Best Selling Paperbacks of 2003

The 40 best selling paperbacks of 2003 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling paperback of 2003 is “Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution: The No-hunger, Luxurious Weight Loss Plan That Really Works!”.

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These are the paperbacks that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2003. We take the year’s top 100 best selling books, keep the ones whose charting edition is a paperback, and rank them in sales order. Each book also shows where it finished in the overall chart.

Top 40 Paperbacks of 2003

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#6 — The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

#19 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#7 — Shadowmancer

Shadowmancer

#26 in all books

Rating: 2.6
#9 — The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

#29 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#10 — Prey

Prey

#30 in all books

Rating: 3.8
#11 — Can You Keep A Secret?

Can You Keep A Secret?

#35 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#12 — High Society

High Society

#37 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#18 — The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye

#52 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#19 — Frank Skinner

Frank Skinner

#54 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#20 — Troublesome Words

Troublesome Words

#55 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#23 — Night Watch: A Discworld Novel

Night Watch: A Discworld Novel

#59 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#25 — It's A Long Way From Penny Apples

It's A Long Way From Penny Apples

#61 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#26 — I Don't Know How She Does It

I Don't Know How She Does It

#62 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#28 — Fox Evil

Fox Evil

#65 in all books

Rating: 3.2
#33 — The Janson Directive

The Janson Directive

#75 in all books

Rating: 4.0
#35 — Serious: The Autobiography

Serious: The Autobiography

#78 in all books

Rating: 4.0
#36 — Behaving Badly

Behaving Badly

#81 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#40 — Catch-22

Catch-22

#99 in all books

Rating: 4.3

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling paperback of 2003 in the UK?

"Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution: The No-hunger, Luxurious Weight Loss Plan That Really Works!" is the best selling paperback of 2003 on Amazon UK. It is number 3 in the overall top 100 books of the year.

What are the top 10 paperbacks of 2003?

The top 10 paperbacks of 2003 on Amazon UK are: 1. Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution: The No-hunger, Luxurious Weight Loss Plan That Really Works!; 2. Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!; 3. Dr Atkins Quick & Easy New Diet Cookbook; 4. His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass"; 5. Who Moved My Cheese: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life; 6. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency; 7. Shadowmancer; 8. The Good Women Of China: Hidden Voices; 9. The Lovely Bones; 10. Prey.

How is this chart worked out?

It is Amazon UK's top 100 best selling books of the year, filtered to the paperback editions and re-ranked. A book counts only when the edition in the chart is the paperback.