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Zimbabwe (History › Africa, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Zimbabwe (History › Africa, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $19.99, median 20 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.95 – $24.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Africa (668), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 73% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 20 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Zimbabwe best sellers
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Three Sips of Gin: Dominating the Battlespace with Rhodesia's Elite Selous Scouts
by Timothy Bax
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,552
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A Handful of Hard Men: The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia
by Hannes Wessels
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,557
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Into Africa. The Selous Scouts: The Extraordinary Story of Rhodesia's Legendary Fighting Force (The Gordon Wallis Africa Series)
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews25
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Lessons From the Rhodesian Bush War: A Study in Survival, Rural Defense, and Collapse
by Don Shift
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews63
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
by Alexandra Fuller
- List rank#5
- Price$9.90
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,913
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Into Africa. Fireforce: The Extraordinary Story of Rhodesia's Legendary Airborne Fighting Force (The Gordon Wallis Africa Series)
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Reviews-
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We Dared to Win: The SAS in Rhodesia
by Hannes Wessels
- List rank#7
- Price$17.59
- Rating4.5
- Reviews622
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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
by Peter Godwin
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,635
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Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and beyond
by Andrew Balaam
- List rank#9
- Price$25.32
- Rating4.0
- Reviews796
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Rhodesia: A Complete History 1890-1980
by Peter Baxter
- List rank#10
- Price$30
- Rating4.5
- Reviews160
FAQ
Is Zimbabwe a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 20 reviews and sells for $19.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Zimbabwe?
The median best seller has 20 reviews, and 66% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Zimbabwe best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.95 and $24.99.
Can new books break into Zimbabwe?
9% 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.