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Latin America (History, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Latin America (History, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $29.97, median 14 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $21.51 – $36.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category History (269), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $29.97 its median price beats 88% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Latin America best sellers
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Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
by Camilla Townsend
- List rank#1
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,325
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Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands
- List rank#2
- Price$15.80
- Rating4.5
- Reviews698
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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest: Updated Edition
by Matthew Restall
- List rank#3
- Price$23.73
- Rating4.5
- Reviews293
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Ambivalent Conquests: Maya and Spaniard in Yucatan, 1517–1570 (Cambridge Latin American Studies, Series Number 61)
by Inga Clendinnen
- List rank#4
- Price$22.15
- Rating4.4
- Reviews57
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The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade
by Benjamin T. Smith
- List rank#5
- Price$14.98
- Rating4.4
- Reviews576
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Puerto Rico: What Everyone Needs to Know®
by Jorge Duany
- List rank#6
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6
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The Mexican Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
by Alan Knight
- List rank#7
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews97
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The True History of The Conquest of New Spain (Hackett Classics)
by Bernal Diaz del Castillo
- List rank#8
- Price$19
- Rating4.6
- Reviews107
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The Making of Revolutionary Feminism in El Salvador
by Diana Carolina Sierra Becerra
- List rank#9
- Price$29.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews3
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Discourses of the Elders: The Aztec Huehuetlatolli A First English Translation
by Sebastian Purcell
- List rank#10
- Price$16.97
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26
FAQ
Is Latin America a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 14 reviews and sells for $29.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Latin America?
The median best seller has 14 reviews, and 91% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Latin America best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $21.51 and $36.96.
Can new books break into Latin 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.