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Programming (Web Development & Design, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Programming (Web Development & Design, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $33.74, median 145 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $23.05 – $43.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 24, 11 points lower than here.
- At $33.74 its median price beats 91% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Programming best sellers
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Claude Anthology: The 4-in-1 Path From First Prompt to Recurring Revenue | Prompt Engineering, Claude Code, AI Agents, and Money & Business
by Ryan Lee
- List rank#1
- Price$21.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews46
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Python Crash Course, 3rd Edition: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming
by Eric Matthes
- List rank#2
- Price$26.73
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,546
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Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch)
- List rank#3
- Price$47.44
- Rating4.5
- Reviews648
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Python Programming Language: a QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide
by Robin Nixon
- List rank#4
- Price$8.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,816
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Building Claude Skills: Turn repeatable work into reusable Claude Skills
by Pietro Montaldo
- List rank#5
- Price$23.74
- Rating4.8
- Reviews17
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The Pragmatic Programmer: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2nd Edition: Your Journey to Mastery
by David Thomas
- List rank#6
- Price$14.13
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,670
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Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, 3rd Edition
by Al Sweigart
- List rank#7
- Price$26.93
- Rating4.7
- Reviews222
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Agentic Coding with Claude Code: The everyday developer's guide to agentic coding with Claude Code
by Eden Marco
- List rank#8
- Price$32.78
- Rating4.5
- Reviews65
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Python All-in-One For Dummies (For Dummies: Learning Made Easy)
by John C. Shovic
- List rank#9
- Price$24.77
- Rating4.6
- Reviews281
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The Claude Code Operating Model: Build scalable AI coding systems with Skills, MCP, Hooks, agent orchestration, and SDK patterns
by Jia Huang
- List rank#10
- Price$34.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews13
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Apple Programming
FAQ
Is Programming a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 145 reviews and sells for $33.74.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Programming?
The median best seller has 145 reviews, and 47% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Programming best sellers cost?
The median price is $33.74; half of the best sellers are priced between $23.05 and $43.99.
Can new books break into Programming?
10% 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.