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Central America (Americas, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Central America (Americas, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $15.99, median 148 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.40 – $24.59 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Americas (1,499), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Central America best sellers
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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
- List rank#1
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,399
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The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
by Douglas Preston
- List rank#2
- Price$23.09
- Rating4.3
- Reviews17,790
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Learn Spanish: Grammar Workbook for Adult Beginners: Master Spanish in No Time with 15-Minute Daily Lessons, Practical Exercises, and Essential Grammar Rules to Live By (Easy Spanish)
by Speak Abroad Academy
- List rank#3
- Price$21.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews987
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The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
by Rich Cohen
- List rank#4
- Price$15.98
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,600
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The Undocumented Americans (One World Essentials)
by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
- List rank#5
- Price$11.44
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,531
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Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
by Camilla Townsend
- List rank#6
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,325
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Mexico: A 500-Year History
by Paul Gillingham
- List rank#7
- Price$21.48
- Rating4.4
- Reviews171
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Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
by Jonathan Blitzer
- List rank#8
- Price$12
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,144
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The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
- List rank#9
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,306
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Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother
by Sonia Nazario
- List rank#10
- Price$8.58
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,863
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Latin America
FAQ
Is Central America a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 148 reviews and sells for $15.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Central America?
The median best seller has 148 reviews, and 41% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Central America best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.40 and $24.59.
Can new books break into Central America?
6% 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.