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Black & African American (Literary Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Black & African American (Literary Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.99, median 4,357 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 4,357 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 25% of the parent category Literary Fiction (17,206), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $12.24, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Black & African American best sellers
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Kin: Oprah's Book Club: A Novel
by Tayari Jones
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews18,493
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harperperennial Modern Classics)
by Harper Lee
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews149,723
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Before the Mango Ripens
by Afabwaje Kurian
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews80
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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth Book 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews43,082
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The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel
- List rank#5
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews21,338
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Where the Wildflowers Grow: A Novel
by Terah Shelton Harris
- List rank#6
- Price$7.39
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,088
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Sula: A Novel
- List rank#7
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,546
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Just Like Summer: A Los Oceania Love Story
by Aubree Pynn
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,698
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The Collected Stories Of Eudora Welty: A Collection
by Eudora Welty
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews732
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The Plus One
by TK Fletcher
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews509
FAQ
Is Black & African American a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,357 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Black & African American?
The median best seller has 4,357 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Black & African American best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.24.
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.