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Programming Languages (Programming, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Programming Languages (Programming, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $29.99, median 297 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $19.98 – $40.82 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 40% of the parent category Programming (735), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $29.99 its median price beats 89% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Programming Languages 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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Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch)
- List rank#8
- Price$47.44
- Rating4.5
- Reviews648
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Make: Electronics: Learning by Discovery: A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast
- List rank#9
- Price$19.29
- Rating4.8
- Reviews961
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Python Programming Language: a QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide
by Robin Nixon
- List rank#10
- Price$8.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,816
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Programming
FAQ
Is Programming Languages a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 297 reviews and sells for $29.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Programming Languages?
The median best seller has 297 reviews, and 32% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Programming Languages best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $19.98 and $40.82.
Can new books break into Programming Languages?
7% 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.