I'm always on the lookout for inexpensive but high quality notebooks that handle fountain pen inks well, so when I came across this Blue Sky Notes Professional Notebook (via Amazon) I was highly curious about its performance. Looks wise it seemed to meet my usual criteria with its minimal branding, double coil binding, and a durable looking cover, so I grabbed one for a review. Lets take a closer look. The Blue Sky Notes Professional Notebook has … [Read more...]
Maruman Spiral Note Basic Notebook B5 Review
I've been holding off on to this Maruman Spiral Note Basic Notebook B5 review for a little while in hopes of it coming back in stock with our friends over at JetPens, but I really like it so I didn't want to wait any longer to share. Its a really simple notebook but one that also just knocks it out of the park in terms of the paper quality and some other small features that successfully address some pet peeves of mine. Although its not currently … [Read more...]
Life Nobel Notebook Mini Ring Notebook Review
This pocket sized (5"x3.3") Life Noble Notebook Mini Ring from our friends at JetPens (buy here) is probably one of the nicer notebooks you can buy for your money, if you aren't concerned about price. Not that it will set you back a ton of money, but this is definitely a case of getting what you pay for, so keep that in mind if you are considering this or any alternative in the same category of a premium pocket notebook. Also, just a quick reminder that … [Read more...]
Field Notes Byline Reporters Notebook Review
I recently signed up for the Field Notes Quarterly Subscription, and this new Byline Reporters edition was the first of my subscription deliveries. The Field Notes Byline Reporters edition (via Field Notes) is a nice deviation from the standard size Field Notes journal, as its a specialized size designed in the style of a reporters flip notebook. … [Read more...]
Doane Paper Moon Camera Ideal Journal Review
As a way to celebrate their 10th anniversary, Doane Paper released a new version of their popular Idea Journal. This black cover version also has a unique paper ruling on the inside. I picked up this version of the Doane Paper Moon Camera Idea Journal from JetPens (find it here) as part of their sponsorship arrangement here for the website. … [Read more...]
Filofax Notebook A5 With Re-positionable Pages
One of the great readers here (thanks Michael!) gave me a heads up about this Filofax Notebook (via Amazon) that I never knew existed. They are an interesting Levenger Circa disc binding alternative since they offer similar functionality so I wanted to take a look and see how they compared. … [Read more...]
Black n Red Mini Notebook
I'm a huge fan of the Black n' Red notebook line for their great quality, stylish looks, durability, and awesome fountain pen friendly paper, but I recently found one I hadn't used yet. This mini Black n' Red notebook (via Amazon) measures only 4.125" x 5.875" which is slightly bigger than what I'd consider "pocket size" but its still pretty darn small. It took a few weeks of actually having it and using it before I figured out the perfect use for it, … [Read more...]
Figurare Concept Flow Notebook
I hate to share stuff thats hard to find/buy online, but when I found this Figurare Concept Flow Notebook it really jumped out at me as an item I had to review. I did some checking around and I can't even find this notebook on the usual sites like Amazon or JetPens, so apologies in advance for that. I was able to grab this at the Kinokuniya store near my office in NYC where they have a huge selection of great Japanese stationery items. If you are ever … [Read more...]
Dry Erase Notebook The NUboard
I picked up this great looking NUboard Dry Erase Notebook from Jetpens early last year and just never got around to reviewing it because I thought I was going to have more need for it than I really did. In the foreground you also see a set of Staedtler Fine Point Dry Erase Markers that we reviewed previously and picked up over at Amazon. … [Read more...]
Nu Elite Wiro A5 Journal
Earlier this year when I attended the National Stationery Show in NYC, I saw these journals by NUCO International and they looked great so the kind folks at the booth there offered to send a sample my way after the show. What we are looking at here today is the Nu Elite Wiro A5 Journal with 120 gsm paper. As with any other review where the product has been supplied by the manufacturer or retailer, that doesn't influence the opinions you are about to read … [Read more...]
Poppin 3 Subject Notebook
On my recent trip to Staples, the brightly colored Poppin display caught my attention so I took a look at the notebooks that they had to offer and thought it would be a good idea to do another review of a more student oriented notebook as opposed to some of the premium notebooks that we usually review. The Poppin 3 Subject notebook is available online via Staples and direct from Poppin online. … [Read more...]
Rhodia Meeting Book
The Rhodia Meeting Book comes in both an A4 and an A5 version and you can get either in black or orange. They both come with 80 sheets (160 pages) of 80gsm paper that are formatted with a date, notes, and action section. There is also an unlabeled section at the top, which I've taken to using for the meeting description and participants. The pages are also micro-perforated and separate very cleanly and easily. … [Read more...]
Notebook with a Zip Pocket Cover from Kyokuto
Today we have a pretty cool notebook that was sent to us from our friends at JetPens. It is the Kyokuto F.O.B COOP W Ring Notebook, which is quite a mouthful for this little notebook. Although our review today is for the red version it is also available with a black or white cover and in multiple sizes. Check out the JetPens Kyokuto F.O.B COOP W Ring Notebook page to see all of the options once you read our review. … [Read more...]
iScholar iQ Notebook – Budget Notebook with Good Performance
So a few weeks ago when I was getting requests for reviews of "budget notebooks" I was reluctant because I didn't think I'd find anything great, but boy was I wrong. By accident I came across this iScholar iQ Notebook that really surprised me. … [Read more...]
New Leaf Basic 100% Recycled Paper College Ruled Notebook
When I first started this blog, the intent was to focus only on higher end and nicer office supply items. Over time I've had lots of emails about more basic items geared towards students on a budget. With that in mind I figured I'd take a look at a few notebooks that fit into that category in the coming weeks. First up though is this New Leaf Basic 100% Recycled Paper College Ruled Notebook from Amazon. … [Read more...]
