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recipe book for own recipes

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Soft demand (-32.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 27Growth 9Conversion 29Competition 68Returns 96Price range 20Avg price 30Brand share 69Review moat 86Quality gap 38

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great276.73

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good63%

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

Competition

Good44%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Okay£9.55

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Okay2.3%

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

Market size

Okay£116K

£116K/yr · 530K searches

Price range

Bad£4.95–£17.48

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

Growth

Bad-32.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, recipe book for own recipes is a £116K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (530K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

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

recipe book for own recipes market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£96K–£119K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.3%
Avg BSR
#310
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
89%
Out of stock
10.6%
Avg brand age
33 months
Avg seller age
205 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

26

Top-5 brand share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

27%

  • LuBudingJoy18%
  • WEMATE15%
  • BIROYAL11%
  • Lanpn10%
  • ZXHQ10%
  • AISBUGUR10%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -32.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×

Top recipe book for own recipes search terms

  • recipe book for own recipes222K/yr
  • recipe book139K/yr
  • blank recipe book33K/yr
  • recipe journal32K/yr
  • recipe notebook27K/yr
  • personalised recipe book14K/yr
  • blank recipe book for own recipes14K/yr
  • blank recipe books12K/yr
  • write your own recipe book11K/yr
  • my recipe book6K/yr
All search terms

Top recipe book for own recipes 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%4%£5K8%£9K12%£14K16%£19K1101001K10K 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 recipe book for own recipes

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall26%

“Good quality”

Design-Overall13%

“Layout is splendid”

Paper Quality9%

“The pages are well laid out on quality paper”

Value For Money9%

“worth the money”

Ease Of Use8%

“Really easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“As described and as advertised”

Writing Experience6%

“a nice smooth cream paper that feels great to write on”

Gifting Purpose5%

“A gift”

Size-Overall5%

“Really good size”

Assembly/Installation3%

“Easy to install, looks good”

What buyers complain about

Paper Quality19%

“Pages falling out so I returned”

Value For Money19%

“not great value at £8.99”

Thickness19%

“Very thin”

Writing Experience13%

“What I did not liked is writing on front”

Print Quality13%

“words were spelt wrong inside book”

Quality-Overall6%

“Rubbish”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“Plus, the designs on the pages are a bit of a distraction and some are dark enough tomake reading the instructions very hard”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall26%
Thin9%
Quality-Overall9%
Writing Experience8%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Gifting Purpose6%
Thickness6%
Print Quality5%
Paper Quality5%
Strength4%

Common questions

Is recipe book for own recipes profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £116K/yr across 37 tracked products. 0 of 17 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -32.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the recipe book for own recipes niche?
19 brands and 26 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 63% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in recipe book for own recipes?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Paper Quality, Value For Money, Thickness. The return rate is 0.7%.
When does demand for recipe book for own recipes peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the recipe book for own recipes niche?
Listings span £4.95–£17.48; the average listing price is £9.55 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 277 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.