The Endeavor Notebook is an intriguing project on Kickstarter. I love the look of the simple leather cover, and the refills are very handsome on their own. The paper is said to be fountain pen friendly. The attachment system might not be the most quick and easy, but it seems like it would be sturdy, and it allows the notebook to open flat. (It would also allow there to be very little overhang of the cover vs. the interior notebook, so it is a little disappointing that they don’t seem to have designed it that way! My main beef with most leather notebook covers is that they end up adding so much overhang.) I would also be curious to try hacking the cover to see if it could be adapted to any other notebooks as refills.
The pricing is quite reasonable– the rewards for backers start at a very accessible $7 for one pocket size refill notebook (no leather cover). For a pocket size leather cover plus one insert, it starts at $44. (These don’t include a $5 shipping charge within the USA.) A larger size is also available.
They’ve already blown way past their original (surprisingly low) goal of $6,000– they’re currently at over $71,000 and still have until July 19, 2018 to raise more.
I decided to jump in and pledge enough to get a leather cover and two inserts so I can try blank and dot-grid paper. I came across this campaign on my own and have not been asked to promote it, nor am I being compensated for this post, but I will earn a small commission on pledges made via the links in this post: The Endeavor Notebook
Cant believe i paid $50 for this crap
I just received mine today and yes, first impression is kind of disappointing, though I haven’t played around with it yet. I’ll do a full review soon.
It seems like they have closed up shop and have taken a lot of money with them. I got an email on July 11th and I picked up some refills on sale. The order was confirmed and that was it. I went to check on the status and the site was down. Guess they scammed me and many other people.