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Urban (Black & African American, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Urban (Black & African American, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.99, median 3,468 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 39% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 39% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,468 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $6.99 its median price is below 97% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
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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10,000 Hours With A Rich Menace (Caselli Family Book 1)
by Jahquel J.
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,725
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Capone (Season one: Delgato Family Book 1)
by Jahquel J.
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews17,901
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Capone II (Season one: Delgato Family Book 2)
by Jahquel J.
- List rank#6
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews15,896
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Khaotic Ties: Reloaded
by Tacarra
- List rank#7
- 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#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews12,109
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Butterfly 6: Phase 1 (Caterpillar)
- List rank#9
- Price$19.26
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,310
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Heart Of A Goon (Season Five: The Wraithe Family Book 1)
by Jahquel J.
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews14,947
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FAQ
Is Urban a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,468 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Urban?
The median best seller has 3,468 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Urban best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Urban?
39% 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.