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Historical (Black & African American, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical (Black & African American, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.61, median 4,339 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.74 – $11.73 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 4,339 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 16, 11 points lower than here.
- At $10.61 its median price is below 87% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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The Help
- List rank#1
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews39,018
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Keeper of Lost Children: A Novel
by Sadeqa Johnson
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,783
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Yellow Wife: A Novel
by Sadeqa Johnson
- List rank#3
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews19,286
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The Reformatory: A Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$22.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12,971
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Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel
- List rank#5
- Price$9.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,755
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The House of Eve
by Sadeqa Johnson
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews15,852
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Burn Down Master's House
by Clay Cane
- List rank#7
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,251
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Before the Mango Ripens
by Afabwaje Kurian
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews80
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The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews29,229
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Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
- List rank#10
- Price$9.94
- Rating4.5
- Reviews43,402
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Historical
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,339 reviews and sells for $10.61.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 4,339 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.61; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.74 and $11.73.
Can new books break into Historical?
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.