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Black & African American (Literature & Fiction › United States › United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Black & African American (Literature & Fiction › United States › United States, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.24, median 65 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10 – $15.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category United States (376), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Black & African American best sellers
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Fences
- List rank#1
- Price$7.97
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,519
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Black Women Coloring Book: 50 Coloring Pages of Beautiful Black Women for Adults: African American Women Portraits
by Artrust
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews389
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Sweat (TCG Edition)
by Lynn Nottage
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews733
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A Raisin in the Sun: The Unfilmed Original Screenplay
by Lorraine Hansberry
- List rank#4
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews155
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The Piano Lesson
- List rank#5
- Price$8.65
- Rating4.6
- Reviews802
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Fat Ham
by James Ijames
- List rank#6
- Price$12.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews178
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The Classic Collection of Langston Hughes. Poetry collections, Novels, Major plays. 9 books. Illustrated
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
by Ntozake Shange
- List rank#8
- Price$9.35
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,631
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A Raisin in the Sun (Thirtieth Anniversary Edition)
by Lorraine Hansberry
- List rank#9
- Price$22
- Rating4.7
- Reviews152
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Fairview
by Jackie Sibblies Drury
- List rank#10
- Price$9.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews298
FAQ
Is Black & African American a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 65 reviews and sells for $13.24.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Black & African American?
The median best seller has 65 reviews, and 60% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Black & African American best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.24; half of the best sellers are priced between $10 and $15.95.
Can new books break into Black & African American?
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.