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address book

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.07–$11.62) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 34Growth 11Conversion 53Competition 57Returns 97Price range 0Avg price 20Brand share 62Review moat 68Quality gap 40

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good794.29

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good68%

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

Competition

Good51%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Good4.3%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay£164K

£164K/yr · 530K searches

Avg price

Bad£7.14

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-27.7%

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

Price range

Bad£3.07–£11.62

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, address book is a £164K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (530K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 68% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

address book market data

Units sold / yr
20K–25K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£143K–£179K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.3%
Avg BSR
#84
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
57%
Out of stock
17.0%
Avg brand age
61 months
Avg seller age
198 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

65

Top-5 brand share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

24%

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  • Thboxes10%
  • HwxBen8%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -27.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.5×

Top address book search terms

  • address book316K/yr
  • address books with alphabet index70K/yr
  • address books28K/yr
  • telephone book17K/yr
  • phone book14K/yr
  • small address book14K/yr
  • address book a512K/yr
  • small address book pocket size7K/yr
  • address book small9K/yr
  • phone books with alphabet index6K/yr
All search terms

Top address book 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%5%£8K10%£16K15%£25K20%£33K1101001K10K 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 address book

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall30%

“Excellent product”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“Exactly as needed”

Value For Money13%

“Good value”

Size-Overall10%

“Nice size”

Writing Experience4%

“Lots of space to write things”

Paper Quality4%

“Great address book, nice pages and the spiral of the pages is fab”

Design-Overall4%

“Design is lovely”

Compactness3%

“compact”

Ease Of Use3%

“Useful and very handy”

Strength3%

“Sturdy”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall50%

“Its A5 size which is larger than I realised”

Paper Quality14%

“ripped pages not good”

Value For Money7%

“Poor value for money”

Stitch/Finish/Polish7%

“One, half the pages fell out on opening. poor stitching”

Storage Capacity7%

“disappointed with the space provided for addresses etc”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall62%
Quality-Overall10%
Paper Quality6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Product Condition1%
Value For Money1%
Design-Overall1%
Color1%
Storage Capacity1%

Common questions

Is address book profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £164K/yr across 28 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -27.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the address book niche?
17 brands and 65 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 68% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in address book?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Paper Quality, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for address book peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 5.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the address book niche?
Listings span £3.07–£11.62; the average listing price is £7.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 794 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.