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South America (Travel, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for South America (Travel, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.42, median 137 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.40 – $23.05 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Travel (862), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 South America best sellers
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The Day the World Came to Town Updated Edition: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland ― An Inspiring Social History of Stranded Passengers
by Jim DeFede
- List rank#1
- Price$11.84
- Rating4.5
- Reviews15,756
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Learn Spanish with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course: Spanish Made Easy with Your Personal Language Coach
by Paul Noble
- List rank#2
- Price$25.29
- Rating4.4
- Reviews667
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Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival in the Amazon
- List rank#3
- Price$4.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,533
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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12,156
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Learn Spanish While You Sleep & Learn Spanish While Driving in Your Car: Over 50 Hours of Learning Spanish Lessons from Beginner or Basic Spanish to Intermediate Conversational Spanish
- List rank#5
- Price$29.13
- Rating3.9
- Reviews119
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100 Dives of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Underwater Destinations (100 of a Lifetime)
by Carrie Miller
- List rank#6
- Price$21.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,343
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Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon ― A Vivid Memoir
by Paul Rosolie
- List rank#7
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,925
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The Pilgrimage: From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
- List rank#8
- Price$10.04
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,209
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
by Mark Adams
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,892
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Learn Spanish Verb Conjugations Like Crazy: Basic to Intermediate Workbook: The Only Interactive Spanish Verbs Practice Book with 1,500 + Drills and Exercises to Build Real Fluency
- List rank#10
- Price$25.03
- Rating4.3
- Reviews38
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Central & South America
FAQ
Is South America a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 137 reviews and sells for $16.42.
How many reviews do you need to rank in South America?
The median best seller has 137 reviews, and 44% of them have fewer than 100.
What do South America best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.42; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.40 and $23.05.
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.