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Black & African American (Literature & Fiction › United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Black & African American (Literature & Fiction › United States, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.54, median 4,351 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 43% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 43% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category United States (27,817), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 4,351 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
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$16.45
- Rating4.4
- Reviews18,493
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The Love Operation: A Novel
by Melissa R. Collings
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,169
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Give Me Honesty (The Graham Family Saga Book 8)
by Kami Holt
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews196
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10,000 Hours With A Rich Menace (Caselli Family Book 1)
by Jahquel J.
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,725
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The Great Wherever (Reese's Book Club): A Novel
by Shannon Sanders
- List rank#8
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews473
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Lemon Drop: A Demon's Dream Spinoff (Drunken Summer Nights Book 5)
by elle kayson
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews877
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Capone (Season one: Delgato Family Book 1)
by Jahquel J.
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews17,901
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Black & African American
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 4,351 reviews and sells for $8.54.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Black & African American?
The median best seller has 4,351 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Black & African American best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.54; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Black & African American?
43% 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.