Moleskine Classic Notebook, Hard Cover, Pocket (3.5" x 5.5") Ruled/Lined, Black

The wonderful thing about this basic notepad is that it comes with a rich cache of tradition -- this is the very same brand (well almost) of notepad used by such luminaries as Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso and famed British travel writer Bruce Chatwin. When I say it is "almost" the same brand, I'm acknowledging that there was a slight break in the chain of manufacture of this product. it was originally produced by a French firm back in the 19th Century -- it either went out of business, or they stopped producing this particular style of notepad. But the product was resurrected by a company in Milan -- but to make a long story short, it can be said that this item has a marvelous history and tradition behind it. It's also a practical item that does just what you want it to do -- it's a great notepad. The cover is hard, pressed cardboard. It has 192 interior pages that are lined, and of slightly off-white or ivory color. Very high quality, smooth paper. There are 24 pages that are perforated for easy tear-out if you want to detach a page. It also has an expandable little pouch in the back that offers some small storage of things like business cards, receipts or notes you might want to keep. I absolutely love this item. It brings with it a sense of tradition and connection to the past, while also being functional in the here and now. Writer's and artists will absolutely love this item -- would make a great gift for your artist or writer pals, or family members. I'll let me video speak for the rest of this review ...

I’m a first responder so these make my job easier. Great size and good sturdy material. Wish they were a bit cheaper but you honestly get what you pay for. Sturdy paper and the pen doesn’t bleed through the other side. Awesome notebook to have out on the field.

This is the second time I’ve purchased this same pad. Quality is good, as expected from moleskin

Amazing notebook!! Perfect for to do lists and quick notes

Now, I have had plenty of moleskin products, and will freely admit the quality of their products has gone down, I am not sure if they changed where they are being produced or made, but in saying that in the US, and compared to easy to get products like notebooks, Moleskine still has the market, and in that comparison are still the best notebooks you can get. In 06' I took one of these with me to Iraq with me, and used it to write notes, and ideas in. It made it through two 8 month deployments, The number one thing that took the strength of the notebook down was my own fault, putting a pen inside and using the stretch binding to hold it closed. That slowly messed with the bindings strength, I still have the notebook, just sits on a shelf now, as part of my life. Love them overall, good paper, high quality and thick. Would recomend these to anyone looking to have a durable notebook that is nice.

~ This is a great little journal for recording your various journeys across Europe backpacking. Each day you can record your thoughts, sights you viewed, and names of people you've met along the way as well as record their contact information to stay in touch. It has a nice stiff cover to protect the pages [ 24 pages ] where when you open it, you can start up top and write all the way down the second page. It also has an expandable pocket for pieces of paper until you can transfer the information into your notebook. Weight is 4.4 oz [ 125 gm ] so you can take two [2] if you record a lot of information and it fits into your pockets nicely. I bought two because I am going to be backpacking over a two [2] month period in Europe. Way to go Amazing-zon!!! ~

I love this notebook and I'm sure you will too. The quality of the paper is excellent, I use a fountain pen and the ink does not bleed through and the cover is well made and sturdy. The little details make this worth every penny and then some. The band keeps your notebook tightly closed when tossing it in your briefcase, or on the seat of your car and also works well as a marker if you want to quickly refer to a particular page. Unless you write like crazy and use this pad to draft a novel, you will get plenty of good use out of it for a sufficient amount of time. Even then, the quality is such that you can keep it around so you can refer back to it, unlike cheap notebooks that end up in the trash. I find this reason enough to buy this product, other notebooks end up in the trash when full and along with it goes all my notes. When this is full, I can keep it around and refer back to important pages when needed. As for the price, for a luxury item that you can use and enjoy every day, $9.00 and change is more than a bargain. If the price really concerns you, I suggest try splurging that extra couple of dollars and see what pleasure it brings you.

Love this little notebook for many reasons, the top being I am a leftie and this notebook is top bound so there's no side spine interference. Love the line spacing as well.