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Programming (Children's Books › Computers & Technology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Programming (Children's Books › Computers & Technology, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.99, median 54 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.89 – $16.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Computers & Technology (1,323), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Programming best sellers
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Trapped in a Video Game (Volume 1)
by Dustin Brady
- List rank#1
- Price$5.93
- Rating4.7
- Reviews14,164
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Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks)
- List rank#2
- Price$8.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,571
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Artificial Intelligence for Babies (Baby University)
by Chris Ferrie
- List rank#3
- Price$6.46
- Rating4.6
- Reviews252
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How to Fool Your Parents: 25 Brain-Breaking Magic Tricks (David Kwong Magic Tricks for Kids, 1)
by David Kwong
- List rank#4
- Price$7.70
- Rating4.5
- Reviews258
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Baby Loves Coding! (Baby Loves Science)
by Ruth Spiro
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,088
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Coding Games in Scratch
by Carol Vorderman
- List rank#6
- Price$11.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews69
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The Official Scratch Coding Cards (Scratch 3.0): Creative Coding Activities for Kids
by Natalie Rusk
- List rank#7
- Price$18.63
- Rating4.8
- Reviews377
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Coding Projects in Scratch: A Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Coding Your Own Animations, Games, Simulations, a (DK Help Your Kids)
by Jon Woodcock
- List rank#8
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews432
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The Big Fat Middle School STEM 3-Book Boxed Set: Includes Everything You Need to Ace Math, Science, and Computer Science and Coding (Big Fat Notebook)
- List rank#9
- Price$30.68
- Rating4.9
- Reviews34
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Neural Networks for Babies: Teach Babies and Toddlers about Artificial Intelligence and the Brain from the #1 Science Author for Kids (Science Gifts for Little Ones) (Baby University)
by Chris Ferrie
- List rank#10
- Price$9.31
- Rating4.6
- Reviews752
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FAQ
Is Programming a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 54 reviews and sells for $13.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Programming?
The median best seller has 54 reviews, and 58% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Programming best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.89 and $16.49.
Can new books break into Programming?
6% 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.