Kindle eBooks > History > Africa  

Monthly median sales (top 30)
$265
  The median book price
$9.49
Bestseller's daily sales
37
50th book's daily sales
1
Average number of pages per book
369
Monopoly/Olygopoly detected
No

Performance tracking

Competitiveness
Volume sales
Book price
Volatility
New releases
Self published

Matching KDP categories

nonfiction > history > africa > west
70.71%
nonfiction > history > africa > north
70.71%
nonfiction > history > africa > general
70.71%
nonfiction > history > africa > east
70.71%

Keyword requirement

Best selling keywords  

Median title & subtitle length is 12 words:

  • King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
  • An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy
  • A Handful of Hard Men: The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia
  • Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
  • We Are Your Soldiers: How Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World
  • Indie success
  • 20%
  • Volatility
  • 90%
  • New releases
  • 10%
  • KDP Select
  • 50%

Extract of the best seller list's front page

#6,775

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>Adam Hochschild

 5374

#21,539

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>Rick Atkinson

 4500

#40,849

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>Hannes Wessels

 2411

#258,926

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>Toby A. H. Wilkinson

 256

#308,349

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>Harper Bon Granger

 40

#370,356

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>Abu Rumi

 194

Front-page bestsellers:

  Book title Author Publisher Absolute rank Monthly sales volume Price Amazon stars Amazon reviews
1   King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa Adam Hochschild Mariner Books; Reprint edition 6,775 $5,484 $13.99 5,374
2   An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy Rick Atkinson Henry Holt and Co.; 1st edition 21,539 $2,742 $13.99 4,500
3   A Handful of Hard Men: The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia Hannes Wessels Casemate; Illustrated edition 40,849 $251 $2.99 2,411
4   Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition 46,704 $1,007 $11.99 10,780
5   We Are Your Soldiers: How Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World Alex Rowell W. W. Norton & Company 46,778 $1,292 $15.39 39
6   Ancient Egypt: A History From Beginning to End (Ancient Civilizations) Hourly History Hourly History 57,008 $167 $2.99 679
7   An African History of Africa: An Eye-Opening Historical Survey of Africa with a Fresh Perspective, Expand Your Knowledge of African Civilizations Zeinab Badawi Self published 59,480 $447 $15.99 301
8   The Complete Ethiopian Bible in English: 969 BOOKS - The Majestic Edition with all Lost Apocrypha and Rare Writings | Detailed Commentary Beyond the Traditional Canon Henry Ashwood Self published 67,854 $279 $9.99 200
9   The Threat In The Atlantic (The Merriman Chronicles Book 8) Robin Burnage ; 1st edition 80,833 $181 $6.49 735
10   Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives Siddharth Kara bestseller, shortlisted for the 88,539 $335 $11.99 1,185
11   Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt Nina Burleigh HarperCollins e-books; Illustrated edition 96,435 $279 $9.99 260
12   Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Greek Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, Norse Mythology, Celtic Mythology and Roman Mythology (World Mythologies) Matt Clayton (November 25, 2017) 102,402 $279 $9.99 830
13   We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda (Bestselling Backlist) Philip Gourevitch Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1st edition 120,532 $363 $12.99 1,433
14   The Regiment (Regiment Trilogy Book 1) Christopher Nicole Self published 130,494 $27 $0.99 1,432
15   The Wretched of the Earth Frantz Fanon Grove Press; Reprint edition 152,642 $237 $8.48 2,250

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