Amazon Basics Notebook Hardcover 8 25 Inch Reviews Summary

Design and Durability

Pros:

• "I love this journal because it is small and sturdy."
• "The cover is sturdy and wipes clean easily."
• "The Amazon Basics Classic Grid Notebook has become an indispensable part of my daily routine. Its simple yet functional design, combined with excellent paper quality, makes it a reliable choice."
• "This beautiful notebook is both practical and stylish. Nothing about it is cheap."
• "The cover is hard and smooth! It also looks amazing!"

Cons:

• "It's quite a nice looking little notebook but the binding is horrible."
• "The journal itself seems great, like the quality and size. But it was only packaged in the thin shrink wrap plastic, which did not hold up to being shipped."
• "I like the look, style and price. However, as I progress into the notebook I’m finding that the binding isn’t so good."
• "This notebook was a massive disappointment. Even for the low price, there are better notebooks on Amazon."
• "I am using one for an online class I am taking and it is just the right size, not bulky and sturdy. The other I use as a journal, again, it's the right size for that too and very sturdy so it is assured to last for generations to come."

Paper Quality

Pros:

• "Serviceable. Decent binding, good paper."
• "The Amazon journal's pages are thicker than Moleskine (without being overly thick)."
• "The pages are smooth and quickly soak up ink so that it doesn't smear on your hands. Some reviews talk about the ink bleeding through the page, but I'm not noticing any issues with that despite using a pen with a watery ink."
• "I bought this bare-bones notebook to start handwriting my journal and it works well. I use a fountain pen and there is little to no bleeding of the ink on the paper."
• "The binding is sturdy, the pages are a nice weight, and the notebook features both a bookmark ribbon and an elastic strap to keep it closed."

Cons:

• "If you're used to paperage notebooks you'll find that the line width is a bit shorter, and the paper is substantially thinner."
• "Paper is cheap wet ink creates fuzzy letters and feathering, paper density uneven what leads to wet spots, surface is rough for fountain pen nib."
• "Good size, decent proxy to moleskin journal but the paper is so thin my pen is punching through and creating holes when I write near the binding."
• "The paper is very thin and smooth. No tooth for pencil drawings. Pencil drawings show through to the backside, while ink bleeds through."
• "The pages are not do thin and can bleed over to next page if you use sharpies."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "This item has a low price point and for that, don't expect Moleskine dupe-like quality."
• "I got mine when they were on sale so they were an amazing deal, but even at the normal pricing they end up being cheaper than the name brand and in my use have held up just as well."
• "Very similar to Moleskine Large Classic Notebook. AmazonBasics branding is minimal, a small embossed logo on the bottom of the back cover."
• "The Amazon Basics brand offers excellent value for the quality you receive."
• "These are great books. I asked all of my math students to buy this specific book and sent them the link."

Cons:

• "You can’t really erase and write on the same spot again too cleanly. The paper does fall apart."
• "I've had a Moleskine in my laptop bag for years. I write in it occasionally but withheld cuz of the cost to replace it."
• "These little notebooks are fantastic. Similar quality to Moleskines, less expensive."
• "For the full price of near £7-£8, this is too expensive however."
• "The price changes ALL THE TIME and be careful it goes out of stock for so long sometimes…"