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Leaders & Notable People (Biographies & Memoirs, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Leaders & Notable People (Biographies & Memoirs, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.99, median 960 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 41/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 32% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 32% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 96% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $11.99 its median price beats 93% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 87% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 960 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Leaders & Notable People best sellers
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In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews5,567
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Making It So: A Memoir
by Patrick Stewart
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,760
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KATE GOSSELIN: HOW SHE FOOLED THE WORLD – UNEDITED
by Robert Hoffman
- List rank#3
- Price$8.88
- Rating3.6
- Reviews1,010
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One Helluva Ride
- List rank#4
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews931
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A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich: The Extraordinary Story of Fritz Kolbe, America's Most Important Spy in World War II
by Lucas Delattre
- List rank#5
- Price$1.97
- Rating4.3
- Reviews796
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The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
by Gwen Strauss
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,210
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The Steps: A Memoir
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,574
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II — A WWII Story Set in the Pacific Theater
- List rank#8
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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Swan Song: Diana, my sister
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,271
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The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
by Shari Franke
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews15,750
Subcategories
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FAQ
Is Leaders & Notable People a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 41/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 960 reviews and sells for $11.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Leaders & Notable People?
The median best seller has 960 reviews, and 26% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Leaders & Notable People best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Leaders & Notable People?
32% 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.