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Central (Africa, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Central (Africa, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.31, median 6 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Africa (120), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 6 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Central best sellers
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The Adventures of an Elephant Hunter
by James Sutherland
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews231
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Elephant Attacks / True Accounts from the Age of Empire
by The Frontier Book Club
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Reviews-
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Learn Luganda: English to Luganda Words and 1,001 Phrases for Beginners
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Reviews-
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Memories of An African Hunter
by Denis D. Lyell
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews8
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The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates
by Richard D. Estes
- List rank#5
- Price$21.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews196
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Hunting the Elephant: William Stamps Cherry's Wild Sporting Adventures in the Congo Basin
by Stamps Cherry, William
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.3
- Reviews50
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Learn Kinyarwanda: English to Kinyarwanda Words and 1,001 Phrases for Beginners
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Gabonese Cookbook: Traditional Recipes from Gabon (African food)
by Liam Luxe
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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A Lotus Trail
by Tara Gardiner
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews66
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Blood River: The Terrifying Journey through the World's Most Dangerous Country
by Tim Butcher
- List rank#10
- Price$10.78
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,794
FAQ
Is Central a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6 reviews and sells for $5.31.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Central?
The median best seller has 6 reviews, and 84% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Central best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.31; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Central?
6% 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.