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Kernel & Peripherals: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Kernel & Peripherals, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $23.99, median 1 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $17.99 – $30.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 94 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Linux (48), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 1 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- At $23.99 its median price beats 82% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Kernel & Peripherals best sellers
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Linux for Beginners: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Learn Linux Operating System and Master Linux Command Line. Contains Self-Evaluation Tests to Verify Your Learning Level
by Ethem Mining
- List rank#1
- Price$17.47
- Rating4.3
- Reviews600
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Low Latency Trading Insights, Volume 2: Measured: Chip, Compiler, Kernel
by Henrique F Bucher PhD
- List rank#2
- Price$60
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Getting Started with Linux Device Drivers, Volume 1: Linux Kernel Fundamentals and PCI Express (Introduction to Linux Device Drivers)
by Yutaka Hirata
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Reviews-
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Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition
by Daniel P. Bovet
- List rank#4
- Price$31.19
- Rating4.4
- Reviews222
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Getting Started with Linux Device Drivers, Volume 2: PCI Express, Interrupts, and DMA (Introduction to Linux Device Drivers)
by Yutaka Hirata
- List rank#5
- Price$14.80
- Reviews-
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Linux Kernel Development
by Robert Love
- List rank#6
- Price$28.57
- Rating4.6
- Reviews304
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Linux Mint for Windows Users: Step-by-Step Cinnamon Desktop Guide with Dual-Boot Setup, Software Management, and Everyday Tips for New Linux Migrants — Updated for Linux Mint 22 (Linux distros)
by Kenneth C. Hogan
- List rank#7
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews7
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DEBIAN 13 HOMELAB PROJECTS: Build a NAS, Media Server, Docker Infrastructure, VPN, and Self-Hosted Cloud with Secure, Real-World Linux Setups (Precision Engineering)
by Gary J. Perkins
- List rank#8
- Price$34.49
- Reviews-
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Rust for Linux Programming: Build kernel modules, drivers, file systems, networking, and memory using Rust's ownership, traits, and RAII
by Zyle Kot
- List rank#9
- Price$34.99
- Reviews-
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LINUX KERNEL PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING: Understand Scheduling, Memory, I/O, Networking, Filesystems, Interrupts, NUMA, eBPF, Profiling, and Kernel-Level Performance Optimization
by Alira Vexel
- List rank#10
- Price$30
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Kernel & Peripherals a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1 reviews and sells for $23.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Kernel & Peripherals?
The median best seller has 1 reviews, and 96% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Kernel & Peripherals best sellers cost?
The median price is $23.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $17.99 and $30.99.
Can new books break into Kernel & Peripherals?
11% 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.