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South America (Central & South America, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for South America (Central & South America, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 51 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).

25Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
51Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$5.25 – $12.99
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)6%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 49% of the parent category Central & South America (104), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $5.25 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 South America best sellers

  1. The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland book cover by Jim DeFede

    The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

    by Jim DeFede

    • List rank#1
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews15,756

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  2. 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, Short Stories, Plus a Rich Vocabulary Collection (Easy Spanish Book 4)

    by Speak Abroad Academy

    • List rank#2
    • Price$9.97
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,853

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  3. Speak Spanish Like Crazy: The 100-Hour Spanish Fluency System: The Complete Beginner-to-Ad book cover by Patrick Jackson JD

    Speak Spanish Like Crazy: The 100-Hour Spanish Fluency System: The Complete Beginner-to-Advanced Learn Spanish Course with Real Conversations, Short Stories, Grammar and Native Latin American Audio

    by Patrick Jackson JD

    • List rank#3
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews9

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  4. Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival book cover by Yossi Ghinsberg

    Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival

    by Yossi Ghinsberg

    • List rank#4
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews3,283

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  5. Lonely Planet Brazil: Plan the Trip of a Lifetime | Detailed Itineraries & Maps | Insider  book cover by Trent Holden

    Lonely Planet Brazil: Plan the Trip of a Lifetime | Detailed Itineraries & Maps | Insider Tips | Covers Rio, the Amazon, and Brazil's Hidden Gems and more (Travel Guide)

    by Trent Holden

    • List rank#5
    • Price$22.60
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews30

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  6. 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 — An Amazon Memoir

    by Paul Rosolie

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

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  7. Lonely Planet Argentina (Travel Guide) book cover by Lonely Planet

    Lonely Planet Argentina (Travel Guide)

    by Lonely Planet

    • List rank#7
    • Price$19.40
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews114

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  8. Learn Spanish Verb Conjugations Like Crazy: Basic to Intermediate Workbook: The Only Inter book cover by Juan Pablo  Cardona

    Learn Spanish Verb Conjugations Like Crazy: Basic to Intermediate Workbook: The Only Interactive Spanish Verbs Practice Book with 1,500 + Drills and ... ... & Advanced Spanish Verb Conjugations 1)

    by Juan Pablo Cardona

    • List rank#8
    • Price$9.95
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews38

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  9. Elsewhere: One Woman, One Rucksack, One Lifetime of Travel book cover by Rosita Boland

    Elsewhere: One Woman, One Rucksack, One Lifetime of Travel

    by Rosita Boland

    • List rank#9
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews246

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  10. Learn Spanish for Adult Beginners: 8 Simple Steps to Build Confidence in 8 Weeks with Easy book cover by World Voice Bridge

    Learn Spanish for Adult Beginners: 8 Simple Steps to Build Confidence in 8 Weeks with Easy Lessons, Practical Vocabulary, and Real-Life Dialogues for Everyday Conversations

    by World Voice Bridge

    • List rank#10
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews121

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FAQ

Is South America a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 51 reviews and sells for $9.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in South America?

The median best seller has 51 reviews, and 62% of them have fewer than 100.

What do South America best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.25 and $12.99.

Can new books break into South America?

6% 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.