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Hacking: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Hacking, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $25.27, median 151 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $17.99 – $36.39 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $25.27 its median price beats 85% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Hacking best sellers
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The Ultimate Unofficial Encyclopedia for Minecrafters (Revised and Updated 2023): An A–Z Book of Tips and Tricks the Official Guides Don't Teach You
by Megan Miller
- List rank#1
- Price$11.56
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,518
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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
- List rank#2
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,209
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CompTIA Security+ Certification Kit: Exam SY0-701 (Sybex Study Guide)
by Mike Chapple
- List rank#3
- Price$41.83
- Rating4.7
- Reviews817
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Hacking for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know to Become an Elite Hacker
by Dexter Silverstein
- List rank#4
- Price$3.85
- Rating3.5
- Reviews7
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You’re Already a Target: Stop AI Scams, Hackers, and Identity Theft Before They Happen
by Corey White
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Reviews-
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Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker
by Kevin Mitnick
- List rank#6
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,542
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Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers
by Andy Greenberg
- List rank#7
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,246
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Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali
by OccupyTheWeb
- List rank#8
- Price$20.07
- Rating4.8
- Reviews297
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The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data
by Kevin Mitnick
- List rank#9
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,805
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
- List rank#10
- Price$9.64
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,647
FAQ
Is Hacking a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 151 reviews and sells for $25.27.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Hacking?
The median best seller has 151 reviews, and 38% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Hacking best sellers cost?
The median price is $25.27; half of the best sellers are priced between $17.99 and $36.39.
Can new books break into Hacking?
7% 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.