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Black & African American Stories: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Black & African American Stories, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.59, median 1,509 reviews, average rating 4.8 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.90 – $9.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.8 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $7.59 its median price is below 96% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,509 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Black & African American Stories best sellers
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Jabari Jumps: (A Motivational Story of Courage, Overcoming Fear, and Building Confidence - For Kids Ages 4-8)
by Gaia Cornwall
- List rank#1
- Price$5.62
- Rating4.9
- Reviews3,882
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Brown Sugar Baby Board Book - Beautiful Story for Mothers and Newborns, Ages 0-3
by Kevin Lewis
- List rank#2
- Price$7.98
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,142
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Ada Twist, Scientist: A STEM Picture Book About Curiosity, Experiments, and Perseverance (The Questioneers)
by Andrea Beaty
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews5,390
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Amari and the Night Brothers: An Exhilarating Fantasy Adventure About Magic, Secrets, and Finding the Truth (Supernatural Investigations, 1)
by B. B. Alston
- List rank#4
- Price$7.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,427
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Dream Big, Little One (Vashti Harrison’s Little Ones, 1)
by Vashti Harrison
- List rank#5
- Price$5.71
- Rating4.9
- Reviews7,105
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The Princess and the Frog Little Golden Book (Disney Princess)
by Victoria Saxon
- List rank#6
- Price$5.58
- Rating4.9
- Reviews367
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Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña
- List rank#7
- Price$9.84
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,924
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Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition: Young Readers' Edition of Hidden Figures―Celebrating African American Women Pioneers at NASA
- List rank#8
- Price$6.56
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,832
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Amos Fortune, Free Man
by Elizabeth Yates
- List rank#9
- Price$11.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews640
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Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Award Winner)
by Oge Mora
- List rank#10
- Price$10.45
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,028
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FAQ
Is Black & African American Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,509 reviews and sells for $7.59.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Black & African American Stories?
The median best seller has 1,509 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Black & African American Stories best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.59; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.90 and $9.49.
Can new books break into Black & African American Stories?
1% 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.