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Java (Languages & Tools, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Java (Languages & Tools, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 6 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).

28Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
6Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.99 – $31.77
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)22%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • 22% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • 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.
  • Its median reviews are 44% of the parent category Languages & Tools (14), one of the easier corners under it.

Top 10 Java best sellers

  1. OCP Java 25 Programmer Certification Fundamentals: Study Guide For 1Z0-831 (OCP Java 25 Pr book cover by Hanumant Deshmukh

    OCP Java 25 Programmer Certification Fundamentals: Study Guide For 1Z0-831 (OCP Java 25 Programmer Certification Exam Fundamentals Study Guide Book 1)

    by Hanumant Deshmukh

    • List rank#1
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews1

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  2. Java for Beginners: Build Your Dream Tech Career with Engaging Lessons and Projects book cover by Swift Learning  Publication

    Java for Beginners: Build Your Dream Tech Career with Engaging Lessons and Projects

    by Swift Learning Publication

    • List rank#2
    • Price$4.95
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews149

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  3. Core Java, Volume I: Fundamentals (Oracle Press for Java) book cover by Cay Horstmann

    Core Java, Volume I: Fundamentals (Oracle Press for Java)

    by Cay Horstmann

    • List rank#3
    • Price$57.59
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews13

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  4. Java for Beginners: A Structured Path from Fundamentals to Real-World Applications book cover by Zayen Kairo

    Java for Beginners: A Structured Path from Fundamentals to Real-World Applications

    by Zayen Kairo

    • List rank#4
    • Price$0.99
    • Reviews-

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  5. OCP Java 25 Certification Exam Refresher: Study Notes for 1Z0-831 book cover by Hanumant Deshmukh

    OCP Java 25 Certification Exam Refresher: Study Notes for 1Z0-831

    by Hanumant Deshmukh

    • List rank#5
    • Price$0.99
    • Reviews-

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  6. Java in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference book cover by Benjamin J. Evans

    Java in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

    by Benjamin J. Evans

    • List rank#6
    • Price$59.99
    • Reviews-

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  7. Temporal.io In Practice: Architecture, Distributed Transactions, and Production-Grade Work book cover by Samir Chekkal

    Temporal.io In Practice: Architecture, Distributed Transactions, and Production-Grade Workflow Orchestration

    by Samir Chekkal

    • List rank#7
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews1

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  8. Spring Start Here: Learn what you need and learn it well book cover by Laurentiu Spilca

    Spring Start Here: Learn what you need and learn it well

    by Laurentiu Spilca

    • List rank#8
    • Price$49.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews106

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  9. Spring Boot and Angular: Hands-on full-stack development with Java, Spring, Angular, and T book cover by Dr. Ahmad Gohar

    Spring Boot and Angular: Hands-on full-stack development with Java, Spring, Angular, and TypeScript

    by Dr. Ahmad Gohar

    • List rank#9
    • Price$42.74
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews2

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  10. Mastering Modern Programming: A Comprehensive Guide to Essential Languages – Python, Java, book cover by Megan Reyes

    Mastering Modern Programming: A Comprehensive Guide to Essential Languages – Python, Java, JavaScript, C++ and 11 More

    by Megan Reyes

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews24

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FAQ

Is Java a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6 reviews and sells for $9.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Java?

The median best seller has 6 reviews, and 84% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Java best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $31.77.

Can new books break into Java?

22% 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.