Hardback Wirebound

I'm in my 60's and over my life I have tried many, many different notebooks. Twelve years ago I discovered Black n' Red and have used them ever since. Here are the highlights. - They have different sizes for your preference. - Thick front and rear protective covers - Strong spiral binding that resists bending/deforming - Crisp, smooth white pages that are sturdy to write on if you are one to apply pressure when you write. I think that the black and red color styling are classy looking. I add a ribbon as a page marker then I'm good to go. I even give them away as gifts. After trying several different sizes I settled on the 6-11/16 x 9-5/8 size as the the most versatile for me. Small, easy to carry yet large enough for notes and sketching. I don't recall how I discovered them, but I'm glad that I did. AND . . . . If you are wondering, no one paid me to write this review. I just LOVE the their notebooks.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: I'm a HUGE fan of Black n' Red spiral notebooks, this size being my favorite. Bleed through: They're is no bless through even when using a fountain pen. Paper thickness: Paper is a good thickness. Functionality: The micrperforation makes this notebook so much more useful than an ordinary notebook. You have the option of keeping what you wrote, discarding it or even writing letters because the perforation is so smooth. The Skribee function is an added plus.

Great notebook. The size is perfect.. The paper is high quality-fountain pen ink does not bleed through and does not ghost. Only negative: would appreciate more paper.

Everything about it is nice except for a couple of things that don't really bother me too much. I like the style of paper, its great for my use. The texture of the cover feels nice also. The few quotes in the notebook were kind of cool. The ads were not. The spiral binding used only goes one way, which is a bit annoying but not a deal-breaker. The left side rule is pretty much non-existant, which is my one and only issue. As I like to use it for numbering/ordering and other things. Its probably like this because the pages are made to be torn out. It has an added feature for scanning pages with your phone. Except for the placement of the 4 corners is not correct. They should be placed at the corners directly and they are not. I tested it out just for fun and noticed the problem instantly. If you want a notebook that is going to be used for scanning then avoid this. I gave it a 5 because I use it all the time and enjoy it. I use multiple different notebooks depending on the application. I will probably try to find something a bit more my style though but wouldn't mind buying another one of these. Dragon sticker is from my motherboard, added it since it looked better on here than my PC case. :)

Initial observations about notebooks: very sturdy, properly sized binding so both sides can be written on. Solid covers, front and back. Very white paper, nice feel, works very well with a fountain pen (Pilot Metropolitan, fine, with Noodles Eel Black ink and Iroshizuku Deep Green). No visible bleed through so far. Nice to write on. Follow up: fountain pen ink takes some time to fully dry, longer than with other papers. There is a slight tendency to smudge. The paper works very well with Lanier 9000 series ballpoint pen refills.

I love these books, I have larger writing and the line spacing accommodates. There is no bleed through even with gel black pens! The cover is of great quality and the pages do not rip out easily! I will keep buying these for work!

Have used these for 2 decades, great for meetings and fantastic paper quality. Cover and back are super protective.

I use it for class notes in college. I write with fountain pens, and don't get any bleeding even with the wettest pens. Very minimal ghosting too. Pros: - Paper quality is excellent!!! Works great with fountain pens. - Feels smooth/luxurious and a real pleasure to write on. - Heavy/thick paper (24 lb) really stands up to abuse. - Folds backward: opens completely to fit on the tiny little fold-out desks they have in lecture halls. - Hard cover: allows me to use it almost like a clipboard, leaning against the edge of the desk to get a better angled surface for more comfortable writing. Cons (mostly subjective): - Not enough pages! I burn through one of these every 3-4 weeks for my college notes. - Ruled lines are a bit too wide for me. More like wide-ruled than college-ruled. - Kind of heavy due to the hard cover. - Perforations are a bit difficult to tear out. If I could get one of these with a dot grid ruling and 2-3x the number pages, that would be just about my ideal perfect notebook ever, but ya can't always get what you want... In any case, this is definitely the best notebook I've used BY FAR.