notebooks
Worth a lookShows low returns (1.6%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.20–$1283.86) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Great1.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$79.97avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Good61%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Good$577K$577K/yr · 527K searches
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-0.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad5,859.12avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Bad1.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Bad$5.20–$1283.86cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon Saudi Arabia niche tracking, notebooks is a $577K/yr Amazon Saudi Arabia market (527K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
notebooks market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $640K–$800K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.4%
- Avg BSR
- #16
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 69%
- Out of stock
- 5.9%
- Avg brand age
- 45 months
- Avg seller age
- 65 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
19 falling
Sellers
50
Top-5 brand share
61%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 93%
Open market
34%
- Amazon Basics29%
- SKY-TOUCH10%
- Roco9%
- Spardar7%
- KASTWAVE6%
- SIMDAO5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×
Top notebooks search terms
- notebook139K/yr
- دفتر120K/yr
- journal42K/yr
- دفتر ملاحظات37K/yr
- note book19K/yr
- journal notebook23K/yr
- دفاتر37K/yr
- notebook a413K/yr
- diary11K/yr
- دفتر مذكرات6K/yr
Top notebooks 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Amazon Basics Classic Notebook Line Ruled 240 Pages Black Hardcover
Amazon Basics$17.314.5★33,907 rev
Roco Spiral Standard Writing Pad A4 70 Sheets (140 Pages) Lined White
Roco$5.204.8★35 rev
Hardcover Notebook 300 Pages with 5 Removable PVC Dividers and Metal Pen Spiral Bound Perfect for Work Home and School Notes (Green)
Spardar$43.444.9★16 rev
SKY-TOUCH A5 PU Leather Strap Notebook Black 192 Pages - High-Quality Journal for Office Study and Daily Use
SKY-TOUCH$13.824.1★9 rev
Spiral Notebooks 4 Pack 4-Subject College Ruled Paper A5 8.3x5.9inch Thick Plastic Hardcover 80 Sheets for Study and Notes (Red Brown Green Beige)
KASTWAVE$44.894.7★35 rev
Newest
by launch dateSKY-TOUCH A5 PU Leather Strap Notebook Black 192 Pages - High-Quality Journal for Office Study and Daily Use
SKY-TOUCH$13.829 rev
4 قطع دفاتر ملاحظات A5 بسلك لولبي ورق سميك - 160 صفحة متعددة الألوان تصميم بسيط مثالي للطلاب والكتابة اليومية
Generic$24.462 rev
Galadune Leather Softcover Journal Notebook Vintage Diary Removable Pages Perfect for Traveling Business & Daily Writing Ideal Gift for Men & Women
Galadune$32.6517 rev
DoubleCare Lined Notebook Journal for Women Men A5 Journaling Notebooks 150 Pages 80 GSM Leather Journal with Magnetic Buckle Closure and Luxury Pen Suitable for Writing Diary Note 5.9x8.5 In
DoubleCare$42.038 rev
Hardcover Notebook 300 Pages with 5 Removable PVC Dividers and Metal Pen Spiral Bound Perfect for Work Home and School Notes (Green)
Spardar$43.4416 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumHardcover Notebook 300 Pages with 5 Removable PVC Dividers and Metal Pen Spiral Bound Perfect for Work Home and School Notes (Green)
Spardar$43.444.9★
DoubleCare Lined Notebook Journal for Women Men A5 Journaling Notebooks 150 Pages 80 GSM Leather Journal with Magnetic Buckle Closure and Luxury Pen Suitable for Writing Diary Note 5.9x8.5 In
DoubleCare$42.034.7★
4 قطع دفاتر ملاحظات A5 بسلك لولبي ورق سميك - 160 صفحة متعددة الألوان تصميم بسيط مثالي للطلاب والكتابة اليومية
Generic$24.464.0★
XPPen 3 in 1 Color Digital Notebook 10.95 Paper Note Taking Tablet with 16384 Pressure Levels Battey-Free X3 Pro Pencil 2 Magnetic Folio 6+128GB Magic Note Pad for Writing/Reading/Meeting/Study
XPPen$1283.864.3★
Roco Spiral Standard Writing Pad A4 70 Sheets (140 Pages) Lined White
Roco$5.204.8★
What buyers say about notebooks
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent product”
“Same as described”
“the price is reasonable”
“It's so convenient”
“Perfect for a first travel journal”
“It stays in place using magnets”
“I bought dark green color which is beautiful I just wish other colors were also affordable”
What buyers complain about
“Not as described”
“Poor quality”
“Smaller than expected”
“The pages are very thin”
“Missing the zip bag and card holder and looks bit off as showing in pictures,”
“ink is easily imprinted on the other side”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is notebooks profitable to sell on Amazon Saudi Arabia?
- The niche generates $577K/yr across 26 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the notebooks niche?
- 19 brands and 50 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 61% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in notebooks?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي, الجودة الشاملة, الحجم الكلي. The return rate is 1.6%.
- When does demand for notebooks peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug–Sep; the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the notebooks niche?
- Listings span $5.20–$1283.86; the average listing price is $79.97 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,859 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.