Moleskine Classic Dotted Paper Notebook, Hard Cover and Elastic Closure Journal, Color Black, Size Large 13 x 21 cm, 240 Pages

The notebook itself is excellent, fantastic quality. You can always rely on moleskin for a great product.The issue is with Amazon and their packaging. As opposed to this notebook being delivered in a box or envelope, the delivery sticker was stuck to the plastic cover which packages the notebook. This means that my husband has now seen his beautiful new notebook which was purchased as a Christmas present. Be mindful of this when selecting delivery options, I’d hate for anyone else to have a surprise gift ruined.

Product much lighter green than shown unfortunately. More a mid green not a dark green.

Really difficult to find A4 squared notebooks, with limited options I'm really glad Moleskine have seen the gap in the market.These are good quality notebooks, the only thing is the paper is on the thinner side. If you'd be using felttips more than biros I wouldn't recommend.

Like it apart from the price

I needed a notebook urgently for a project. I chose the Moleskine over my usual Leuchtturm as the latter wouldn’t get delivered in time. Medium in Leuchtturm Land (blue notebook) is A5. Medium in Moleskine World (red notebook) is a lot smaller and thinner. Disappointed, but it’s my error.The Moleskine paper has less tooth than Leuchtturm and is much smoother, which I don’t like. I feel I don’t write as neatly, but this is could be my imagination. It also feels ever so slightly less thick. I’ll be using ballpoint ink only so not an issue.The stitching of the Moleskine is actually much better than the last couple of Leuchtturm I’ve had. All of the pages lie flat, while the Leuchtturm stitching has been wonky in places.The hardback covers appear to be of equal quality.The Moleskine elastic is superior to the Leuchtturm. It’s thicker and tighter which I like.I will miss the extra ribbon but that’s neither here nor there really.Later - Interestingly, I’ve already found the smaller size of the notebook a little more convenient for its intended purpose, note taking while reading books. Hurrah. I may be a Moleskine convert yet.

They're great, I always have one with me for business...

It's just a lovely product. Although it's described as large, it doesn't feel like a large size ought to feel to me, but it's a good size for a notebook. I bought it to use as a vocabulary notebook in my language learning and it's comfortable for that (I've tried pocket size and that doesn't work for me because it feels too small and unwieldy).Moleskine do a good range of colours so you can make your notebooks really colourful over time. The paper is a little thinner than I would like but it remains a very nice product. The pocket at the back can be useful to store slips of paper like receipts in. The ribbon to keep your place in the notebook is always a nice touch.I would recommend Moleskine as a brand generally. My own preference is for the hardbacked notebooks although I have had the soft covers and they are perfectly adequate. I just look for something a bit more durable than that.

This notebook feels great and looks good too. The cover on mine is a wonderful forest-green. The paper inside is cream, nice and smooth, and thick enough to feel good quality. The little ribbon is great for keeping track of the page you've reached.The lines on the paper are quite small, so if you have large handwriting this may be an issue for you. I find the size encourages me to write more neatly, though.If you are European, please note that this book is slightly smaller than A4 size, therefore you won't be able to stick printed sheets etc. in to it as easily.The paper accepts ink very well, and a fountain-pen writes beautifully on it. If you write with a fountain-pen, be sure to exercise some caution, though, as the paper accepts the ink a little too readily, in my opinion. If you have a particularly free-flowing pen or wet kind of ink, you may experience some bleeding through to the other side of the page, and even slight feathering. If you only write on one side of the page, this will not bother you - and even if you do write on both sides, the text you've written is still legible - it just won't look as pretty.As a rough guide, with a Parker 45 or Mont Blanc Starwalker, both with a medium nib and fitted with ink converters (the Graf von Faber Castell converter fits the Starwalker perfectly):- Parker Quink exhibits no feathering and minimal bleed-through- Noodler's regular bulletproof black exhibits no feathering or bleed-through whatsoever- Diamine Woodland Green exhibits moderate feathering and bleed-through- Beaufort blue-black displays moderate feathering and significant bleed-throughWith the smoothness and thickness of the paper, all fountain-pen inks feel wonderful to write with in this book. The Diamine and Beaufort in particular lubricate the nib excellently on these pages - it's just a pity that the end result is less than perfect. I'd say that if you only use 1 side of the page, your handwriting will really look beautiful with the combination of this paper and a wetter ink such as the Diamine or Beaufort, but if you want to use both sides, stick with a less-flowing ink, such as Noodler's X-Feather black (which is also bulletproof).