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Fortran: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Fortran, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $42.27, median 4 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $28.50 – $81.42 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Programming Languages (297), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 92% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 4 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- At $42.27 its median price beats 94% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Fortran best sellers
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Modern FORTRAN Programming for Beginners: A Comprehensive Guide to Scientific Computing with Modern Fortran Standards (Computer Programming Languages)
by John Bailey
- List rank#1
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1
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Introduction to Programming using Fortran 95/2003/2008
by Dr. Edward Jorgensen
- List rank#2
- Price$40
- Reviews-
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A Guide to Fortran IV Programming
by Daniel D. McCracken
- List rank#3
- Price-
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2
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Introduction to Fortran IV
by Robert H. Hammond
- List rank#4
- Price-
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Numerical Recipes in Fortran 77: The Art of Scientific Computing
by William H. Press
- List rank#6
- Price$103
- Rating4.6
- Reviews41
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Comprehensive Fortran Programming: Advanced Concepts and Techniques
by Adam Jones
- List rank#7
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews3
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Numerical Analysis: A Quick Guide With Modern Fortran and Gnuplot
by Dr. Clésio Ismério de Oliveira
- List rank#8
- Price$19.99
- Reviews-
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Modern Fortran Explained: Incorporating Fortran 2023 (Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computation)
by Mr Michael Metcalf
- List rank#9
- Price$62.97
- Rating4.3
- Reviews18
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Fortran IV With Watfor and Watfiv
by Paul Cress
- List rank#10
- Price-
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2
FAQ
Is Fortran a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4 reviews and sells for $42.27.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Fortran?
The median best seller has 4 reviews, and 100% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Fortran best sellers cost?
The median price is $42.27; half of the best sellers are priced between $28.50 and $81.42.
Can new books break into Fortran?
3% 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.