inspiring True Story of Faith and Forgiveness During World War II | Young Reader's Edition
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,843
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Daniel Radcliffe (Stars of Today)
by Jan Bernard
- List rank#8
- Price$17.07
- Rating4.3
- Reviews22
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,639
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Walt Disney (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
by Barbara Kramer
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews370
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Biographies
FAQ
Is Biographies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 361 reviews and sells for $7.56.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Biographies?
The median best seller has 361 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Biographies best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.56; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Biographies?
1% 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.