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BSD: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for BSD, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $29.99, median 11 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $22.77 – $40.62 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 90 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Operating Systems (114), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 94% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $29.99 its median price beats 89% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 BSD best sellers
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FreeBSD Mastery: Jails (IT Mastery)
- List rank#1
- Price$25.88
- Rating4.8
- Reviews82
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Learn OpenBSD from Scratch: Step-by-Step Instructions to Install, Configure, Secure, and Optimize Your System
by Jola Orbis
- List rank#2
- Price$33.47
- Rating3.5
- Reviews2
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Essential System Administration: Tools and Techniques for Linux and Unix Administration, 3rd Edition
by Æleen Frisch
- List rank#3
- Price$31.44
- Rating4.4
- Reviews83
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FREEBSD IN PRODUCTION: Build and Operate Secure FreeBSD Servers with ZFS, Jails, bhyve, PF, Networking, Automation, Backups, and Performance Tuning
by Alira Vexel
- List rank#4
- Price$31
- Reviews-
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Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System, The
by Marshall McKusick
- List rank#5
- Price$65.78
- Rating4.6
- Reviews122
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Designing BSD Rootkits: An Introduction to Kernel Hacking
by Kong Joseph
- List rank#6
- Price-
- Rating4.2
- Reviews13
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Absolute FreeBSD, 3rd Edition: The Complete Guide to FreeBSD
- List rank#7
- Price$47
- Rating4.7
- Reviews176
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FreeBSD for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to Installing, Configuring, and Managing FreeBSD for Secure Servers, Automation, Networking, and Practical System Administration
by Burns Lara
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews3
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Mastering FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security
by Yanek Korff
- List rank#9
- Price$24.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13
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Unix in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition
by Arnold Robbins
- List rank#10
- Price$20.09
- Rating4.5
- Reviews152
FAQ
Is BSD a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 11 reviews and sells for $29.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in BSD?
The median best seller has 11 reviews, and 90% of them have fewer than 100.
What do BSD best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $22.77 and $40.62.
Can new books break into BSD?
1% 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.