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Technical (Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Technical (Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 9 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.00 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Writing, Research & Publishing Guides (289), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 9 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.00 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Technical best sellers
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AI Prompt Engineering: Foundations of Communication with LLMs – Building Generative AI and Agentic AI Prompt Systems Across Development, Testing, and Deployment (AI Engineering)
by Nelson Ming
- List rank#1
- Price$9.92
- Rating4.5
- Reviews171
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Stop AI Slop: Get Clear, Useful Writing from Claude and ChatGPT with 100 Before-and-After Examples (AI Memory Playbooks Book 4)
by J Cook
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Reviews-
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The ChatGPT Ninja: Slipping past AI Detectors (How to make money with AI)
by Neil Dagger
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews224
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How to Install a kindle on your PC: A simple guide to installing the Kindle app and starting your digital library
by Cole Tech
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating3.5
- Reviews15
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NotebookLM Mastery: Welcome to your second brain (AI for Everyday Use)
by Dr. Andy Williams
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
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Modern Technical Writing: An Introduction to Software Documentation
by Andrew Etter
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews317
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Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students
by Norman Eng
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews469
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The New Kindle Scribe User Guide 2025: The Perfect Scribe Manual for Writers, Professionals and Paperless Note-Takers (Amazon Kindle Series Book 3)
by Ian Allan
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews73
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The Definitive Guide to Hoopla: Discover How to Use Hoopla Effectively on Kindle. Plus other E-reader Apps.
by Paul Cox
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews12
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The Product is Docs: Writing technical documentation in a product development group
by Christopher Gales
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews112
FAQ
Is Technical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 9 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Technical?
The median best seller has 9 reviews, and 81% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Technical best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.00 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Technical?
14% 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.