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Biography (Inspirational, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Biography (Inspirational, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 1,453 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).

20Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
1,453Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$5.81 – $12.99
Average rating4.7
New releases (90 days)6%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,453 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $5.81 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Biography best sellers

  1. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, 25th Anniversar book cover by Mitch Albom

    Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, 25th Anniversary Edition

    by Mitch Albom

    • List rank#1
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews50,262

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  2. Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story book cover by Steven Curtis Chapman

    Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story

    by Steven Curtis Chapman

    • List rank#2
    • Price$10.44
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews1,323

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  3. Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness, and What He Wants  book cover by John F. MacArthur

    Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness, and What He Wants to Do with You (Faithful Lives Series)

    by John F. MacArthur

    • List rank#3
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews5,921

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  4. Paul: A Biography book cover by N. T. Wright

    Paul: A Biography

    by N. T. Wright

    • List rank#4
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews3,252

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  5. Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible, and What He Wants to Do wit book cover by John F. MacArthur

    Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible, and What He Wants to Do with You (Faithful Lives Series)

    by John F. MacArthur

    • List rank#5
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews4,939

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  6. The Pilgrimage: From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist (Plus) book cover by Paulo Coelho

    The Pilgrimage: From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist (Plus)

    by Paulo Coelho

    • List rank#6
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews4,209

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  7. The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today — A Women book cover by Shannon Bream

    The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today — A Women's Bible Study on Faith

    by Shannon Bream

    • List rank#7
    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews15,651

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  8. The Miracles Among Us: How God's Grace Plays a Role in Healing book cover by Marc Siegel

    The Miracles Among Us: How God's Grace Plays a Role in Healing

    by Marc Siegel

    • List rank#8
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews3,381

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  9. Holy Disruptor: Shattering the Shiny Facade by Getting Louder with the Truth book cover by Amy Duggar King

    Holy Disruptor: Shattering the Shiny Facade by Getting Louder with the Truth

    by Amy Duggar King

    • List rank#9
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews1,734

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  10. Have a Little Faith: A True Story book cover by Mitch Albom

    Have a Little Faith: A True Story

    by Mitch Albom

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews7,651

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FAQ

Is Biography a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,453 reviews and sells for $9.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Biography?

The median best seller has 1,453 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Biography best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.81 and $12.99.

Can new books break into Biography?

6% 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.