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Urban (Black & African American, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Urban (Black & African American, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1,980 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $8.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 45% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 45% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,980 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 2.0× those of the parent category Black & African American, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
Top 10 Urban best sellers
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Give Me Honesty (The Graham Family Saga Book 8)
by Kami Holt
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews196
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Lemon Drop: A Demon's Dream Spinoff (Drunken Summer Nights Book 5)
by elle kayson
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews877
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Khaotic Ties: Reloaded
by Tacarra
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews108
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Heart Of A Goon II (Season Five: The Wraithe Family Book 2)
by Jahquel J.
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews12,109
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1000 Ways To Love A Menace (The Saint-Mercier Family Saga Book 10)
by Taniece
- List rank#6
- Price$6.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews85
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HIS MIDNIGHT BALLERINA
by D SCOTT
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews45
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10,000 Hours With A Rich Menace (Caselli Family Book 1)
by Jahquel J.
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,725
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Luv 4 Sy 2 : A YK Street Lover Novel (Luv 4 Sy Series)
by Natavia
- List rank#9
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews414
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4 Corinthians
by Aubry J.
- List rank#10
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,212
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FAQ
Is Urban a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,980 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Urban?
The median best seller has 1,980 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Urban best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $8.99.
Can new books break into Urban?
45% 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.