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Black & African Americans: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Black & African Americans, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.20, median 1,458 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.65 – $19.70 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 89% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,458 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Black & African Americans best sellers
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The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic
by Lindsey Stewart
- List rank#1
- Price$18.67
- Rating4.8
- Reviews224
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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
- List rank#2
- Price$29.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,043
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- List rank#3
- Price$19.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews25,354
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Strung Up: How White America Learned to Lynch Black Children
- List rank#4
- Price$28.42
- Rating5.0
- Reviews25
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
by Tony Horwitz
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews756
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- List rank#6
- Price$4.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,749
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The African-American Heritage Cookbook: Traditional Recipes And Fond Remembrances From Alabama's Renowned Tuskegee Institute
by Carolyn Q. Tillery
- List rank#7
- Price$25.64
- Rating4.7
- Reviews346
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
by Nikole Hannah-Jones
- List rank#8
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews16,540
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How The Democrats Won The Blacks: From Physical to Mental Slavery
by Robin G Robinson II
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews315
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Barracoon: A Must-Read for Black History Month and Beyond
- List rank#10
- Price$11.60
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,148
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FAQ
Is Black & African Americans a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,458 reviews and sells for $14.20.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Black & African Americans?
The median best seller has 1,458 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Black & African Americans best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.20; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.65 and $19.70.
Can new books break into Black & African Americans?
5% 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.