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Latin American (World Literature, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Latin American (World Literature, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $39.90, median 6 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $29.52 – $55.92 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category World Literature (54), 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.
- At $39.90 its median price beats 93% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Latin American best sellers
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The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages, Revised and Expanded Edition
by Norman Cohn
- List rank#1
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews130
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The Cambridge Companion to Latin American Poetry (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
by Stephen M. Hart
- List rank#2
- Price$29.46
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6
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Imperial Eyes: Travel Writing and Transculturation
by Mary Louise Pratt
- List rank#3
- Price$60.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews30
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Mexican American Literature: A Portable Anthology
by Dagoberto Gilb
- List rank#4
- Price-
- Rating4.7
- Reviews40
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The Arrivants: A New World Trilogy--Rights of Passage / Islands / Masks
by Edward Kamau Brathwaite
- List rank#5
- Price-
- Rating4.5
- Reviews15
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The Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry
by Cecilia Vicuña
- List rank#6
- Price$80.43
- Rating3.4
- Reviews16
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An ABC of Music (Oxford Quick Reference)
by Imogen Holst
- List rank#7
- Price$286
- Rating4.2
- Reviews19
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The Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage
by Richard Allsopp
- List rank#8
- Price$235
- Rating5.0
- Reviews17
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The Marrano Specter: Derrida and Hispanism
by Erin Graff Zivin
- List rank#9
- Price$38.26
- Reviews-
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Versos Sencillos: A Dual-Language Edition
by Jose Marti
- List rank#10
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews52
FAQ
Is Latin American a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6 reviews and sells for $39.90.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Latin American?
The median best seller has 6 reviews, and 98% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Latin American best sellers cost?
The median price is $39.90; half of the best sellers are priced between $29.52 and $55.92.
Can new books break into Latin American?
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.