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C (C & C++, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for C (C & C++, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $32.19, median 58 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $18.43 – $44.27 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $32.19 its median price beats 90% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $18.43 to $44.27, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 C best sellers
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C Programming Language, 2nd Edition
- List rank#1
- Price$60.28
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,479
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Bare-Metal Embedded C Programming: Develop high-performance embedded systems with C for Arm microcontrollers
by Israel Gbati
- List rank#2
- Price$31.91
- Rating4.6
- Reviews107
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Putting the C in the C64: A Practical Guide To Programming the Commodore 64 with C and CC65 (The Commodore 64 Workshop)
by John McGinnis
- List rank#3
- Price$29.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14
by Scott Meyers
- List rank#4
- Price$43.10
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,178
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Programming Rust: Fast, Safe Systems Development
by Jim Blandy
- List rank#5
- Price$79.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews690
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Arduino Reference: A Print Reference for Arduino Programmers
by Michael J Cheich
- List rank#6
- Price$18.18
- Rating4.9
- Reviews21
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Make: Electronics: Learning by Discovery: A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast
- List rank#7
- Price$18.33
- Rating4.8
- Reviews961
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C Programming Language: a QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide
by Robin Nixon
- List rank#8
- Price$8.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
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C Programming: A Modern Approach
by K. N. King
- List rank#9
- Price$112
- Rating4.4
- Reviews388
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Zephyr RTOS Cookbook: Build portable and scalable embedded systems through hands-on recipes
by Dr. Roy Jamil
- List rank#10
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9
FAQ
Is C a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 58 reviews and sells for $32.19.
How many reviews do you need to rank in C?
The median best seller has 58 reviews, and 58% of them have fewer than 100.
What do C best sellers cost?
The median price is $32.19; half of the best sellers are priced between $18.43 and $44.27.
Can new books break into C?
11% 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.