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sketchbook

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Soft demand (-20.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 43Growth 15Conversion 52Competition 76Returns 97Price range 15Avg price 22Brand share 53Review moat 56Quality gap 24

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great39%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Good1,251.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good73%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Conversion

Good4.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Market size

Okay€227K

€227K/yr · 690K searches

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad€7.84

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-20.3%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Price range

Bad€2.53–€17.20

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, sketchbook is a €227K/yr Amazon Germany market (690K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

sketchbook market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
€235K–€314K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.2%
Avg BSR
#48
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
73%
Out of stock
2.3%
Avg brand age
47 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

107

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 74%

Open market

24%

  • WSICSE31%
  • Kangaro15%
  • STATIONERY ISLAND14%
  • String & Space7%
  • M MERCEO6%
  • ARTWAY3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top sketchbook search terms

  • sketchbook151K/yr
  • skizzenbuch133K/yr
  • skizzenbuch a596K/yr
  • skizzenbuch a4118K/yr
  • sketchbook a539K/yr
  • zeichenbuch38K/yr
  • sketch book26K/yr
  • sketchbook a424K/yr
  • drawing book14K/yr
  • zeichen buch8K/yr
All search terms

Top sketchbook products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%€7K6%€14K9%€20K12%€27K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about sketchbook

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt30%

“Super Produkt”

Zeichenerfahrung18%

“Mega Sketchbook”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

“Super Preis/Leistung”

Stärke8%

“Solide”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%

“Erwartungen erfüllt”

Dicke4%

“Super dickes Papier”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“Gute Handhabung”

Papierqualität3%

“das Papier ist relativ fest”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Alles passt”

Geschenk Zweck3%

“Super Geschenk”

What buyers complain about

Gesamtgröße15%

“Die Grösse ist viel zu klein”

Qualität insgesamt9%

“Ganz schlechte Qualität”

Haltbarkeit6%

“Leider löst sich das Blatt beim umschlagen unten an der Perforation unbeabsichtigt einige Zentimeter”

Farbe6%

“die Farben sind zwar nicht Crazy strahlend”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“bisl teuer”

Stärke5%

“sehr dünnes Papier”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Hat leider viel (viel) weniger Seiten als gedacht...”

Papierqualität4%

“Das Papier limitiert mehr, als dass es unterstützt”

Gewicht schwer3%

“Ziemlich schwer”

Druckqualität3%

“Dicke Stifte drucken leider durch”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße31%
Qualität insgesamt13%
Dünn7%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%
Gewicht schwer6%
Funktionalität insgesamt5%
Farbe4%
Defekt Material/Teile4%
Dicke3%
Papierqualität3%

Common questions

Is sketchbook profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €227K/yr across 49 tracked products. 0 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the sketchbook niche?
22 brands and 107 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 73% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in sketchbook?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit. The return rate is 0.5%.
When does demand for sketchbook peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the sketchbook niche?
Listings span €2.53–€17.20; the average listing price is €7.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,251 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.