Black & African American — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Literature & Fiction best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 7.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
7.5
Median reviews
2,086
Weak share (top 20)
15%
Median price
$4.99
Median star rating
4.6
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Black & African American is between the extremes: 15% of the top 20 is under 100 reviews against a median of 2086, so entry depends on the specific sub-genre and your launch strength. Read the breakout books below before judging. Ease-of-entry score 7.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on AmazonNo breakout books in this category.
High-frequency phrases in this category's titles
Mine all categoriesHigh-frequency phrases mined from the 50 best-seller titles on this category's list. The ease-of-entry score tells you how winnable the category is; these title phrases tell you which words readers search with — use the two layers together. Frequency is a title statistic, not a search-volume estimate.
| Phrase | Titles | Rank-weighted score |
|---|---|---|
| billionaire gangsta secret baby | 4 | 90 |
| gangsta secret baby episode | 4 | 90 |
| heart of goon | 2 | 72 |
| queen of the pole | 2 | 57 |
| king inferno | 3 | 32 |
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More Literature & Fiction categories
8 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 61.0 | 152.5 |
| █████ | 53.5 | 394.5 |
| █████ | 51.5 | 391 |
| █████ | 51.5 | 180 |
| █████ | 45.5 | 517 |
| █████ | 2.5 | 2869 |
| █████ | 0.0 | 2971 |
| █████ | 0.0 | 2869 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.