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Documentation & Technical Writing: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Documentation & Technical Writing, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 4 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Business (218), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 4 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Documentation & Technical Writing best sellers
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AI Prompt Engineering: Foundations of Communication with LLMs – Building Generative AI and Agentic AI Prompt Systems Across Development, Testing, and Deployment (AI Engineering)
by Nelson Ming
- List rank#1
- Price$9.92
- Rating4.5
- Reviews171
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Stop AI Slop: Get Clear, Useful Writing from Claude and ChatGPT with 100 Before-and-After Examples (AI Memory Playbooks Book 4)
by J Cook
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Reviews-
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The ChatGPT Ninja: Slipping past AI Detectors (How to make money with AI)
by Neil Dagger
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews224
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How to return kindle unlimited books -In 30 secs (Quick kindle guides)
by Alex Harvey
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating3.7
- Reviews97
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How to delete books from Kindle 2020: A complete guide with easy step by step screenshots: Learn how to delete books on kindle in less than a minute
by Robin Martin
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews22
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How to Install a kindle on your PC: A simple guide to installing the Kindle app and starting your digital library
by Cole Tech
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating3.5
- Reviews15
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NotebookLM Mastery: Welcome to your second brain (AI for Everyday Use)
by Dr. Andy Williams
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
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Modern Technical Writing: An Introduction to Software Documentation
by Andrew Etter
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews317
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The Product is Docs: Writing technical documentation in a product development group
by Christopher Gales
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews112
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Mastering Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word: From Blank Page to Final Draft in Minutes (Microsoft 365 Copilot Mastery Series Book 8)
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Documentation & Technical Writing a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Documentation & Technical Writing?
The median best seller has 4 reviews, and 88% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Documentation & Technical Writing best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Documentation & Technical Writing?
17% 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.