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Biographies & Memoirs (Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Biographies & Memoirs (Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.73, median 2,387 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 37/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.35 – $24.61 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 32% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 32% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 97% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,387 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 23, 14 points lower than here.
Top 10 Biographies & Memoirs best sellers
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In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood
- List rank#1
- Price$16.65
- Rating4.9
- Reviews5,572
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
- List rank#2
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews63,334
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Making It So: A Memoir
by Patrick Stewart
- List rank#3
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,760
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One Helluva Ride
- List rank#4
- Price$36.84
- Rating4.6
- Reviews933
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48 Laws of Power
- List rank#5
- Price$24.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews90,618
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The Steps: A Memoir
- List rank#6
- Price$18.37
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,575
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Man's Search for Meaning
- List rank#7
- Price$12.01
- Rating4.7
- Reviews101,090
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#8
- Price$22.79
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Biographies & Memoirs
FAQ
Is Biographies & Memoirs a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 37/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,387 reviews and sells for $14.73.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Biographies & Memoirs?
The median best seller has 2,387 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Biographies & Memoirs best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.73; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.35 and $24.61.
Can new books break into Biographies & Memoirs?
32% 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.