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Moleskine Pocket Squared Notebook

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I have been an afficionado of blank books since childhood, and this one is the best. A moleskine usually lasts me about a year -- that's a year of grocery lists, ideas, business plans, sketches of where the furniture ought to be, phone numbers, recipes, all the things I might have written on scraps of paper and lost if it weren't for my moleskine. Who needs a Blackberry?

This notebook is sturdy, with pages sewn (rather than glued), so they don't fall out. The paper is good quality, a pleasure to write on. There's a ribbon to keep your place, and an elastic to keep the notebook shut while it's bashing around your bag or pocket. There's even a clever little accordion-pleated pocket in the back for receipts or ticket stubs or other small paper treasures.

Moleskines come lined and blank as well as squared, but the squared is best for my purposes -- and you'll be amazed how many uses you find for graph paper once you have it.

This is the book many others attempt to duplicate but simply cannot. In addition to the cool little features like elastic band (keeps book closed when stuffed full of other found items & papers), the pocket in the back and the durable cover this is a very well made book. As a student of book making, this is a classic piece. Most books nowadays are a form of "perfect binding" where the pages are just glued on the spine. Needless to say this is as non-archival and non-durable as it gets. Moleskine's are done they classic way: pages folded and sewn together in signatures then sewn to the binding. They will last forever, which is why we still have sketchbooks around from the likes of Van Gogh, etc.

An overall great choice, I recommend it constantly.

The Mokeskine notebooks are must haves for art majors. They're handy for quick sketches, laying out ideas for 2D/3D design class, keeping track of glazing formulas, class assignments, personal notes and reminders, email addresses and phone numbers, just about anything you can think of to draw or write down. The smaller ones fit in a pocket or small purse and the larger ones go nicely in your portfolio or backpack.

This is a great note book. Is very well constructed and will sustain abuse. I am a civil engineer and use it on the field constantly I have 2 a small 3.5 by 5.5 and a medium. I particularly recommend the small with squares the size is perfect for you back pocket.

I've been using small notebooks for the past three years as part of my attempt to wrangle projects and daily tasks. The Moleskine Small Squared is right for the job. It is not so precious that I fear besmirching it with my scribblings, but it is nice enough that I am happy to bring it out in a business setting, with customers present or otherwise. The grid makes it easy to quickly jot down a to-do-list with checkboxes and a little space to mark when I've delegated a task, decided not to do it after all, etc. I tend to use the right-hand page for such lists, and the left-hand page for notes and other jottings; the fact that the book lays flat makes this easy. The paper is of moderately weight; stern enough to prevent bleed-though with my favorite rollerball, but light enough to make for a slim volume with many pages. I recommend it.

I've bought journals, notebooks and various note-taking "systems' for 30-something years. Moleskines are the best, hands down. I like the small ones that fit in my pocket, but there's a Mokeskine for everyone. The sturdy elastic holds it together or acts as a placeholder, and there's an inside pocket for loose bits. I have one I use multiple times a day, gets knocked around and crammed into my pocket, and a year later it's still intact. They even throw in perforated pages at the very back for a quick tear-out note, but the other pages are securely sewn and glued. Bravo Moleskine, the ne plus ultra of notebooks.

The Moleskine Pocket Squared Notebook is a handy little journal about the size of wallet. With grid lines similar to mathematical graphing paper the book allows for a variety of different uses and makes it very easy to organize anything.

Moleskine notebooks all have a ribbon bookmark and elastic strap to keep the book closed which are both niceties, especially for something that works more like a low tech PDA. I have used several of these journals and will continue to uses them. If you're looking for something larger this is fairly small but if you want a little notebook that is well constructed this guy is perfect for your back pocket.

Great for jotting down woodworking ideas, technical drawings, numbers, anything really. I have one I keep for woodworking and one I keep for remembering passwords, IP addresses, and networking info.

I have several of these AMAZING notebooks, and looking for something new in my Moleskine collection, I got the squared book. I have found so much use in this book for putting it in my handbag and just writing anything that I may need or want to write. You can sketch in here, and being the doodler I am, make cool designs with the squares!! Who needs a BlackBerry when you can do ALL those things with a handy dandy notebook. No matter what you may use this book for, the greatest thing is that it is sturdy enough to get the wear and tear of love that your journal deserves.

This notebook has served me well for six months. Unfortunately, the paper is better suited to ballpoint or rollerball pens than to fountain pens. For most readers, this won't be an issue. Recommended!