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Information Theory (Computer Science, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Information Theory (Computer Science, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $26.26, median 45 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.93 – $47.88 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Computer Science (375), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $26.26 its median price beats 86% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $16.93 to $47.88, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Information Theory best sellers
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A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
by Jimmy Soni
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews909
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
- List rank#2
- Price$16.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews855
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The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn
by Richard Hamming
- List rank#3
- Price$31.81
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,322
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Ontology Pipeline: A Framework for Knowledge Engineering
- List rank#4
- Price$39.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews24
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
by Shoshana Zuboff
- List rank#5
- Price$32.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,113
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The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood
by James Gleick
- List rank#6
- Price$16.53
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,597
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Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
by Paul Graham
- List rank#7
- Price$13.15
- Rating4.5
- Reviews762
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The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
by Pedro Domingos
- List rank#8
- Price$20.32
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,755
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The Mathematical Theory of Communication
by Claude E. Shannon
- List rank#9
- Price$28
- Rating4.7
- Reviews265
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The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
by Tim Wu
- List rank#10
- Price$20.79
- Rating4.5
- Reviews702
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FAQ
Is Information Theory a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 45 reviews and sells for $26.26.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Information Theory?
The median best seller has 45 reviews, and 67% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Information Theory best sellers cost?
The median price is $26.26; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.93 and $47.88.
Can new books break into Information Theory?
9% 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.