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Peru (History › South America, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Peru (History › South America, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $26.02, median 18 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).

29Opportunity / 100
$26.02Median price
18Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$19.46 – $34.95
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)5%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category South America (505), one of the easier corners under it.
  • At $26.02 its median price beats 86% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
  • Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.

Top 10 Peru best sellers

  1. Learn Spanish Fast for Adult Beginners: 8-in-1 Workbook: From Beginner to Advanced: 15-Min book cover by Speak Abroad Academy

    Learn Spanish Fast for Adult Beginners: 8-in-1 Workbook: From Beginner to Advanced: 15-Minute Daily Lessons and Exercises, Short Stories, Plus a Rich Vocabulary Collection (Easy Spanish)

    by Speak Abroad Academy

    • List rank#1
    • Price$48.95
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,853

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  2. The Last Days of the Incas book cover by Kim MacQuarrie

    The Last Days of the Incas

    by Kim MacQuarrie

    • List rank#2
    • Price$11.40
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,597

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  3. Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amaz book cover by Paul Rosolie

    Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon ― A Vivid Memoir

    by Paul Rosolie

    • List rank#3
    • Price$15.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,925

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  4. Bolivar: American Liberator book cover by Marie Arana

    Bolivar: American Liberator

    by Marie Arana

    • List rank#4
    • Price$14.08
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,220

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  5. Inca Empire: A History from Beginning to End book cover by Hourly History

    Inca Empire: A History from Beginning to End

    by Hourly History

    • List rank#5
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews552

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  6. Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America book cover by Michael Reid

    Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America

    by Michael Reid

    • List rank#6
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews280

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  7. Historia general del Perú: Comentarios reales de los incas (Spanish Edition) book cover by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

    Historia general del Perú: Comentarios reales de los incas (Spanish Edition)

    by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

    • List rank#7
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews39

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  8. Ancient Civilizations of Peru: Encyclopedia of Pre-Hispanic Peruvian Cultures: Discover th book cover by C.S. Alan

    Ancient Civilizations of Peru: Encyclopedia of Pre-Hispanic Peruvian Cultures: Discover the Lost Cultures of the Andes, Amazon, and Coast—From the Chavín to the Chimú, the Nazca Lines to Machu Picchu

    by C.S. Alan

    • List rank#8
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews30

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  9. Witness to the Age of Revolution: The Odyssey of Juan Bautista Tupac Amaru (Graphic Histor book cover by Charles F. Walker

    Witness to the Age of Revolution: The Odyssey of Juan Bautista Tupac Amaru (Graphic History Series)

    by Charles F. Walker

    • List rank#9
    • Price$28.41
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews32

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  10. Historia General Del Peru (Spanish Edition) book cover by Garcilaso Vega

    Historia General Del Peru (Spanish Edition)

    by Garcilaso Vega

    • List rank#10
    • Price$15.99
    • Rating2.9
    • Reviews7

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FAQ

Is Peru a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 18 reviews and sells for $26.02.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Peru?

The median best seller has 18 reviews, and 82% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Peru best sellers cost?

The median price is $26.02; half of the best sellers are priced between $19.46 and $34.95.

Can new books break into Peru?

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.