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Kent Beck: Amazon KDP author data
As of Nov 6, 2026, Kent Beck has 8 books on Amazon, 8 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #6), mostly in Systems Analysis & Design, Microsoft Programming, Software Design & Engineering.
| Median price | $28.11 |
|---|---|
| Price range (middle 50%) | $24.36 – $37.77 |
| Median reviews | 506 |
| Total reviews | 2,970 |
| New books (30 days) | 0 |
| Breakout books (30 days) | 0 |
What stands out
- 100% of the catalog made a best-seller list in the last 30 days: the whole backlist sells, not one hit.
- Median price $28.11, 29% below the median of their main category, Systems Analysis & Design.
Kent Beck's best-ranked books
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Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design
by Kent Beck
- Price$24.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews506
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Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design
by Kent Beck
- Price$10.89
- Rating4.4
- Reviews506
- Published2024-10
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Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition (The XP Series)
by Kent Beck
- Price$38.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews731
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Tidy First?: A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design
by Kent Beck
- Price$28.19
- Rating4.4
- Reviews506
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Test Driven Development: By Example (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Beck))
by Kent Beck
- Price$28.03
- Rating4.5
- Reviews540
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Implementation Patterns (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Beck))
by Kent Beck
- Price$37.54
- Rating4.1
- Reviews108
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Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns
by Kent Beck
- Price$73.63
- Rating4.3
- Reviews64
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Tidy First?: Mini-Refactorings für besseres Software-Design (Animals) (German Edition)
by Kent Beck
- Price$23.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews9
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FAQ
How many books does Kent Beck have on Amazon?
KDPTop tracks 8 of their books; 8 made an Amazon list in the last 30 days.
Which categories does Kent Beck publish in?
Their books chart most often in Systems Analysis & Design, Microsoft Programming, Software Design & Engineering.
How does Kent Beck price their books?
The median price is $28.11; half of the books cost $24.36–$37.77.
Has Kent Beck released new books recently?
0 new books in the last 30 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.