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Software Engineering: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Software Engineering, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.99, median 8 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 38/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.74 – $30.70 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 30% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Computer Science (188), one of the easier corners under it.
- 30% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $12.99 its median price beats 96% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Software Engineering best sellers
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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#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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A Philosophy of Software Design, 2nd Edition
by John K. Ousterhout
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,889
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Evals for AI Engineers: Systematically Measuring and Improving AI Applications
by Shreya Shankar
- List rank#3
- Price$67.99
- Reviews-
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Build with Claude Code: From zero to deployed apps with AI-assisted development
by Taeho Jo
- List rank#4
- Price$33.24
- Rating4.7
- Reviews13
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Practical Linear Algebra: Principles & Software
by D. James Benton
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews9
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The Microsoft Copilot Bible: [3 in 1] A Beginner's Guide to Harness AI in Office 365 to Automate Workflows, Generate Content, Analyze Data, and 10x Your Productivity
by James Holler
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews353
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Agentic Spec-Driven Development: A Practical Method for Using AI to Build Complete Specifications for Software, Products, and Knowledge Work
by Anatoly Volkhover
- List rank#7
- Price$9.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews16
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: A Modern Engineering Approach
by Mark Richards
- List rank#8
- Price$49.78
- Rating4.6
- Reviews108
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Claude AI Bible (7 Books in 1): The Beginner-to-Pro Guide to Chat, Prompt Engineering, Code, Cowork, Skills & Automations. No Code Needed. (The Generative AI Creator Series Book 6)
by Tomasz Dylik
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews21
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Canva For Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to Master Canva’s Tools and Graphic Design With Confidence, Even If You’re Just Getting Started
by Jules Harper
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews179
FAQ
Is Software Engineering a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 38/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 8 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Software Engineering?
The median best seller has 8 reviews, and 85% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Software Engineering best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.74 and $30.70.
Can new books break into Software Engineering?
30% 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.