Best Selling Paperbacks of 2006

The 41 best selling paperbacks of 2006 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling paperback of 2006 is “Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions (New Scientist)”.

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These are the paperbacks that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2006. 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 41 Paperbacks of 2006

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#2 — Your Sandwich Made It!

Your Sandwich Made It!

#6 in all books

Rating: 3.8
#3 — The Time Traveler's Wife

The Time Traveler's Wife

#8 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#5 — The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

#11 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#8 — The Island

The Island

#19 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#11 — Instant Confidence

Instant Confidence

#25 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#12 — Labyrinth

Labyrinth

#26 in all books

Rating: 3.2
#15 — The World According to Clarkson

The World According to Clarkson

#32 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#17 — Be Careful What You Wish For

Be Careful What You Wish For

#42 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#19 — Saturday

Saturday

#44 in all books

Rating: 3.2
#20 — You Are What You Eat Cookbook

You Are What You Eat Cookbook

#47 in all books

Rating: 3.5
#21 — Angels And Demons

Angels And Demons

#48 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#22 — Stuart: A Life Backwards

Stuart: A Life Backwards

#51 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#24 — My Best Friend's Girl

My Best Friend's Girl

#55 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#26 — The Snail and the Whale

The Snail and the Whale

#63 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#27 — The Abortionist's Daughter

The Abortionist's Daughter

#68 in all books

Rating: 3.1
#31 — Deception Point

Deception Point

#73 in all books

Rating: 3.7
#33 — On Beauty

On Beauty

#83 in all books

Rating: 3.3
#34 — Digital Fortress

Digital Fortress

#85 in all books

Rating: 3.6
#37 — The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada

#89 in all books

Rating: 3.6

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling paperback of 2006 in the UK?

"Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions (New Scientist)" is the best selling paperback of 2006 on Amazon UK. It is number 3 in the overall top 100 books of the year.

What are the top 10 paperbacks of 2006?

The top 10 paperbacks of 2006 on Amazon UK are: 1. Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions (New Scientist); 2. Your Sandwich Made It!; 3. The Time Traveler's Wife; 4. Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Questions (New Scientist); 5. The Kite Runner; 6. The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid; 7. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (Penguin Essentials); 8. The Island; 9. Who Moved My Cheese: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life; 10. The Money Diet - revised and updated: The ultimate guide to shedding pounds off your bills and saving money on everything!.

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.