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Biographies (Movies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Biographies (Movies, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $18.41, median 1,584 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 46/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.07 – $23.84 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 27% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 27% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 2.9× those of the parent category Movies, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,584 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Biographies best sellers
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
- List rank#1
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews63,334
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Making It So: A Memoir
by Patrick Stewart
- List rank#2
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,760
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One Helluva Ride
- List rank#3
- Price$36.84
- Rating4.6
- Reviews933
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The Steps: A Memoir
- List rank#4
- Price$18.37
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,575
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And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress
by Sophia Bush
- List rank#5
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews22
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I'm Glad My Mom Died
- List rank#6
- Price$13.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews97,037
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KATE GOSSELIN: HOW SHE FOOLED THE WORLD – UNEDITED
by Robert Hoffman
- List rank#7
- Price$8.88
- Rating3.6
- Reviews1,010
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This Is Me: A Reckoning
by Hayden Panettiere
- List rank#9
- Price$16.65
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,991
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FAQ
Is Biographies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 46/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 1,584 reviews and sells for $18.41.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Biographies?
The median best seller has 1,584 reviews, and 35% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Biographies best sellers cost?
The median price is $18.41; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.07 and $23.84.
Can new books break into Biographies?
27% 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.