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Machine Theory (Computer Science, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Machine Theory (Computer Science, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.49, median 18 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $31.46 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 20% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Computer Science (188), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $11.49 its median price beats 92% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- 20% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Machine Theory best sellers
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AI Engineering: Building Applications with Foundation Models
by Chip Huyen
- List rank#1
- Price$43.70
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,023
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The AI Engineering Bible: The Complete and Up-to-Date Guide to Build, Deploy and Scale Production Ready AI Systems
- List rank#2
- Price$36.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews599
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Designing Machine Learning Systems: An Iterative Process for Production-Ready Applications
by Chip Huyen
- List rank#3
- Price$37.90
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,021
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Advances in Financial Machine Learning
by Marcos López de Prado
- List rank#4
- Price$33
- Rating4.4
- Reviews700
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Prompt Engineering for Generative AI
by James Phoenix
- List rank#5
- Price$47.50
- Rating4.2
- Reviews121
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Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners: A Plain English Introduction (Third Edition) (Learn Machine Learning for Beginners Book 1)
by Oliver Theobald
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews575
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The Future Belongs to Builders: Grok Bot and the World That's Coming (Grok Bot for Beginners Book 3)
by Shane M
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
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Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and PyTorch: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Build Intelligent Systems
by Aurélien Géron
- List rank#8
- Price$62.08
- Rating4.7
- Reviews86
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Reinforcement Learning: Industrial Applications of Intelligent Agents
by Phil Winder Ph. D.
- List rank#9
- Price$34.67
- Rating4.2
- Reviews50
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Machine Learning for Algorithmic Trading: Predictive models to extract signals from market and alternative data for systematic trading strategies with Python
by Stefan Jansen
- List rank#10
- Price$42.75
- Rating4.4
- Reviews426
FAQ
Is Machine Theory a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 18 reviews and sells for $11.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Machine Theory?
The median best seller has 18 reviews, and 78% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Machine Theory best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $31.46.
Can new books break into Machine Theory?
20% 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.