Moleskine Classic Notebook, Hard Cover, Pocket (3.5" x 5.5") Ruled/Lined, Black, 192 PagesThe Forest Stewardship Council

The media could not be loaded. 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 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.

It's not actually expensive if you use it right, and it's made my life as a reporter much easier. It's tough as nails, both the cover and the paper, so it takes a lot of abuse. Disposable notepads don't fair well in my purse (or my life), but this does. The other reporter notepads (the disposable ones) have only 70 pages, while this has 192. With thicker paper and hard covers front and back, it's easy to flip it over and start using pages from the back forward once the front pages are filled. I would go batty if I had to do that with TOPS or whatever (and it would get torn up, be hard to read with thin paper written on both sides). So, I actually get 384 pages for 9.60, which is $0.025 per page. The cheapest TOPs on Amazon comes out at $0.029 per page since I would not use both sides of the thin pages. So, I get a bargain, always have a hard surface to write on, the covers protect my pages from various mishaps, and it looks classy too.

I love this notebook, it goes everywhere with me. The only thing that i would wish to change about it is the binding.Were it spiral bound, or simply done differently so that the front cover could fold fully back it would be the epitome of perfection. The back pocket is perfect for receipts, spare cash etc. And the tear out pages are very nice to have. But more then one, you'll use them.

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

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 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 have several Moleskine products. They are the highest quality. Unfortunately there are a million imitation products out there. I’m sure they are good too. But I prefer to stay with the original. I love little notebooks and note pads and making lists n plans n ideas. Looks like I’ll be needing more moleskins books!