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Indigenous (Community & Culture, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Indigenous (Community & Culture, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.81, median 328 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.48 – $15.07 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Community & Culture (6,619), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $11.81 its median price is below 83% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Indigenous best sellers
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Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
by Chester Nez
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,850
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This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
by Craig Fehrman
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews509
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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
by S. C. Gwynne
- List rank#3
- Price$14.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews21,988
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We Will Be Jaguars (Reese's Book Club Pick): A Memoir of My People
by Nemonte Nenquimo
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,021
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Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
by Mary Annette Pember
- List rank#5
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews258
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A Voice Like Mine: A Memoir
by Deb Haaland
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews34
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Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
- List rank#8
- Price$11.03
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,977
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Neither Wolf Nor Dog (25th Anniversary Edition): On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder
by Kent Nerburn
- List rank#9
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,970
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Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America
- List rank#10
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16,753
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Indigenous a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 328 reviews and sells for $11.81.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Indigenous?
The median best seller has 328 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Indigenous best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.81; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $15.07.
Can new books break into Indigenous?
3% 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.