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Software Development (Software Design, Testing & Engineering, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Software Development (Software Design, Testing & Engineering, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $27.96, median 472 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $23.55 – $38.67 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $27.96 its median price beats 87% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has 472 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Software Development 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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A Philosophy of Software Design, 2nd Edition
by John Ousterhout
- List rank#5
- Price$21.35
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,889
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The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change
by Tanya Reilly
- List rank#6
- Price$26.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews936
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The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
by Camille Fournier
- List rank#7
- Price$17.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,398
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Robert C. Martin Series)
by Robert Martin
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews61
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Building Claude Skills: Turn repeatable work into reusable Claude Skills
by Pietro Montaldo
- List rank#9
- Price$23.74
- Rating4.8
- Reviews17
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The Linux Command Line, 3rd Edition: A Complete Introduction
by William Shotts
- List rank#10
- Price$27.94
- Rating4.8
- Reviews71
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FAQ
Is Software Development a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 472 reviews and sells for $27.96.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Software Development?
The median best seller has 472 reviews, and 31% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Software Development best sellers cost?
The median price is $27.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $23.55 and $38.67.
Can new books break into Software Development?
11% 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.