LEUCHTTURM1917 - Notebook Hardcover Medium A5-251 Numbered Pages for Writing and Journaling (Black, Dotted)

This is by far the BEST notebook i've ever used in my life. It's made me a loyal Leuchttrum buyer from the second i got it till now. I've had this notebook for a little over a year and batter it to all hell. It looks fine is holding up perfectly. I love that the paper isn't stark white and the dots are perfect for bullet journaling and just writing. The binding is very sturdy, i haven't had any pages fall out and I love that the pages are pre-numbered. The pocket in the back is sturdy and the best in any notebook on the market. Though this is by far the best notebook i've used, it does have its problems. If you are using pigma microns, it doesn't bleed at all, just ghosts. BUT if you're using any Permanent and not archival pens it will bleed like a mother-----. It sucks but i prefer pigmas so it's not that big of a deal to me. I mentioned the ghosting earlier and yeah, thats a thing. Since the pages are very thin you can see whats on the other pages through the sheets of paper and its not THAT bad but if thats a deal breaker to you I'd take it into account. TL;DR Great notebook, sturdy, classy, pulling a Mary Poppins by being practically perfect in every way. BUT there is a lot of bleeding with certain pens and enough ghosting to fill a haunted house.

Wonderful notebook, decent with fountain pens too! Its a chunky book 😄

Love my Leuchttrum1917 notebooks... I have quite a collection of them!... my fountain pens love them... worth every dollar!!...fantastic quality!!..

I usually don't write reviews on Amazon, but I felt compelled to do so for this product. I have been a committed journal-er for many years, and I am always on the crusade for the "perfect journal" - something that satisfies every criterion. The Pros: - Nice, smooth covers, bound very well, book opens nicely - a three-page Table of Contents, which is genius for people taking notes, trying to organize information, or keeping track of dates, etc. - the pages start on page one, a clean, flat page (as opposed to a first page being partially glued to the cover or another page, making it useless!) - numbered pages (love it!) - cream pages, thick enough to handle a fine-point sharpie or quality gel-tipped pen, as well as regular ballpoints - a dotted grid instead of lines or a graph. This, of course, was the selling point for me. Often I try writing in blank journals to "loosen up a little" and be more creative, but it usually just ends up with me being frustrated because I can't write clearly in a straight line and the pages turns into chaos. Writing in between dots (perfectly spaced - not hideously wide, double-spaced/wide ruled) becomes fluid and relaxed, and the finished product (a page filled with writing) looks clean and without any lines at all! - a pocket in the back of the book to store papers, notes, letters, anything your heart desires - an elastic strap to keep everything all together (keeps the book from flying around and getting destroyed in your bag, etc. and helps keep all loose papers, etc. from falling out) - the book comes with labels - three for the front cover, and three for the spine. This is an amazing idea, especially if you're trying to organize notes or journals. The labels stick very well and don't fall off if you're careful to stick them on correctly. - the book itself is the perfect size - large enough to write a substantial amount on each page and not have to struggle to fit things in it, but small enough to toss in a backpack or even (as I do sometimes) in my medium-sized handbag. Semi-cons: - I could do without the perforated pages. They are useful for a lot of people, but for me, I'd rather not tear any pages out of a nice notebook like this. But this is not necessarily a "con", just a personal preference. I have bought two of these journals so far, and absolutely intend to buy more (I might even stock up!). I would definitely recommend this product. :)

I respect only two brands of notebooks: Rhodia and Leuchturm. :-) I love them - they are perfect for XF and F fountain pens.

I have three notebooks similar to this. I have used Moleskin notebooks for years without realizing how inconsistent their paper is. I recently began using a fountain pen, and the ink bleeds through paper on the Moleskine so bad that I had to write on every other page to be readable. A comparable Moleskine is a little cheaper than the Leuchtturm 1917. I bought a similar-looking Rhodia Webnotebook last spring when I bought a fountain pen. Of the three, the Rhodia is the best. The paper is excellent and the cover is much nicer than either of the other two. it has a padded feel and it overhangs the pages a little. It is also the most expensive. I like this notebook. It is a nice mix of price and features. The paper isn't the same quality as the Rhodia, however, it does not bleed and is better than the Moleskine. It is not too thick, so the ink shows through faintly from the other side, but enough to prevent using both sides of the paper. The binding is more like a Moleskine, and it stops right at the edge of the page. The 1917 also devotes the first three pages to a blank table of contents to make it easy to find important pages. The pages have a discreet page number and the last few pages are perforated to make it easy to tear out a page. And, of course there is a small pocket in the back, and a ribbon marker. I like the dots format, a lot. They are prominent enough to be seen, but not prominent enough to intrude. I can use them as guideline for writing. I can ignore them and sketch or draw. I can use them as graph paper. So, I have a journal that's neat and orderly, yet from a few feet away, it looks like the pages were blank before I wrote on them. I use it at work, in an office setting, as a "work journal." Nearly everything goes in it. Meeting notes, of course; thoughts jotted down on the fly; calculations, etc. I would definitely buy this again. EDIT: The only reason I gave it 4 and not 5 stars is that I think the Rhodia is a better quality notebook. If I were to give them both 5 stars,it would be misleading.

If you are anything like me, you like to keep lists and extensive notes. I can't get through my workday without putting pen to paper for several pages. Because I do so much writing, I also happen to love fountain pens, because they are both fun to write with and go super easy on your hands. All of these elements add up to me needing a solid notebook with high-quality paper that can handle the fountain pen ink and note bleed. Enter the Leuchturmm 1917 notebook. This has been my notebook of choice for about 3 years, and I have fille several of them up, always choosing to get another. Higher quality paper than moleskin, better build than other brands like Field Notes or Rhodia. It really is the ideal, classic black notebook. It has a small folder on the back cover for keeping things in, and two string bookmarks to mark multiple places. This comes in handy if you are jumping back and forth between current and past notes to compare thing. I love it. It also comes with high-quality stickers for labeling and archiving your notebook once it's filled. I find this useful, as I keep all of my old notebooks labeled and organized in case I need to return to them for reference. All in all, this is a very well made product, especially for fountain pen users, and well worth the price they charge for it.

Recently, I started writing again and I just wanted to keep a good notebook around to capture ideas and notes about projects I'm working on. I had a moleskine for that, which is nice but it wasn't quite working for me. I needed something a little bigger, and it was hard to keep track of things. If I took notes on one project, and then notes on others, then wanted to go back to the first one I'd have to dig around for it. With the page numbers and table of contents it makes it easy to jump from one project to another. Also this notebook feels better made and sturdier compared to a moleskine. I also like the paper quality. Some reviews said the paper is too thin, and I suppose it is depending on the pens you use (I tend to use Pilot g2's and occasionally a Pilot disposable fountain pen) and how hard you write. So I highly recommend this notebook if you're a writer, or need something fancy around.