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Programming (Computers & Technology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Programming (Computers & Technology, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $26.93, median 735 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 37/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $20.99 – $38.35 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 29% of the parent category Computers & Technology (2,546), one of the easier corners under it.
- 17% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 86% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has 735 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Programming best sellers
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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
by Charles Petzold
- List rank#1
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,085
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Pragmatic Programmer, The: Your journey to mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition
by David Thomas
- List rank#2
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,670
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The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition]: A New Approach to Understanding and Parenting Children
- List rank#4
- Price$11.40
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,449
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A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
by Jimmy Soni
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews909
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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#6
- 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#7
- Price$26.73
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,546
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The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom – The Complete Official Guide: Collector's Edition
by Piggyback
- List rank#8
- Price$32.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,185
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
by Ben Horowitz
- List rank#9
- Price$21.15
- Rating4.6
- Reviews15,991
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Anger Management Skills Workbook for Kids: 40 Awesome Activities to Help Children Calm Down, Cope, and Regain Control
by Amanda Robinson LPC RPT
- List rank#10
- Price$7.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,712
Subcategories
- Graphics & Multimedia38
- Programming Languages36
- Game Programming35
- Programming & App Development35
- Software Design, Testing & Engineering34
- Introductory & Beginning33
- Algorithms32
- Microsoft Programming30
- Parallel Programming29
- Apple Programming29
- Cross-platform Development29
- APIs & Operating Environments27
- Functional22
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Programming
FAQ
Is Programming a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 37/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 735 reviews and sells for $26.93.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Programming?
The median best seller has 735 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Programming best sellers cost?
The median price is $26.93; half of the best sellers are priced between $20.99 and $38.35.
Can new books break into Programming?
17% 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.