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Beginner's Guides: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Beginner's Guides, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $25.99, median 29 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.52 – $49.48 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $25.99 its median price beats 85% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $15.52 to $49.48, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Beginner's Guides best sellers
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Java for Beginners: Build Your Dream Tech Career with Engaging Lessons and Projects
by Swift Learning Publication
- List rank#1
- Price$14.31
- Rating4.5
- Reviews149
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Head First Java: A Brain-Friendly Guide
by Kathy Sierra
- List rank#2
- Price$43.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews699
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Learn Java for FTC
by Alan G Smith
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews37
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Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, Comprehensive Version
by Y. Liang
- List rank#4
- Price-
- Rating4.7
- Reviews117
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Python, Java, SQL & JavaScript: The Ultimate Crash Course for Beginners to Master the 4 Most In-Demand Programming Languages, Stand Out from the Crowd and Find High-Paying Jobs!
- List rank#5
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews214
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Object Oriented Design Interview: An Insider’s Guide
by Desmond Zhou
- List rank#6
- Price$44.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews35
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Learning Spring Boot 4: Simplify the development of production-grade applications using Java and Spring
by Wanderson Xesquevixos
- List rank#7
- Price$47.49
- Rating5.0
- Reviews5
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Java: Learn Java in One Day and Learn It Well. Java for Beginners with Hands-on Project. (Learn Coding Fast with Hands-On Project)
- List rank#9
- Price$11.67
- Rating4.5
- Reviews953
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Android App Development for Beginners: Master Java, Kotlin, and Android Studio to Build Fully Functional, Real-World Mobile Apps from Scratch
by Wilson Hayes
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews5
FAQ
Is Beginner's Guides a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 29 reviews and sells for $25.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Beginner's Guides?
The median best seller has 29 reviews, and 81% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Beginner's Guides best sellers cost?
The median price is $25.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.52 and $49.48.
Can new books break into Beginner's Guides?
9% 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.