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Information Theory (Computer Science, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Information Theory (Computer Science, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 6 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Computer Science (188), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 87% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 6 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.99, 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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Ontology Pipeline: A Framework for Knowledge Engineering
- List rank#2
- Price$39.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews24
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The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn
by Richard W. Hamming
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,322
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Nexus: The Sunday Times bestselling history about humans, technology and AI from the author of Sapiens
- List rank#4
- Price-
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,675
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Data Analytics for Absolute Beginners: Make Decisions Using Every Variable: (Introduction to Data, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence & Machine ... & Data Storytelling for Beginners Book 1)
by Oliver Theobald
- List rank#5
- Price$3.80
- Rating4.5
- Reviews622
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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#6
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,113
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RAG Made Simple: The Complete Visual Guide to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (Super AI Engineering Series)
by Nir Diamant
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews39
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From Data to Dollars: Turning Data Strategy into Business Value
by Julia Bardmesser
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews11
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PRACTICAL UNCERTAINTY: Useful Ideas in Decision-Making, Risk, Randomness & AI
by Hossein Pishro-Nik
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews78
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The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
by James Gleick
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,597
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FAQ
Is Information Theory a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Information Theory?
The median best seller has 6 reviews, and 78% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Information Theory best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Information Theory?
13% 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.