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Embedded Systems: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Embedded Systems, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $31.14, median 16 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 38/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $24.30 – $39.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 29% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 29% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 97% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 34% of the parent category Microprocessors & System Design (49), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $31.14 its median price beats 90% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Embedded Systems best sellers
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The Spacecraft Hacker's Handbook: Exploiting Ground Stations, Flight Software, and Satellite Terminals
by Andrzej Olchawa
- List rank#1
- Price$56.20
- Reviews-
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The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide: How to use your new computer
- List rank#2
- Price$20.30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews26
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Making Embedded Systems: Design Patterns for Great Software
by Elecia White
- List rank#3
- Price$32.68
- Rating4.5
- Reviews72
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Getting Started with FPGAs: Digital Circuit Design, Verilog, and VHDL for Beginners
by Russell Merrick
- List rank#4
- Price$37.55
- Rating4.7
- Reviews99
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Mastering Embedded Linux Development: Craft fast and reliable embedded solutions with Linux 6.6 and The Yocto Project 5.0 (Scarthgap)
by Frank Vasquez
- List rank#5
- Price$24.08
- Rating4.4
- Reviews35
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MeshCore: A Comprehensive Guide to Off-Grid Mesh Communication (Off-Grid Radio Series)
- List rank#6
- Price$14.77
- Rating4.5
- Reviews29
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Programming ESP32: Learn MicroPython Coding and Electronics (MonkMakes Embedded Programming)
by Simon Monk
- List rank#7
- Price$12.50
- Rating4.1
- Reviews16
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El arquitecto del caos (Spanish Edition)
by Dennis Lugo
- List rank#8
- Price$7.14
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Python Projects for Raspberry Pi: Physical computing for work, play, and learning
by Ben Everard
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2
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Bare-Metal Embedded C Programming: Develop high-performance embedded systems with C for Arm microcontrollers
by Israel Gbati
- List rank#10
- Price$31.91
- Rating4.6
- Reviews107
FAQ
Is Embedded Systems a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 38/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 16 reviews and sells for $31.14.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Embedded Systems?
The median best seller has 16 reviews, and 87% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Embedded Systems best sellers cost?
The median price is $31.14; half of the best sellers are priced between $24.30 and $39.99.
Can new books break into Embedded Systems?
29% 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.