KOKUYO Campus Smart Ring Binder Notebooks, B5, 25 Capacity, 26 Rings, Light Blue, Japan Import (RU-SP700LB)

this is a cute notebook for my notes!! you have to buy paper before you actually buy it but it’s ok!! i love this and it’s very thin and it fits into my book bag so well!

I have been going to school for nearly 15 years now, and have been writing on traditional Staples notebooks for my whole life! Though they are only 10 cents per subject notebook, I always faced the problem of wanting to move my pages around into a custom configuration.This year, I have sat next to a foreign exchange student from China who has many of these notebooks! The paticular notebook that he has, is the multi-subject one with sections in it.This technology is great. THIS NOTEBOOK COMES WITH ONLY 10 PAGES. You have to order your own B5 paper which is sold in 100/packs on Amazon too. The paper is smaller than traditional notebooks, and is much more durable. The downside is that you are not able to tear out pieces of paper cleanly (without the bindings).This notebook is nice and portable and fits in a lap-top case!Defiantly would recommend this to anyone on the go, for note taking and someone who does not want to take a large notebook with them. This product you can choose how much paper you carry.The only downside I have seen/had with this product so far is that the binding that hold the notebook together does not feel too strong, I feel like if I bend it a little too much that it could break. But it is defiantly safe in a crowded backpack with other accessories!EXPLANATION:For those who have not seen this product in person, the images do not do a good job of explaining its purpose. This not book is a mix of a traditional "american" 3 ring binder that is able to open up, and a regular notebook. All 26 of the notebook bindings open up, and allow you to move around the notebook pages freely. So you are able to keep your note together, or your homework together. The paper is "refillable" so this is a product that will last.

This notebook is amazing and special because of one thing: the spiral binding (which is made out of clear plastic) POPS open. There's a tiny mechanism at the top/bottom of the notebook that's very similar to that on a old-school ball point pen (you know, the kind that has the little button on the top and a spring in the barrel and the tip slides up and down)- you simply push it, and the binding pops open. You can move pages around, re-organize, remove pages without tearing paper out...There are a few caveats: the cost (very steep for a "notebook", but this is truly like a very sleek and portable binder with 26 tiny rings), the cost of the refills (it only comes with ten sheets of paper, so buy a refill along with your initial purchase- they are usually 100 sheets and cost from five to ten bucks a pack, depending on the merchant), and how *thin* this notebook is. The "official" capacity is 25 sheets, but most people can get about 60-70 sheets in it.To me, the convenience of these notebooks outweighs every possible negative aspect. I'm constantly making lists, jotting notes down all day, taking notes for classes, etc. and to be able to just open a notebook and WRITE and then worry about organizing everything later is a big deal. I love being able to keep ONE notebook with me during the day, and then being able to go home and sort through the notes and put class notes in other notebooks and lists in a notebook devoted to that, etc.Love love love these notebooks.

I bought three different colors. This white one was shipped desperately from the rest, in a flimsy padded envelope. I'm not sure if it's due to the packaging or a manufacturing problem, but this one is very hard to open compared to the other two. It's not broken, but it's definitely not quite right. It does seem to hold papers well, once you get them in there. The other two colors work perfectly fine.These spiral/binders are pretty cool. I don't recommend these for people who are rough on school supplies - if you often destroy the cardboard covers and metal rings of cheap spirals from Staples, then this is not the product for you. The rings are kind of flimsy - but if you're gentle with your supplies they're fine.I used Nakabayashi Camscanner B5 refill paper just because it was cheaper at the time than the Kokuyo refills. These binders come with like 10 pages each, so you'll definitely need to get a pack of refill paper. I personally prefer the Nakabayashi refill to the Kokuyo paper - the lines are a little darker and there's less bleed-through.

I purchased this binder after my last one broke that I purchased in Japan on a trip. I love how the cover can be folded back, thus making it easier to take notes if you are sitting at a small table or in a lecture hall. The binder doesn't hold a lot of sheets of paper (maybe 25 sheets before flipping pages becomes difficult, but the pages are easily removed using the release on the spine if new pages need to be swapped in. The shipping time for this item from Japan to the East Coast US was pretty long (~5 weeks), but the item came in excellent condition and nothing appeared broken or bent. Overall, I'm happy with this purchase and am looking forward to using it at work for personal notes.

These are the only stationary I would use all four years of college - it’s easy to organize notes because it’s essential a binder but also it feels like a notebook. It’s easy to switch around pages and add or subtract them, and the paper is amazing! Holds up against most fountain pen inks, 0.3 mm pencils, and even a thin layer of water color.

Ideal size for my work desktop; fits between my keyboard and mouse so that I’m not always shuffling things around while switching between typing/browsing and note-taking. And the Todai paper is the perfect blend of smooth and toothy so that it works great for fountain pens and various pencil grades alike—no smearing or smudging, and very little ghosting.