What Are Your Top Three Favorite Notebooks?

[PaganArcher]

In no order of preference for writing, Leuchtturm 1917 paper, Tomoe River, and Southworth 100% cotton paper.

[Conan the Grammarian]

 

 

Nock makes some beautiful 3x5 cards with a dot-dash grid. I got a bunch of them at the Chicago Pen Show where I also bought their "Idea Dock," a note-card holder that also has holes for pens. It's really a gorgeous thing, made of walnut; pictures do not do it justice.

 

As for my favorite notebooks: I like Clairfontaine, Maruman, and Life. (Tomoe River and Rhodia in 4th and 5th.)

 

 

Thanks. Someone else here mentioned them on another thread and I went to their Web site to check them out. Next time I need cards, I'm going to get theirs and try them out.

[avlisyar]

No particular order ... they are all great imho:

Tomoe River, Midori, Apica

[FPRebel]

Not prioritized:

Leuchtturm 1917 A5 dot grid, any of the Red and Black, Rhodia A4 top spiral
(I have no Tomoe River notebooks, but if I did it would knock Leuchtturm from the top 3)

[Mullen88]

Paperblanks

Leuchtturm dotted

Rhodia

[dukkimoon]

1. Rhodia Goalbook A5

2. Mnemosyne 187

3. Kokuyo Campus S5

 

As you can see, I like my paper as glossy as can be!

[Geo63]

Black and Red A5

Rhodia, except for the Goalbook

Clairefontaine

[Zaphodbebullbrox]

#1. Smythson Panama Notebook

#2. Rhodia Meeting Notebook

#3. Paperblanks

Edited February 26, 2018 by Zaphodbebullbrox

[BecauseItIs]

I have tried a lot of notebooks. But only one really stands out in my opinion, the Nanami Writer.

 

I use this with the Herz leather cover and it is perfect.

 

Not only is the paper and size wonderful to use, but the durability of this combination is above and beyond everything else I have tried. All too often a lot of notebooks just fall apart after a period of time. But the Nanami Writer + Herz leather cover is just a joy to use (and smell!) and I think the cover will age wonderfully well.

[odd_soul]

My #1 notebook right now is a travelers notebook from Chic Sparrow: A5-size Mr. Darcy Classic in Titanic, an absolutely gorgeous color! I've got 4 inserts in it: 2 x 58 gsm Tomoe River notebooks from Goulet in dot grid, 1 x 58 gsm Tomoe River notebook from Paper Penguin on Etsy in dot grid (it has 160 pages--much more than any other TN-style Tomoe River paper notebook I've found!), and 1 x Leuchtturm Jotbook with lined paper. It's the most perfect configuration for me!

 

Technically, that was already 3 notebooks, but my other two loves are the Nanami Seven Seas Crossfield (with just the crosses, not the full grid) and the Leuchtturm A5 dot grid!

[Holypie]

Sorry about that, I was forgetting the amount of different stationary Muji do. These are the ones:

They're listed on the website as "thread bound notebooks" and they look like they're the only ones with black covers, which is probably more of a help in finding them. They're a bit thicker than the recycled ones as well.

Is this the one with the slightly cream coloured paper?

[TheDutchGuy]

I've tried many many notebooks and have come to the conclusion that perhaps I am too critical. Since I move around a lot, a big, fat notebook is too bulky. When in meetings, the notebook competes for table space with my laptop or iPad, i.e. A4 is too large, so A5 it is (otherwise I'd go for a Rhodia Meeting Book). It has to lie flat when opened. Not only does it have to be suitable to fountain pens, it should show the differences between them (I used a Foray notebook once where the paper was so smooth that the ink contracted into a very thin line, so that everything looked the same regardless of the pen and ink used - that won't do). Since I write _a lot_ during a work week, price matters. I'd like to try a Nanami Writer (with that many pages, it's not that more expensive than buying multiple cheaper ones), but can't find them anywhere. After trying many 90g and 80g notebooks, I settled on a very common, affordable and pleasant notebook. And its colour matches nicely with one of my main pens :-).

 

 

[katerchen]

I've tried many many notebooks and have come to the conclusion that perhaps I am too critical. Since I move around a lot, a big, fat notebook is too bulky. When in meetings, the notebook competes for table space with my laptop or iPad, i.e. A4 is too large, so A5 it is (otherwise I'd go for a Rhodia Meeting Book). It has to lie flat when opened. Not only does it have to be suitable to fountain pens, it should show the differences between them (I used a Foray notebook once where the paper was so smooth that the ink contracted into a very thin line, so that everything looked the same regardless of the pen and ink used - that won't do). Since I write _a lot_ during a work week, price matters. I'd like to try a Nanami Writer (with that many pages, it's not that more expensive than buying multiple cheaper ones), but can't find them anywhere. After trying many 90g and 80g notebooks, I settled on a very common, affordable and pleasant notebook. And its colour matches nicely with one of my main pens :-).

 

 

 

I really came to like these for work:

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00MMW8M7M/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

 

$19 for a five-pack is pretty sweet.

 

But since you are in NL, pricing and availability most likely differs for you

[TheDutchGuy]

Thanks for the tip!

[dogpoet]

Is this the one with the slightly cream coloured paper?

 

It seems to be very slightly off white, yep.

[gmathio]

For the time I'm using only Rhodia, because these are the ones I can find in Greece. Size is A4, but I'm gonna buy in the next days the A5 "webbie". I'm very satisfied with the paper, since I'm exclusively writting with a fountain pen. No Leuchtturm here in Athens, or Tomoe River, which I'd also like to try.

[Zaphodbebullbrox]

#1. Smythson Panama Notebook

#2. Rhodia Meeting Notebook

#3. Paperblanks

 

Need to revise my list.

 

#1. Smythson Panama Notebook

#2. Montblanc 149 Notebook

#3 Rhodia Meeting Notebook

[tisse98]

I've tried many many notebooks and have come to the conclusion that perhaps I am too critical. Since I move around a lot, a big, fat notebook is too bulky. When in meetings, the notebook competes for table space with my laptop or iPad, i.e. A4 is too large, so A5 it is (otherwise I'd go for a Rhodia Meeting Book). It has to lie flat when opened. Not only does it have to be suitable to fountain pens, it should show the differences between them (I used a Foray notebook once where the paper was so smooth that the ink contracted into a very thin line, so that everything looked the same regardless of the pen and ink used - that won't do). Since I write _a lot_ during a work week, price matters. I'd like to try a Nanami Writer (with that many pages, it's not that more expensive than buying multiple cheaper ones), but can't find them anywhere. After trying many 90g and 80g notebooks, I settled on a very common, affordable and pleasant notebook. And its colour matches nicely with one of my main pens :-).

 

 

Same here - A4 a bit impractical to carry around, while A5 feels too cramped up. Have you tried Rhodia's B5 (19x25 cm) notebooks? I find the B5 format perfect.

[tisse98]

1. Clairefontaine A4 and A5 ruled Essentials stapled - my everyday go to

2. Quo Vadis Habana - original version - my stockpile is reducing

3. Apica CD series

 

Also like Rhodia in general but Clairefontaine never lets me down.

Amazon UK has some really good prices right now on the CD series: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=cd+notebook

I just ordered a few Premium CD notebooks in the B5 format, at 10£ a piece - can't wait to try out their paper.

Edited March 4, 2018 by tisse98

[Rosendust2121]

As for me, I prefer:(All lined, if I can get it.)

Rhodia

Clairfontaine

The paper that's used in the Hobo Techo planner