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Papua New Guinea (History › Australia & Oceania, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Papua New Guinea (History › Australia & Oceania, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $27.81, median 2 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $18.21 – $45.16 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Australia & Oceania (259), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 2 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- At $27.81 its median price beats 87% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Papua New Guinea best sellers
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Lost in Shangri-La
by Mitchell Zuckoff
- List rank#1
- Price$11.37
- Rating4.3
- Reviews6,665
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The Toughest Fighting in the World: The Australian and American Campaign for New Guinea in World War II
by George H. Johnston
- List rank#2
- Price$28
- Rating4.3
- Reviews150
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Target: Rabaul: The Allied Siege of Japan's Most Infamous Stronghold, March 1943–August 1945
by Bruce Gamble
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews385
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Birds of New Guinea
by Bruce M. Beehler
- List rank#4
- Price$43.97
- Rating4.4
- Reviews15
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Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art
by Carl Hoffman
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1,601
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In the Land of a Thousand Tribes: An Anthropologist’s Travels in Papua New Guinea
by Raz Cherbelis
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.2
- Reviews32
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Flying the Knife Edge: New Guinea Bush Pilot
by Matt McLaughlin
- List rank#7
- Price$27.63
- Rating4.5
- Reviews432
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Migration and Transformations: Regional Perspectives on New Guinea (Asao Monograph ; No. 15)
by Andrew J. Strathern
- List rank#8
- Price$29.85
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Whispers of a Forgotten World: Explorers' Tales from the Lands of Papua New Guinea
by Maksims Malisko
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews22
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Bougainville: The Marines, the Navy, and the Battle for the "Tomb Island," 1943–1945
by John-Mark Taika Ambrose
- List rank#10
- Price$19.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews3
FAQ
Is Papua New Guinea a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2 reviews and sells for $27.81.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Papua New Guinea?
The median best seller has 2 reviews, and 96% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Papua New Guinea best sellers cost?
The median price is $27.81; half of the best sellers are priced between $18.21 and $45.16.
Can new books break into Papua New Guinea?
5% 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.