Customer Reviews
Good value at this price - By: K. Moss, 17 May 2008 
OK I confess - I am a bit of a sucker for the whole moleskine thing. On my shelf I've got several different formats, all of which get used regularlyin different contexts.
I DO agree with a previous reader that the paper is just a tad to thin for fountain pen ink - although that is how I use my large notebook. The nib of the pen glides particularly well over the paper, so I tend to ignore the fact that it seeps through a bit.
On the whole - a good practical size, well-made, & a joy to have available for all kinds of note-taking.
Don't be fooled by the marketing - By: Matthew L. J. Bodycombe, 14 Mar 2008 
Despite what has been written elsewhere i have found that the paperin these books is of very disappointing quality & if you use a fountain or a ball/gel pen te ink will bleed right through to the other side of the paper. Thiis totally unacceptablein a premium product & I have now switched to a cnsiderably chaeper notebook for rough work & a lovely CIAK for my daily journal..
I was suckedin by the marketing & spin of Moleskine but the notebooks used by the legendary figures quoted by this company were made by a defunct French book binder & I doubt if they used such cheap thin paper. If you want a lovely tactile notebook, journal with excellent paper buy a CIAK if not just go to your nearest stationers.
Timeless, elegant and minimal - By: Stephen, 06 Mar 2008 You'll love this notebook so much that you won't want to writein it! Well, at the very least its good looks make you think twice before committing anything to its chic, creamy pages. The paper has been called thinin previous reviews, but I like to think of it more as delicate or fine. Docked a star only because it IS horribly expensive. But then you get what you pay for.
Beautiful books to collect your thoughts. - By: Cohi, 28 Nov 2007 
When I first bought a Moleskine notebook I was more than a little hesitant due to the price, which was at least twice as much as I would normally spend on a notebook. However, as soon as I started using it I fell well & trulyin love & have been recommending them to friends ever since.
These notebooks are made from quality materials & the paper is a joy to write on. I always write with liquid ink pens, including dipped nib pens on occasion and, even though the paper is fairly thin, I have never had the ink seep through. The hardcover opens fully & stays open easily without cracking or bending, allowing for easy writing without obstuction & without damaging the book. The pocket of my notebook is alwaysin constant use, I'm not sure how I ever survived without it. The linesin the ruled notebooks are the perfect size for my writing, small but not too tiny, & they go all the way from one side of the paper to the other without annoying margins to try & control where you write.
I now have a growing collection of various Moleskine notebooks but my original is stillin frequent use and, despite being carried aroundin my bag almost daily for just over a year, it still looksin almost as perfect condition as the day I bought it, with only the tiniest bit of cracking at the top of the spine that has appearedin the last month or so. The rest of my (scarily large) collection of beautiful notebooks is now a backup to my trusty Moleskines. I will be using these books for many many years to come.
I have to admit that the price still makes me wince a little, but now I look at it as an investment & a treat to myself. Some people buy DVDs, I buy notebooks, it's all a matter of perspective, &in my view this is worth the money by far.
An expensive treat, but probably worth it... - By: flower pot, 21 Nov 2007 I'm suspicious of products which try to justify a high price with a brand name, & so the fact that Moleskine books come with a little leaflet telling you which famous people have used them (Hemingway, Picasso, etc.) left me feeling more suspicious than impressed... But-- They really are very nice notebooks. They are high quality items and, even if it sounds unlikely, the fact that they are so pleasant to hold & use does perhaps inspire you to be 'better' when thinking about what to writein them. It feels as though it would be a waste to fill them with nonsense & so... yes, I think there is a psychological triggerin there which persuades you to up your game a little bit. Amazon's price is often discounted, & discounts on moleskines are hard to come by.
