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East Africa (Africa, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for East Africa (Africa, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 89 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 24% of the parent category Africa (370), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 East Africa best sellers
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda (Bestselling Backlist)
by Philip Gourevitch
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,524
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Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History
by Saul David
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,114
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Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
by Michela Wrong
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews493
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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
by Immaculée Ilibagiza
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,620
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Cushites In Babylon: Did A Black Empire Once Rule Arabia? (Shadow Banned Black History Book 1)
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews16
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African Game Trails
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews437
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The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat
by Ryszard Kapuscinski
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews273
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The Nile: A Journey Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present (Vintage Departures)
by Toby A. H. Wilkinson
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews280
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Subcategories
Same niche in Books: East Africa
FAQ
Is East Africa a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 89 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in East Africa?
The median best seller has 89 reviews, and 51% of them have fewer than 100.
What do East Africa best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into East Africa?
4% 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.