Miquelrius Notebook Replacement

[Poetman]

many years ago, Barnes & Noble used to carry a 300 page, 6x8 , graph ruled softcover journal for under $10 (see below). It’s long been out of print, but I’m wondering if anyone can recommend something similar for equally short money.  Thanks!
 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/red-soft-bound-medium-journal-miquel-rius/1101910768?ean=9780641026904

[Karmachanic]

200 sheets/400 pages.  Notice miquelrius in the link below.  Same maker/paper different name.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Zequenz-Classic-Notebook-Journal-Premium/dp/B01G337OOM/ref=sr_1_43?crid=1ISF5DK95KN0Z&keywords=miquelrius%2Bnotebooks%2B6.5%2Bx%2B8&qid=1689142098&sprefix=miquelrius%2Bnotebook%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-43&th=1

 

An alternative:

https://www.amazon.com/Stalogy-S4101-Nitoms-STALOGY-365DaysNotebook/dp/B00LFEBTCI/ref=pd_day0fbt_sccl_1/139-9906529-3699809?pd_rd_w=LmNzv&content-id=amzn1.sym.a400618b-650b-4c39-a4fe-66c3e0813a14&pf_rd_p=a400618b-650b-4c39-a4fe-66c3e0813a14&pf_rd_r=PN1VWBFZSPCJGGSDCDHF&pd_rd_wg=0UnWE&pd_rd_r=0f2a1c5f-62a3-4bc1-83b2-dba95ee82b98&pd_rd_i=B00LFEBTCI&th=1

[Ceilidh]

https://www.amazon.com/Miquelrius-Flexible-Leather-Handmade-Journal/dp/B015JUD84K/ref=asc_df_B015JUD84K/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=507574164938&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5083667501997079134&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026915&hvtargid=pla-304440670278&psc=1

[Karmachanic]

@Ceilidh  A for effort.  It's unavailable   I've done the same.  But they are available on the UK site

[Poetman]

5 hours ago, Karmachanic said:

200 sheets/400 pages.  Notice miquelrius in the link below.  Same maker/paper different name.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Zequenz-Classic-Notebook-Journal-Premium/dp/B01G337OOM/ref=sr_1_43?crid=1ISF5DK95KN0Z&keywords=miquelrius%2Bnotebooks%2B6.5%2Bx%2B8&qid=1689142098&sprefix=miquelrius%2Bnotebook%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-43&th=1

 

An alternative:

https://www.amazon.com/Stalogy-S4101-Nitoms-STALOGY-365DaysNotebook/dp/B00LFEBTCI/ref=pd_day0fbt_sccl_1/139-9906529-3699809?pd_rd_w=LmNzv&content-id=amzn1.sym.a400618b-650b-4c39-a4fe-66c3e0813a14&pf_rd_p=a400618b-650b-4c39-a4fe-66c3e0813a14&pf_rd_r=PN1VWBFZSPCJGGSDCDHF&pd_rd_wg=0UnWE&pd_rd_r=0f2a1c5f-62a3-4bc1-83b2-dba95ee82b98&pd_rd_i=B00LFEBTCI&th=1

Thanks so much! The Zequenz journal looks great! I wish it was less expensive like the Miquelrius, but it looks that one doesn’t lay flat. Customer reviews are less enthusiastic. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Miquelrius-Flexible-Leather-Handmade-Journal/dp/B015JUD84K/ref=asc_df_B015JUD84K/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=507574164938&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5083667501997079134&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026915&hvtargid=pla-304440670278&psc=1

 

 

[Karmachanic]

@Poetman  I just use another notebook to adjust the height.

 

The Stalogy is 368 pages, 15mm thick, and does lay flat.  4mm faint dot grid, which I use for layout, and a 6mm guide sheet for writing.

[Ceilidh]

1 hour ago, Karmachanic said:

The Stalogy is 368 pages, 15mm thick, and does lay flat.  4mm faint dot grid, which I use for layout, and a 6mm guide sheet for writing.

I can recommend the Stalogy. I started using it instead of the Miquelrius several years ago, when the Miquelrius was still readily available at B&N. I prefer it because it's much better at showing off the qualities of different inks. The paper is not as thin as Tomoe River, but thinner than the Miquelrius. It's very nice paper.

 

>>@CeilidhA for effort.  It's unavailable   I've done the same.  But they are available on the UK site<<

Oh, dear, that's too bad. My amazon page shows a seller with "Only 12 left - order soon" but I didn't try adding them to a cart.

[Poetman]

11 hours ago, Karmachanic said:

200 sheets/400 pages.  Notice miquelrius in the link below.  Same maker/paper different name.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Zequenz-Classic-Notebook-Journal-Premium/dp/B01G337OOM/ref=sr_1_43?crid=1ISF5DK95KN0Z&keywords=miquelrius%2Bnotebooks%2B6.5%2Bx%2B8&qid=1689142098&sprefix=miquelrius%2Bnotebook%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-43&th=1

 

An alternative:

https://www.amazon.com/Stalogy-S4101-Nitoms-STALOGY-365DaysNotebook/dp/B00LFEBTCI/ref=pd_day0fbt_sccl_1/139-9906529-3699809?pd_rd_w=LmNzv&content-id=amzn1.sym.a400618b-650b-4c39-a4fe-66c3e0813a14&pf_rd_p=a400618b-650b-4c39-a4fe-66c3e0813a14&pf_rd_r=PN1VWBFZSPCJGGSDCDHF&pd_rd_wg=0UnWE&pd_rd_r=0f2a1c5f-62a3-4bc1-83b2-dba95ee82b98&pd_rd_i=B00LFEBTCI&th=1

Do you know if there is a less expensive option to the Zequenz notebook? Miquerlius were under $10 a notebook. Zequenz are over twice that amount

[Karmachanic]

42 minutes ago, Poetman said:

Do you know if there is a less expensive option to the Zequenz notebook? Miquerlius were under $10 a notebook. Zequenz are over twice that amount

 

I read that these are fountain pen frendly and are available on AMZ US

A5 RETTACY Bullet Dot Grid

A5 HIUKOOKA Bullet Dotted Journal

160 sheets/320 pages 100gsm.  27/28mm thick

$12 ±

 

 

[Penguincollector]

Miquelrius has a “contact us” form on their website. They also have a gallery of current offerings that might suit.  I have often found their spiral bound school notebooks at Target, so maybe they also carry the smaller graph notebooks, either online or in store? 

[inkstainedruth]

I had originally ordered a bunch of the Miquelrius 600 page A5 journals directly from them; the next time I ordered, they gave me a site to go to, but somehow I lost the note with that site's URL on it.  After that?  They didn't even show the 600 page A5 journals on their website at all.  The most recent time I needed to get more, someone tipped me off to the same 3rd party Amazon vendor listed by Poetman -- but when I looked just now that vendor only had 5 left of the grid paper pages (and don't seem to have ANY left of what I wanted (the lined pages).

I still have some from my order to that Amazon 3rd party vendor, but in a few years I suspect I will go through them (when you're keeping a "morning pages" journal like I do, 600 pages is about a 1/3 of a year at 3 pages of writing a day or so...).  

I really hope that Miquelrius hasn't completely discontinued that size/capacity.  I figure I have maybe 2-4 years' worth once I finish the current journal... (and that one has about a month's left of pages, the last time I counted...).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth