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Biographies (Comics & Graphic Novels, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Biographies (Comics & Graphic Novels, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.70, median 44 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.67 – $14.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Comics & Graphic Novels (7,175), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 16, 13 points lower than here.
- At $9.70 its median price is below 92% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Biographies best sellers
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Smile: A Graphic Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$7
- Rating4.7
- Reviews21,675
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Sisters: A Graphic Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$8.63
- Rating4.6
- Reviews21,449
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Guts: A Graphic Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews20,429
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Smile, Sisters, and Guts: The Box Set
- List rank#4
- Price$26.72
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,151
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The Squad: A Graphic Novel (The Tryout #2) (Tryout Graphic Novel, 2)
by Christina Soontornvat
- List rank#6
- Price$8.40
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,122
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El Deafo: A Graphic Memoir About Hearing Loss, Friendship, and Finding Your Superpower
by Cece Bell
- List rank#7
- Price$8.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,233
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The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (A Graphic Novel)
by John Hendrix
- List rank#8
- Price$13.96
- Rating4.6
- Reviews512
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Lafayette! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8): A Revolutionary War Tale
by Nathan Hale
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,497
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Bad Sister
by Charise Mericle Harper
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews360
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Biography
FAQ
Is Biographies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 44 reviews and sells for $9.70.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Biographies?
The median best seller has 44 reviews, and 62% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Biographies best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.70; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.67 and $14.98.
Can new books break into Biographies?
5% 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.