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Biographies (Biographies & Memoirs, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Biographies (Biographies & Memoirs, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.33, median 1,040 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.38 – $21 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,040 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 16% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 44% of the parent category Biographies & Memoirs (2,387), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Biographies best sellers
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
- List rank#1
- Price$12.40
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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Brady: An American Story and the Price of Greatness
- List rank#2
- Price$28.22
- Rating4.6
- Reviews80
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The Perilous Fight
- List rank#3
- Price$21.22
- Rating4.8
- Reviews409
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No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid
by Will Chesney
- List rank#4
- Price$12.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,343
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Looking for Terry: A Memoir
- List rank#5
- Price$23.97
- Rating4.4
- Reviews69
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Bug-In Home Survival Guide For American Dads: Fortress Your Family Before The Next Blackout & Empty Shelves Hit | Ex-SEAL’s 90-Day Protocol To Defend Your Home While Others Panic And Beg
by Ryan Garrison
- List rank#6
- Price$29.90
- Rating4.0
- Reviews75
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir (Vintage International), Book Cover May Vary
- List rank#7
- Price$9.75
- Rating4.4
- Reviews10,774
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
- List rank#8
- Price$8.81
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26,225
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Open: An Autobiography
by Andre Agassi
- List rank#9
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews26,249
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The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
by Kobe Bryant
- List rank#10
- Price$22.98
- Rating4.8
- Reviews30,753
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Biographies
FAQ
Is Biographies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,040 reviews and sells for $13.33.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Biographies?
The median best seller has 1,040 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Biographies best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.33; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.38 and $21.
Can new books break into Biographies?
16% 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.