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Black & African American (Social & Cultural, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Black & African American (Social & Cultural, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $3.99, median 303 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.74 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 32% of the parent category Social & Cultural (947), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 303 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Black & African American best sellers
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
by Tony Horwitz
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews756
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews25,354
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Confessions of a Video Vixen: An Eye-Opening Memoir of Survival, Abuse, and Redemption in the Music Industry
by Karrine Steffans
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews111
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The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools
by Vanessa Siddle Walker
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews120
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Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families
by Judith Giesberg
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews97
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The Mis-Education of the Negro: The Original 1933 Unabridged And Complete Edition (Carter G. Woodson Classics)
by Carter Godwin Woodson
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,375
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The Souls of Black Folk
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,193
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Barracoon: A Must-Read for Black History Month and Beyond
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,148
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The Gift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of America
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews202
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Strung Up: How White America Learned to Lynch Black Children
- List rank#10
- Price$16.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews25
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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 303 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Black & African American?
The median best seller has 303 reviews, and 31% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Black & African American best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.74 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Black & African American?
10% 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.