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Black & African American (Black & African American, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Black & African American (Black & African American, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.20, median 236 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.99 – $16.00 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Black & African American (4,351), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Black & African American best sellers
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Welcome Darkness: Poetry (Life's Tree Spins On. . .)
by Aubrey E Drummond
- List rank#1
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews4
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The Tears That Taught Me
by Morgan Richard Olivier
- List rank#2
- Price$11.56
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,719
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When We Talk to God: Prayers and Poems for Black Women
by Sharifa Stevens
- List rank#3
- Price$11.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews330
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Citizen: An American Lyric
by Claudia Rankine
- List rank#5
- Price$11.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,347
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The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race
by Jesmyn Ward
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews644
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A Positive Affirmations Storybook - I Am a Powerful Black Girl: True Stories, Journal Prompts & Poems to Inspire Unstoppable Confidence and Deep Self-Love (Positive Kids Books)
by Serena James
- List rank#7
- Price$14.98
- Rating4.8
- Reviews253
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Call Us What We Carry: Poems
by Amanda Gorman
- List rank#8
- Price$9.50
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,872
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The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Vintage Classics)
- List rank#9
- Price$19
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,312
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The Classic Collection of Langston Hughes. Poetry collections, Novels, Major plays. 9 books. Illustrated
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4
FAQ
Is Black & African American a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 236 reviews and sells for $13.20.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Black & African American?
The median best seller has 236 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Black & African American best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.20; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $16.00.
Can new books break into Black & African American?
11% 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.