EMSHOI Dotted Journal Bullet Notebook, B5 Large Softcover Leather Journal, 192 Numbered Pages 100gsm Thick Dot Grid Notebook for Drawing Women Men Work School Supplies, 7.48"x10.15"-GrayBlue

This Emshoi journal is comparable to Moleskine. It offers the same features: acid-free paper, an elastic closure band, an inner storage band, and two bookmarks. But it's better than Moleskine in two ways: Its lines are dotted, making them less obvious, and its price is much lower.

I carry different notebooks for my full-time job, my personal consulting firm, and a volunteer position that I hold, and I travel a lot. I've used hardcover notebooks historically, but they're heavy and bulky, so carrying three gets taxing. I love these as a durable alternative. But I knew I wanted my notebook to have GREAT paper. These don't bleed at all and I use felt-tip pens. Big win for me!!

You should first know, I am a stationary freak. Pens, paper, notebooks, stamps, ink- you name it. I am picky when it comes to these things. I don't like spirals (the paper always ends up tearing out accidently and they are a pain to write with the the spiral binding getting in the way), composition books always fall apart and I can usually only find in wide-ruled (despise wide-ruled...) so I've been hunting for a notebook that has a binding that would allow the notebook to lay flat, was durable, had paper with that perfect thickness where the ink wouldn't run through, and simply looked nice. This notebook met all those expectations and more.This, is the BEST notebook I've bought in years. Haven't found anything close to it in stores. It's cover is soft leather and feels oh-so-good in your hands. The elastic it comes with is helpful in keeping it closed and it has TWO ribbon markers (which was a pleasant surprise), and the pages are all numbered and has a helpful table of contents (perfect for finding specific chapter notes in my language course I'm taking). I know most of that is in the description before you buy, but this notebook- you just don't understand how amazing it is until you have it in your hands, and you're sweeping your pen across its' pages. I look forward to class, just to take out my beautifully soft, leather notebook, and write on its' silky, college-lined pages...I NEED another one of these. I want one in every color they have. Doesn't matter that I don't have a need for more at the moment, I just want a stack to gaze at admirably when I'm sitting at my desk, or have it be the last thing I look at when I fall asleep. It's so perfect...

I like the fact that it give you three lined pages at the beginning of the book marked "content" so that if you're journaling an important event, like when you first started the wood stove for the season, you can note what page it's on. Two book mark ribbons and a small paper pouch in the back for notes etc. It has an elastic fabric closure strip to keep the book closed when not in use. Also several sticky 1" x 1/2 inch strips to mark pages. I switched to this size from a "Beechmore" journal because I can get a good year of journaling out of it. Of course how much you write could lengthen that or shorten what I've experienced. The pages are numbered, 204, and the cover is a type of synthetic smooth leather feel.

I love this journal. Great size. High quality, thick paper. Place to put a headline and date at the top. All the pages are numbered! Cover colors are great. Love the band to keep it closed. The index is awesome. HOWEVER: There is one major flaw. There are 204 pages in the journal. So why did they not leave enough line entries in the index for 204 entires?! Massive oversight. There are only about 100 index entries. I am using this book with the intention of one page per index item. They should have added 3-4 more index pages and it would have been perfect. Despite that, this is a high quality product at an affordable price. If the index count does not bother you, then this will be perfect.

I'm very impressed with the quality of this notebook. The paper is very high quality. Very easy to write on and does not bleed thru. Will definitely buy again.

Came just as described and exactly what I needed!

I needed a notebook that allowed me to be creative when budgeting and not already have templates inside. This was exactly what I was looking to purchase.

Apesar do valor elevado, é um produto de ótima qualidade e durabilidade. Só não dou 5 estrelas porque a caneta vazou no verso.

Quedé satisfecha con la compra.- La textura de la libreta es como de piel-El color es como se indica en la foto, un color amarillo mostaza- El gramaje de las hojas es muy bueno; yo uso un lapicero de gel y la tinta no sopresa el lado posterior.- El color de las hojas es un cremita muy tenue y bonito- En la primera hoja tiene un espacio muy funcional como para poner tu nombre, trae 3 páginas para un incide de contenido, sus hojas se encuentran enumeradas.OJO: En la publicación original dice que tiene 456 páginas, esto es incorrecto, la libreta tiene 204 páginas. Creo que esto si es muy importante mencionarlo.Fuera del número de páginas, creo que aún así es una muy buena elección para llevarla contigo a cualquier lugar, ya que su tamaño lo permite.Creo que sí la volvería a comprar nuevamente.