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Black & African American (Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Regional & Cultural › United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Black & African American (Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Regional & Cultural › United States, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $17.56, median 66 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.97 – $26.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category United States (460), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $11.97 to $26.49, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Black & African American best sellers
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Devil in a Blue Dress: An Easy Rawlins Mystery
by Walter Mosley
- List rank#2
- Price$11.89
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,525
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Notes of a Native Son (Beacon Classics)
- List rank#3
- Price$14.91
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,199
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A Little Yellow Dog: An Easy Rawlins Novel
by Walter Mosley
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews960
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The Spook Who Sat by the Door
by Sam Greenlee
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,992
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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#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews389
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On Morrison
by Namwali Serpell
- List rank#7
- Price$20.46
- Rating4.7
- Reviews51
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Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination
- List rank#8
- Price$14.13
- Rating4.7
- Reviews670
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James Baldwin : Collected Essays : Notes of a Native Son / Nobody Knows My Name / The Fire Next Time / No Name in the Street / The Devil Finds Work / Other Essays (Library of America)
- List rank#9
- Price$29.97
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,516
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The Souls of Black Folk: With "The Talented Tenth" and "The Souls of White Folk" (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#10
- Price$8.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,193
FAQ
Is Black & African American a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 66 reviews and sells for $17.56.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Black & African American?
The median best seller has 66 reviews, and 60% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Black & African American best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.56; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.97 and $26.49.
Can new books break into Black & African American?
8% 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.