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Software Design, Testing & Engineering (Programming, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Software Design, Testing & Engineering (Programming, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $29.12, median 441 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $21.93 – $41.62 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 16% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $29.12 its median price beats 88% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Books categories: the median best seller has 441 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Software Design, Testing & Engineering 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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Python Crash Course, 3rd Edition: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming
by Eric Matthes
- List rank#3
- Price$26.73
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,546
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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#4
- 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#5
- Price$7.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,712
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A Philosophy of Software Design, 2nd Edition
by John Ousterhout
- List rank#6
- Price$21.35
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,889
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Robert C. Martin Series)
by Robert Martin
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews61
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The Agentic AI Bible: The Complete and Up-to-Date Guide to Design, Develop, and Scale Goal-Driven, LLM-Powered Agents that Think, Execute and Evolve
- List rank#8
- Price$24.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews544
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Claude AI for Beginners Bible: [5 in 1] The Ultimate Guide to Automate Your Work, Save Hours Every Week, and Use AI for Real-World Results
by Pierce J. Sheldon
- List rank#9
- Price$22.77
- Rating4.4
- Reviews437
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AI Agents Made Simple: A Decision Guide to Building AI Agents That Work (Super AI Engineering Series)
by Nir Diamant
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Software Design, Testing & Engineering
FAQ
Is Software Design, Testing & Engineering a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 441 reviews and sells for $29.12.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Software Design, Testing & Engineering?
The median best seller has 441 reviews, and 32% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Software Design, Testing & Engineering best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.12; half of the best sellers are priced between $21.93 and $41.62.
Can new books break into Software Design, Testing & Engineering?
16% 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.