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Central & South America (History, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Central & South America (History, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 6 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).

19Opportunity / 100
$4.99Median price
6Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$2.99 – $7.99
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)4%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category History (298), one of the easier corners under it.
  • The same niche in Books scores 32, 12 points higher than here; worth checking both.
  • Its review barrier is lower than in 87% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 6 reviews, so new books can chart with few.

Top 10 Central & South America best sellers

  1. I Escaped Amazon River Pirates: Survival Stories For Kids book cover by Scott Peters

    I Escaped Amazon River Pirates: Survival Stories For Kids

    by Scott Peters

    • List rank#1
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews443

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  2. Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal book cover by Margarita Engle

    Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal

    by Margarita Engle

    • List rank#2
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews113

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  3. The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas book cover by María García Esperón

    The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

    by María García Esperón

    • List rank#3
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews64

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  4. Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert book cover by Marc Aronson

    Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert

    by Marc Aronson

    • List rank#4
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews240

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  5. The Aztec Empire: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: Historical Eras) book cover by Elizabeth Raum

    The Aztec Empire: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: Historical Eras)

    by Elizabeth Raum

    • List rank#5
    • Price$6.95
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews36

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  6. Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of America Explained for Children: Learn all about  book cover by Samuel John

    Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of America Explained for Children: Learn all about the arrival of Columbus in the New World (Educational books for kids)

    by Samuel John

    • List rank#6
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews21

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  7. Christopher Columbus and the Journey That Changed the World: An Epic Adventure for Kids Ab book cover by Samuel John

    Christopher Columbus and the Journey That Changed the World: An Epic Adventure for Kids About the Discovery of America (Middle Grade History Books for Kids Ages 8 to 13)

    by Samuel John

    • List rank#7
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews15

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  8. Ancient Night book cover by David Bowles

    Ancient Night

    by David Bowles

    • List rank#8
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews45

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  9. Where Is Machu Picchu? (Where Is?) book cover by Megan Stine

    Where Is Machu Picchu? (Where Is?)

    by Megan Stine

    • List rank#9
    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews715

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  10. Fascinating Facts For Curious Kids: 1050 Secrets And Fun Facts from Ancient Incas to Magic book cover by Kristine Collins

    Fascinating Facts For Curious Kids: 1050 Secrets And Fun Facts from Ancient Incas to Magical Mayans and Geographic Wonders to Food Science! (Fun Facts for Kids Ages 8-12)

    by Kristine Collins

    • List rank#10
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews52

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Same niche in Books: Central & South America

FAQ

Is Central & South America a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6 reviews and sells for $4.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Central & South America?

The median best seller has 6 reviews, and 89% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Central & South America best sellers cost?

The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $7.99.

Can new books break into Central & South America?

4% 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.