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DirectX: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for DirectX, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $49.95, median 10 reviews, average rating 3.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $39.99 – $69.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 3.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 87 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $49.95 its median price beats 96% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 10 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 DirectX best sellers
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GPU Zen 4: Advanced Rendering Techniques
by Wolfgang Friedrich Engel
- List rank#1
- Price$26.65
- Rating4.9
- Reviews15
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3D Game-Engine Development with DirectX 12 in C++ in 21 Days: A Hands-On Course in D3D12 Pipelines, Resources, Command Lists, Shaders, and Real-Time Rendering (Learn Programming in 21 Days)
- List rank#2
- Price$29.99
- Reviews-
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Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 11
by Frank Luna
- List rank#3
- Price$43.87
- Rating4.1
- Reviews125
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Intro to Game Programming Using DirectX 12
by Frank Luna
- List rank#4
- Price$59.49
- Rating3.0
- Reviews3
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ShaderX2: Shader Programming Tips and Tricks with DirectX 9.0
by Wolfgang Engel
- List rank#5
- Price-
- Rating4.0
- Reviews3
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GPU Zen 3: Advanced Rendering Techniques
by Wolfgang Friedrich Engel
- List rank#6
- Price$42.36
- Rating4.1
- Reviews20
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ShaderX3 Advanced Rendering with DirectX and OpenGL (SHADERX SERIES)
by Wolfgang Engel
- List rank#7
- Price$82.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11
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Digital Rendering Engineering: The Hardware of Light: Real-Time Ray Tracing, DirectX 12, Vulkan, HLSL, and GPU-Driven Rendering
by J. M. Sage
- List rank#8
- Price$69.99
- Reviews-
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Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice
by John Hughes
- List rank#9
- Price$159
- Rating4.0
- Reviews49
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3D Game Programming with DirectX 12 using C++26: Building Modern 3D Rendering Engines with DirectX 12, Enhanced Barriers, Shader Model 6.9/6.10, Ray Tracing, and C++26 (The Big Minds)
by Gene B. Tripp
- List rank#10
- Price$38
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is DirectX a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 10 reviews and sells for $49.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in DirectX?
The median best seller has 10 reviews, and 97% of them have fewer than 100.
What do DirectX best sellers cost?
The median price is $49.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $39.99 and $69.99.
Can new books break into DirectX?
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.