bulk sketchbooks
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.9%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$31.09avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible$15.92–$64.92cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Great368.93avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Great57%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Competition
Good41%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Good+28.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Okay2.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad$38K$38K/yr · 54K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, bulk sketchbooks is a $38K/yr Amazon United States market (54K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
bulk sketchbooks market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $78K–$93K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.3%
- Avg BSR
- #928
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 98%
- Out of stock
- 1.2%
- Avg brand age
- 45 months
- Avg seller age
- 189 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
27 falling
Sellers
29
Top-5 brand share
57%
Top 20: 96%
Top-5 click share
41%
Top 20: 81%
Open market
35%
- feela15%
- EOOUT13%
- DSTELIN12%
- Prudiut9%
- Jexine8%
- GiftExpress8%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +28.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
Top bulk sketchbooks search terms
- bulk sketchbooks18K/yr
- sketchbooks bulk14K/yr
- sketch books bulk9K/yr
- sketch book bulk10K/yr
- bulk sketch books4K/yr
Top bulk sketchbooks 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
DSTELIN Blank Spiral Notebook 9-Pack Soft Cover Sketch book 100 Pages / 50 Sheets 7.5 inch x 5.1 inch (Brown)
DSTELIN$16.224.8★300 rev
feela 170 Pack Blank Kraft Notebooks Unlined Sketchbook Mini Cute Note Pad for Drawing Writing Journal Bulk For Kids Students Office School Supplies A6 48 Pages 4.25 X 5.5 Brown
feela$47.884.7★201 rev
GIFTEXPRESS Pack of 12 Letter Size Sketch Book Bound Spiral Premium Sketch Pads Set Pencil Sketch Book 30 Sheets Each 8.5 X 11 Side Wire Bound White Blank Paper Sheets for Pencil Ink Pastel
GiftExpress$27.784.8★499 rev
EOOUT 100pcs A5 Blank Kraft Notebooks Journals in Bulk Sketchbooks Bulk for Kids 60 Pages 80GSM 8.3 X 5.5 Inch Travel Journal Set Travelers Students and Office
EOOUT$47.884.8★1,554 rev
12 Pack Sketch Book 9 x 12 Inch Sketchbook 68lb/100gsm Top Spiral Bound Sketch Pad Acid Free Art Supplies Drawing Painting Sketching Paper for Adults Beginners Artists (30 Sheets Each)
Prudiut$27.184.8★772 rev
Newest
by launch date
WINNER 9 x 12 Sketch Book 4 Pack 400 Sheets Spiral Bound Art Sketchbook 68lb/100gsm White Acid Free Drawing Pad Sketching Drawing Writing Sketch Pad Art Supplies for School Kids Adults &Teens
WINNER$23.60158 rev
UZLU 20 Pcs Sketch Books Bulk 5.5 x 8.5 In 800 Sheets Top Spiral Bound Sketch Pad Drawing Paper 40 Sheets Each Acid Free Mixed Media Sketchbook 68lb/100gsm Art Supplies for Beginner Artist
UZLU$30.8375 rev
ZCZN 24 Pack A5 Kraft Notebooks Bulk 8.15x5.5 Inches Blank Journaling Notebooks Notebooks for Work Composition Notebooks for School Journal notebooks for kids 60 Pages
ZCZN$18.73260 rev
DSTELIN Blank Spiral Notebook 9-Pack Soft Cover Sketch Book 100 Pages / 50 Sheets 7.5 inch x 5.1 inch 100GSM (Black)
DSTELIN$15.9254 rev
12 Pack Sketch Book 9 x 12 Inch Sketchbook 68lb/100gsm Top Spiral Bound Sketch Pad Acid Free Art Supplies Drawing Painting Sketching Paper for Adults Beginners Artists (30 Sheets Each)
Prudiut$27.18772 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Rosmonde 48 Pack Kraft Notebooks Softcover A5 Blank Journals No-Bleed 120 Pages (60 Sheets) Bulk Blank Sketch Books for Drawing 8 x 5.7 Unlined Travel Journals Bulk Blank Page Journals
Rosmonde$35.684.3★
Jexine 60 Pcs 5.5 x 8.5 Top Spiral Bound Sketch Book 30 Sheet Each(68lb/100gsm) Sketching Drawing Pad Bulk Artist Sketch Pad Drawing Paper Art Sketchbook for Painting (Tree)
Jexine$64.924.7★
feela 30 Pack Blank Kraft Notebooks Unlined Sketchbook Note Pad Travel Journal for Drawing Doodling Writing Journal Bulk For Women Kids Students Office School Supplies A5 60 Pages 8.3 X 5.5
feela$32.284.7★
WINNER 9 x 12 Sketch Book 4 Pack 400 Sheets Spiral Bound Art Sketchbook 68lb/100gsm White Acid Free Drawing Pad Sketching Drawing Writing Sketch Pad Art Supplies for School Kids Adults &Teens
WINNER$23.604.6★
Jexine 40 Pcs 5.5 x 8.5 Top Spiral Bound Sketch Book 30 Sheet Each(68lb/100gsm) Sketching Drawing Pad Bulk Artist Sketch Pad Drawing Paper Art Sketchbook for Painting (Tree)
Jexine$46.934.7★
What buyers say about bulk sketchbooks
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Cheap price”
“Affordable quality”
“Perfect for drawing”
“Great size”
“Paper is good”
“Beautiful colors”
“As described”
“Durable”
“easy to use”
“They are sturdy”
What buyers complain about
“Not PREMIUM quality”
“likely a lower gsm page thickness. assumed since not noted in description”
“Small”
“They appear pricey in black”
“Paper is thinner than I hoped”
“Very flimsy and not easy to use”
“That makes this a very expensive sketchbook”
“the binding glue was not the best”
“didnt hold up as well as I hoped”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is bulk sketchbooks profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $38K/yr across 43 tracked products. 4 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +28.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- How competitive is the bulk sketchbooks niche?
- 27 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 41% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 57% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in bulk sketchbooks?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Thickness, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.9%.
- When does demand for bulk sketchbooks peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the bulk sketchbooks niche?
- Listings span $15.92–$64.92; the average listing price is $31.09 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 369 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.