Moleskine Classic Notebook, Soft Cover, Large (5" x 8.25") Ruled/Lined, Black, 192 pages

I love Moleskin notebooks. The leather is always good quality, the spine stays strong for years. The lines are helpful for writing, but light enough they won't really show in a doodle or sketch. Great value for what it costs.These notebooks are always high quality, clean. Lends for a real professional look. The elastic strap to keep it closed has held up for 7 years on my last notebook, far longer than most. Even the paper has a nice quality and weight to it.If you've never had one, try it. You'll never go back.

I use Moleskine notebooks all the time — for work, notes, lists, and random thoughts. They’re durable, smooth to write on, and just feel better than anything else I’ve tried.Simple, clean, and reliable. I keep coming back to them every time.

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As per my review of the small, cahier Moleskin, I also use this larger size, lined notebook. It has a soft, supple cover; and the pages are a joy, and I mean a joy to write in. You WANT to write in it. I've been using Moleskins since 2005. I use them at the office to document problems and resolutions, I use them as a photographer out in the field to record photo notes, diagrams as needed, travel expenses; and I put the receipts in the small folder pockets at the back until I return to home base. These books are just so amazing to write with. It's a more personal experience. I could just as easily open up a note app, or voice memo app on my iPhone or iPad and do the same but to me you lose touch with the sensual feeling of just writing.The notebook has a soft cover, the pages are lined and spaced evenly. I write in it with a rollerball, or fountain pen and the pages never bleed, nor smear. So overall if you are looking for a gorgeous, comfortable notebook to use in the field, in your travels, or at Starbucks, this is your book.Enjoy.

I buy these all the time they’re the best for keeping notes, writing things down workout notes, all kinds of different stuff

I love this journal already. Something about a plain black, crisp, professional-looking journal entices me. The pages are so crisp and look great covered with black gel ink. However, I thought I would like the soft cover so it would be lighter and more flexible in my purse and what not, but so far it's gotten a little dented and bent here and there. Nothing too bad, but I wish it was a little more resilient. I guess that's how they all are though. Altogether, I am sold over to the moleskine brand (I never thought I would have been before!)Update: After owning it for about 3 months, I am about 3/4 of the way through it and I'm not pleased with the soft cover. The binding seems to be coming unhinged, and the ribbon bookmark fell off. Granted, I take it everywhere with me in my backpack or purse, but when I use it I'm pretty careful with it and I don't think it should warrant this kind of decay. I still like that the soft cover feels lighter in my purse, but I will go back to hard covers from now on.

It is definitely ‘soft cover’ which I overlooked in placing my order. Totally my fault. I used to buy the hard cover of the same page layout for journals I kept many years ago and love these things. I am going to try the softcover and who knows, maybe I will like it better! The soft cover is pliable… like thickened paper with a thin black laminate on it. I had never seen this type of cover before so didn’t know it was not the same as I used before.

I don't think I can really add anything that hasn't already been said about Moleskine. These are just beautiful, durable, classic journals. I prefer Moleskine because of the smoothness of the paper. It's smooth without being slick. I find the soft cover journals are more comfortable on the hand/wrist for long writing sessions. The flexibility of the soft cover is nice, too, if you need to stuff it into a bag or pocket. This size is perfect for carrying around. It's about the size of the average paperback novel, but obviously a lot thinner. I think the price is reasonable for something you plan on keeping a long time. I wouldn't pay this much for a journal if I was just writing grocery lists in it. Also, I highly recommend Uni-ball Jetstream bold point pens (the fine point pens don't last long). They write smoothly like a gel pen, but dry quickly like a ballpoint. You can see the writing on the back side of each page, but it's not enough to make it look messy if you write on both sides.