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Linux & UNIX Administration (System Administration, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Linux & UNIX Administration (System Administration, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 14 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.00 – $29.40 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 21% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 21% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 77% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 14 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $6.00 to $29.40, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Linux & UNIX Administration best sellers
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Linux for Absolute Beginners: An Introduction to the Linux Operating System, Including Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming
by Andrew Warner
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews131
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The Kubernetes Book
by Nigel Poulton
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,584
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The Linux Command Line, 3rd Edition: A Complete Introduction
by William Shotts
- List rank#3
- Price$34.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews71
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Linux: The Quick and Easy Beginners Guide to Learning the Linux Command Line (Linux in 3 Days Book 1)
by Jason Cannon
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews271
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Shell Scripting: How to Automate Command Line Tasks Using Bash Scripting and Shell Programming
by Jason Cannon
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,373
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners and Advanced Users (The Modern Linux Mastery Series)
- List rank#6
- Price$7.77
- Rating4.3
- Reviews26
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How Linux Works, 3rd Edition: What Every Superuser Should Know
by Brian Ward
- List rank#7
- Price$34.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews826
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Basics Of Linux Operating System: A Complete Beginners Guide From Installing To Operating As A Master
by Raya Quinn
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating2.0
- Reviews1
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Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, Fourth Edition: Covers Windows, Linux, and macOS
by Travis Plunk
- List rank#9
- Price$40.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews323
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Linux for Beginners: Learn the Command Line, Bash Scripting, SSH, Networking & System Administration with Hands-On Ubuntu Projects
by Nova Stack
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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FAQ
Is Linux & UNIX Administration a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 14 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Linux & UNIX Administration?
The median best seller has 14 reviews, and 83% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Linux & UNIX Administration best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.00 and $29.40.
Can new books break into Linux & UNIX Administration?
21% 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.