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Biography (Comics & Graphic Novels, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Biography (Comics & Graphic Novels, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.99, median 44 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).

16Opportunity / 100
$7.99Median price
44Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$6.99 – $9.99
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)2%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Comics & Graphic Novels (1,954), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.

Top 10 Biography best sellers

  1. Guts: A Graphic Novel book cover by Raina Telgemeier

    Guts: A Graphic Novel

    by Raina Telgemeier

    • List rank#1
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews20,429

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  2. Smile: A Graphic Novel book cover by Raina Telgemeier

    Smile: A Graphic Novel

    by Raina Telgemeier

    • List rank#2
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews21,675

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  3. Best Friends (Real Friends Book 2) book cover by Shannon Hale

    Best Friends (Real Friends Book 2)

    by Shannon Hale

    • List rank#3
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews6,882

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  4. Bad Sister book cover by Charise Mericle Harper

    Bad Sister

    by Charise Mericle Harper

    • List rank#4
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews360

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  5. The Squad: A Graphic Novel (The Tryout #2) book cover by Christina Soontornvat

    The Squad: A Graphic Novel (The Tryout #2)

    by Christina Soontornvat

    • List rank#5
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews1,122

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  6. Lily Renée, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer book cover by Trina Robbins

    Lily Renée, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer

    by Trina Robbins

    • List rank#6
    • Price$6.29
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews89

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  7. El Deafo: A Graphic Novel book cover by Cece Bell

    El Deafo: A Graphic Novel

    by Cece Bell

    • List rank#7
    • Price$8.35
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews5,233

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  8. Colin Kaepernick: Athletes Who Made a Difference book cover by Blake Hoena

    Colin Kaepernick: Athletes Who Made a Difference

    by Blake Hoena

    • List rank#8
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews13

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  9. Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected book cover by Jay Jay Patton

    Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

    by Jay Jay Patton

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews242

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  10. Lafayette! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8): A Revolutionary War Tale book cover by Nathan Hale

    Lafayette! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8): A Revolutionary War Tale

    by Nathan Hale

    • List rank#10
    • Price$8.54
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews1,497

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FAQ

Is Biography a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 44 reviews and sells for $7.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Biography?

The median best seller has 44 reviews, and 65% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Biography best sellers cost?

The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $9.99.

Can new books break into Biography?

2% 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.