Apica CDS70S Premium CD Notebook, Grid Ruled, A6

Im simple. Finding this notebook was great find. It lays flat when i need to, fountain friendly, smooth paper, perfect A6 size and have just enough amount of paper between too much and not enough. A6 size has been ideal looking for a notebook between pocket size and A5 size. The simplicity of the book cover is just enough since I use a leather cover anyway.

I have been journaling in Moleskines for years. However, my business has led me to investigate other options. I help professionals establish artistic and creative self-care practices. I have been investigating various papers so I might recommend paper that will offer the best experience for my clients. I have found that when you are supporting adults in artmaking experiences you MUST use the very best materials. When they encounter difficulty, their first response is to blame themselves rather than the limits of basic materials. The paper in the Apica C. D. notebook is incredibly smooth. I journal with a Palomino Blackwing and the combination of this smooth-writing pencil on this wonderful paper is truly an elevated experience. The experience has been so wonderful that it has helped me maintain my own journaling because it is just so lovely to write and draw on this paper. I included two images to show my test page where I tried out the materials that I use most frequently in my journaling. I tested Palomino Blackwing pencil, a Uniball Vision Elite Blabk .5, Prismacolor Primier color Pencils, and various watercolors I use at home ( Sennelier, Van Gogh, and Stockmar). I also included a shot of the back of the page so that you can see that there was no bleeding through and very minimal ghosting. If you are someone who writes or journals frequently, I urge you to try this notebook You will immediately notice the difference such a smooth and luxurious paper makes--You deserve it!

I have used Apica A5 notebooks previously for journaling, but this was first time using the smaller A6-size for my daily carry notebook. The dimensions are about 4x6 (A6) and the cover is a thick cardstock. The paper is very smooth/coated, similar to Rhodia/Clair Fontaine. Grid is not too dark, and can fade into background but can also be used to keep writing in straight line. I write with Energel pens exclusively and there has been no issues with bleed or smudging. There are 190+ pages (counting back/front) so for the price, it's a huge bargain! My only complaint is that while the pages do lie flat, there are places in the notebook where pages are slightly stuck together (glue?) - possibly where the signatures are glued together/stitched? I'm not sure. But it causes those couple of pages to be less wide than others and also they need to be folded down to lie flat. I did not recall having this issue with the larger A5 sized notebooks, so maybe I got a defective one, or maybe it's more noticeable with smaller pages. Needless to say, I still enjoy the notebook and the paper quality. I recommend this notebook, but if I had to choose again, I might go with my Stalogy instead.

Excellent notebook. Perfect size for my jacket or small bag. Smooth paper not white. But ink show their colors.

Holy Smokes this journal is noicceeeee! I was looking for a cute A6 journal and I found it! Very affordable too!! The paper is sooooo soft like silk I LOVE it! I already added one more on my cart! This journal is my new obsession! Buy it but leave some more for me!

This is the second Apica notebook I have purchased. The paper quality is superb. I do a lot of writing and doodling with ink and its rare that anything shows through. I will buy from this brand again and again.

The pages are bound sturdily and neatly, and the paper is first rate if you like writing with fountain pens.

product was as decribed, would buy again!