“The exterior cover is made of a solid material that has resisted water spillages in the past,” one writes.

“Reasonably priced, archival paper and sturdy enough to put up with being stuck in backpacks, overnight bags, sketch kits and dragged all over the planet on my travels.” A main selling point of these classic notebooks is how well they hold up over time. Strategist editors are long-time fans of Moleskine notebooks, as are many Amazon reviewers.“I have been keeping sketchbooks and journals for over 30 years and have never found anything better than Moleskine,” one writes. Nearly 10 percent of five-star reviewers use this Minimalism Art for bullet journaling, a handful of whom specifically write that the notebooks are not only “less expensive than Moleskine and Leuchtturm hardcover notebooks, but actually of better quality! Thicker pages (no ghosting), leather-like cover, back pocket, elastic closure, ribbon bookmark - it’s all here!” Another previous Leuchtturm user agrees that the quality of this Minimalism Art notebook is “just as good or maybe even better” than our pick for the best-rated bullet journal, and a third reviewer adds that it has all the same features of premium bullet journals for a fraction of the price: “This is the kind of journal that feels so nice it’s intimidating the first time you write in it, but at the price it’s affordable.” Over 100 other customers comment on the soft-yet-sturdy feel of this notebook, including one self-described “incredibly picky” notebook user who describes the paper and cover as “so sturdy and soft, like straight-up luxurious feeling, all for under 10 bucks.” “Elastic keeps the cover closed so my enemies can not see my plans to destroy them.”

In addition to its no-bleed, sturdy paper, the outside of this notebook is pretty durable too, “even when jostled around in the trunk of a car with hostages,” one reviewer jokes. The writing experience is smooth and the size is perfect to keep in a suitcase, bag, jacket pocket (large) or hand-carry.” Another writes, “Ghosting can be seen on the back of papers, same as Leuchtturm 1917 papers, but zero bleeds through, same as Leuchtturm 1917 papers.” Compared to the Moleskine, “There is no real difference in quality, the paper feels the same and there is a back pocket,” according to another reviewer. “It has the same high quality hardcover and binding of notebooks twice the price,” one says, adding, “The paper is just the right shade of off-white and thickness so that ink does not bleed.

So you can focus on your work, rather than wrestling with the pages.More than 20,000 reviewers give this Amazon Basics notebook a five-star rating, with the majority describing it as a quality notebook for a good price. Swiss binding is a feat of paper engineering that allows every page in our Hardcover Journal to stay perfectly flat. Your Hardcover Notebooks feature something called “Swiss binding”. It makes for a tough notebook that stands up to backpacks and bags, but also feels really nice and tactile. The Hardcover’s hard cover is made of very strong cardboard, backed with proper book cloth fabric. What’s the hard cover of the Hardcover Notebook made of?

160 pages of 4.5pt Munken Kristall paper.

What paper quality do you use for your hardback notebooks? What page options do your Hardcover Notebooks come in? Big enough for everyday use, but small enough to carry around with you. Our hardback Notebooks are 5.12” x 8.15”.

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