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Black & African American (Community & Culture, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Black & African American (Community & Culture, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.48, median 3,096 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.67 – $14.99 |
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| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,096 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 47% of the parent category Community & Culture (6,619), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $11.48 its median price is below 84% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Black & African American best sellers
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Between the World and Me (One World Essentials)
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews44,300
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The Perilous Fight
- List rank#3
- Price$21.22
- Rating4.8
- Reviews409
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
by Malcolm X
- List rank#5
- Price$20.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews19,885
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Becoming
- List rank#6
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews198,532
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
- List rank#7
- Price$9.96
- Rating4.8
- Reviews40,552
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The Fire Next Time
- List rank#9
- Price$15.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13,066
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Equal to the Task: A Life Forged Between America’s Promise and Its Truth
by Kenneth Chenault
- List rank#10
- Price$23.98
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Black & African American a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,096 reviews and sells for $11.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Black & African American?
The median best seller has 3,096 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Black & African American best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.67 and $14.99.
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.