lab book
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible15.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good£3.12–£37.62cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Good£13.64avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good1,017.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay58%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay£105K£105K/yr · 49K searches
Growth
Bad-28.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, lab book is a £105K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (49K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
lab book market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £82K–£109K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 15.8%
- Avg BSR
- #124
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 50%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 58 months
- Avg seller age
- 188 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
52
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
58%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- Black n' Red82%
- Logix Books Ltd.�6%
- Star and Stripes3%
- Q-Connect3%
- Clairefontaine2%
- Zengjo2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 43 weeks — -28.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Top lab book search terms
- black and red a4 notebook14K/yr
- black n red notebook a44K/yr
- red and black notebook a46K/yr
- red and black4K/yr
- black and red4K/yr
- lab book6K/yr
- lab notebook4K/yr
- laboratory notebooks4K/yr
- oxford black n red a4 notebook3K/yr
Top lab 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.
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Oxford Black n Red A4 Notebook Casebound Hardback 192 Pages Single Notepad
Black n' Red£8.784.6★1,461 rev
Oxford Black n Red A4 Notebook Hardback Casebound Lined 192 pages (Pack of 3)
Black n' Red£23.454.7★2,539 rev
Oxford Black n Red A4 Notebook Glossy Hardback Wirebound Pack of 3
Black n' Red£21.634.7★2,193 rev
Oxford Black n Red A4 Hardback Wirebound Notebook Glossy 140 Pages 1 Notepad
Black n' Red£8.894.6★597 rev
Oxford Black n Red A5 Notebook Hardback Casebound Lined 192 pages (Pack of 3)
Black n' Red£15.284.7★2,539 rev
Newest
by launch date
Silvine A4 Laboratory Book feint & Margin Blue Cover x 1 Single
Silvine£3.761 rev
Oxford Black n Red A4 Recycled Notebook Hardback Casebound Lined 192 pages (Pack of 3)
Black n' Red£24.402,539 rev
Zengjo Striped T Shirts for Men(Black&Red WD M)
Zengjo£14.65447 rev
Oxford Black n Red A4 Notebook Hardback Casebound Lined 192 pages (Pack of 3)
Black n' Red£23.452,539 rev
Oxford Black n Red A4 Notebook Glossy Hardback Wirebound Pack of 3
Black n' Red£21.632,193 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
MEDIUM Contast black and red zip varsity zip up hoodie
Star and Stripes£14.194.3★
Zengjo Striped T Shirts for Men(Black&Red WD M)
Zengjo£14.654.4★
Oxford Black n Red A5 Glossy Hardback Wirebound Notebook Ruled 140 Page 1 Notebook
Black n' Red£6.494.6★
Oxford Black n Red A5 Notebook Hardback Casebound Lined 192 pages (Pack of 3)
Black n' Red£15.284.7★
Oxford Black n Red A5 Notebook Glossy Hardback Wirebound 140 pages Lined (Pack of 3)
Black n' Red£14.174.7★
What buyers say about lab book
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great quality”
“the sizing is accurate”
“Quality, thick sheets of lined A4 pads with a strong cover and wired spin that lasts until the final sheet is used”
“It is just the right thickness”
“Cheap as in good value for money”
“It has a lovely smooth finish that is a pleasure to write on”
“they last really well”
“give the writer that creative freedom in the layout too”
“It is comfy”
“the ink does not bleed through to the other side of the page”
What buyers complain about
“A little expensive yes”
“doesnt feel very durable”
“However, the paper quality could be better, as some pens tend to show through the pages”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is lab book profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £105K/yr across 20 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -28.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the lab book niche?
- 8 brands and 52 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in lab book?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Durability, Paper Quality. The return rate is 0.4%.
- What does it cost to enter the lab book niche?
- Listings span £3.12–£37.62; the average listing price is £13.64 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,018 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.