KDP categories · Top KDP authors
Costa Rica (History › Central America, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Costa Rica (History › Central America, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $26.29, median 7 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.87 – $32.62 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Central America (148), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 87% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 7 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Costa Rica best sellers
-
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#1
- Price$21.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews987
-
The Costa Rica Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers)
by Steven Palmer
- List rank#2
- Price$22
- Rating4.4
- Reviews51
-
Costa Rica: The Complete Guide: Ecotravel & Adventures (Color Travel Guide)
by James Kaiser
- List rank#3
- Price$11.70
- Rating4.6
- Reviews66
-
Conquistador Voices: The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants (Vol. I)
by Kevin H Siepel
- List rank#4
- Price$22.32
- Rating4.6
- Reviews460
-
COSTA RICAN TRIVIA: WILD FACTS, REAL STORIES & HIDDEN WONDERS OF PURA VIDA
by C. S. Eubank
- List rank#5
- Price$11
- Rating4.2
- Reviews3
-
The Adventurer's Son: A Memoir
by Roman Dial
- List rank#6
- Price$12.31
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,967
-
The History of Costa Rica: A Fascinating Guide to This Beautiful Country in Central America
by Alex Hutchens
- List rank#7
- Price$7.75
- Rating2.5
- Reviews14
-
Nature of the Rainforest: Costa Rica and Beyond (Zona Tropical Publications)
by Adrian Forsyth
- List rank#8
- Price$26
- Rating4.4
- Reviews35
-
Forged by Fire Costa Rica’s War of 1856: A Historical Novel of Courage, Memory, and National Identity (The Costa Rican Legacy Chronicles)
by Luis Arturo Mantilla Lopez
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews3
-
Great chess players of Costa Rica
by Eduardo Piza
- List rank#10
- Price$24.55
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Costa Rica a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 7 reviews and sells for $26.29.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Costa Rica?
The median best seller has 7 reviews, and 87% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Costa Rica best sellers cost?
The median price is $26.29; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.87 and $32.62.
Can new books break into Costa Rica?
2% 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.