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Performance Optimization: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Performance Optimization, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $37.07, median 4 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $26.28 – $45.74 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 26% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Software Design, Testing & Engineering (441), one of the easier corners under it.
- 26% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 92% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 4 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Performance Optimization best sellers
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Systems Performance (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
by Brendan Gregg
- List rank#1
- Price$57.41
- Rating4.8
- Reviews353
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Engineering a Compiler
by Keith D. Cooper
- List rank#2
- Price$84.56
- Rating4.5
- Reviews40
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Signals & Levers: Systems Thinking Tools to Unblock Software Delivery
by Elisabeth Hendrickson
- List rank#3
- Price$30.57
- Rating5.0
- Reviews9
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Roku Smart TV 2025 GUIDE: Your Ultimate Quick Manual to Setup, Streaming Apps, Voice Control, Network Optimization, Troubleshooting, and Optimal Performance for Beginners & Seniors
by Shem Crosswell
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6
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Professional Rust Programming: Performance Optimization, Unsafe Code, and Systems-Level Design (Rust Programming for Practical Software Development Book 3)
by Owen Calder
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Low Latency Trading Insights, Volume 2: Measured: Chip, Compiler, Kernel
by Henrique F Bucher PhD
- List rank#6
- Price$60
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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High Performance Python: Practical Performant Programming for Humans
by Micha Gorelick
- List rank#7
- Price$44.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews14
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Programming with 64-Bit ARM Assembly Language: Single Board Computer Development for Raspberry Pi and Mobile Devices
by Stephen Smith
- List rank#8
- Price$25.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews108
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Experimentation for Engineers: From A/B testing to Bayesian optimization
by David Sweet
- List rank#9
- Price$45.15
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9
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Mac mini M6 User Guide for Beginners and Seniors 2026-2027: The Complete Illustrated Manual to Master macOS27, Setup, Siri AI, Agentic Workflows, Apple Intelligence, Hidden Features & Troubleshooting.
by Elliot Nestford
- List rank#10
- Price$17.99
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Performance Optimization a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4 reviews and sells for $37.07.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Performance Optimization?
The median best seller has 4 reviews, and 91% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Performance Optimization best sellers cost?
The median price is $37.07; half of the best sellers are priced between $26.28 and $45.74.
Can new books break into Performance Optimization?
26% 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.