It’s been more than 8 years since I reviewed a notebook from Letts! This classic English brand has been around even longer than that, though… since 1812, in fact! Letts claims to be the first publisher of “commercial diaries,” meaning a mass-produced calendar book combined with space to write and usually some business-related promotional info … Continue reading Letts Notebook Review
Today’s review is another foray into the world of school and business oriented notebooks. I think it’s also the first time I’ve reviewed a notebook that is designed to work with a digitizing app. Hamelin is a French company that owns various brands including Oxford and Black n Red (though Black n Red is distributed … Continue reading Hamelin Notebooks Review and Giveaway
I’ve bought a couple of Oxford notebooks on my European travels, as they are much more prevalent in shops over there. Someday I’ll do a full review, but my quick take on these is that they are nice-looking pocket notebooks that feel well-constructed and have great paper, the same Optik white paper used in Black … Continue reading Deal Alert: Oxford Signature Notebooks
I had not heard of Beechmore Books notebooks until the company contacted me to offer a sample. The creator, Sam Horbye, named the company after the street he grew up on in London, and says: I created Beechmore Books because I wanted a notebook that had the elegance of a Smythson, the every-day use style of a … Continue reading Beechmore Books Notebook Review and Giveaway
Several years ago, while browsing on eBay, I came across a series of very unusual Moleskine notebooks that I’d never seen: Moleskine Zoom. I purchased two batches of these over the last few years, both times from international sellers where shipping was fairly expensive. (I “solved” that problem by making offers for combined bulk purchases, … Continue reading Moleskine Zoom Notebooks
I can’t decide whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing that there is no Daiso store near me. For those who aren’t familiar with it, Daiso is a chain of Japanese dollar stores, with worldwide locations including quite a few in California. There are also US locations in Texas and Washington state. The … Continue reading Review: Daiso Notebook
I’m very fortunate to have friends in Paris and Amsterdam that I’ve been able to visit a few times. I went in 2014 and bought quite a few notebooks. This past year, I went again, and also included Belgium on my itinerary. I wasn’t expecting to buy as many notebooks this time, but I ended … Continue reading Notebooks from Europe
I haven’t written about the Zequenz brand in quite a while. I did a detailed Zequenz notebook review in 2010, and ever since then have meant to try using one as a daily notebook, but I never got around to it. It will be at least a few months before I can give my old … Continue reading New Zequenz Notebooks
Samsill is another brand I’d not heard of until browsing around on Amazon. The company is an independent manufacturer of business accessories such as ring binders and laptop cases, founded in Texas in 1953, and now making their products in partnership with manufacturers in China and Mexico, while still maintaining headquarters and some manufacturing facilities … Continue reading Review: Samsill Pocket Journal
Here’s a notebook with a layout I haven’t seen before: dot grid on one side and ruled on the other. They make a few different versions, each of which comes in various colors. Wide spaced with 100 GSM paper Narrow spaced with 100 GSM paper Fountain pen edition with 120 GSM paper (available with blank, … Continue reading PAIPURÂ Notebooks