Comments on: Review: Ecosystem Notebook

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By: Luciana

Luciana — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:17:27 +0000

Ahh…Ecosystem notebooks. I just went crazy and ordered 15 of them on Amazon, at good discounted prices, by the way.

I ordered the 5 available colors, in each of the three sizes. They are blank, with flexicovers.

This, although I have literally dozens of handsome notebooks which I haven’t used.

It’s making me anxious. I want to organize SOMETHING in those neatly arranged categories of color and size. Can’t just use them randomly. I want some kind of system of logging, keeping track of something, some kind of special lists, something.

What do you all do when you are compelled to buy more notebooks than you can use? I’m not kidding about the anxiety. I feel that perhaps my subconscious is telling me to start writing, but other than the journal-y things, WHAT???

By: Cate

Cate — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:39:38 +0000

I walked in to Barnes & Noble to purchase yet another journal, and as I approached the display of what has become my preferred standard in journals—the Moleskine—I stood, aghast…

There, on the display case, rested a sign: “Warning: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm.” I bolted for a sales associate seeking confirmation of this hideous discovery. I’ve been a long-time user of Moleskines (journals and planners), and have always appreciated and respected them for their quality products. Of course, now they’re made in China. I should have expected a decline in quality, and should have suspected toxins would be present in the product, as well. I quickly got on my laptop to further research my discovery, and sure enough, found loads of information on the topic. Even the Moleskine website is required to post the warning. The toxin is DEHP (Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate), a type of plastic softener used in all Moleskine notebook covers. As of August 2010, Moleskine has yet to release DEHP-free notebooks. (And all this time I’d wondered why the Moleskine display was so well-stocked…the sales associate informed me that sales of the products have dramatically decreased in the past six months for obvious reasons, since the warning was posted).

Naturally, I began my quest for a replacement. I was more than absolutely delighted to discover Ecosystem journals and planners. They are designed EXACTLY like the Moleskines, but BETTER, because:

The cover contains 100% post-consumer recycled paper stock, dyed with vegetable-based ink

The paper is post-consumer, acid-free, process chlorine-free paper stock, printed with vegetable based inks and utilizing environmentally-friendlier adhesives

The outer elastic closure and inner ribbon bookmark is made of 100% organic cotton

…and sweetest of all, it is 100% handcrafted in the U.S.A., by our fellow countrymen.

And all of this matters to me. I am, by no means, a tree-hugger, but I am concerned about our environment and want to do my bit to protect and preserve it. I also feel much better about the fact that Americans were employed to proudly craft these products. It doesn’t get much better than this!

These journals and planners are amazing—stellar quality, durability, smart format, and just a joy to own. Definitely one of my newest treasures.

Happy journaling,
Cate

By: Nifty

Nifty — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:26:10 +0000

B&N has owned Sterling for quite a while, that is why you don’t see their books (or these Ecosystem notebooks) in many other retailers but B&N. They don’t try that hard to sell them to other stores, and most other retailers don’t want to buy them anyway, because they’d be supporting the competition.

By: david bogie

david bogie — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:25:31 +0000

This may be a new development, I dn’t know. If you look at the very bottom of the Ecosystems’ main page, it says:

No that there’s anything wrong with that.

david boise ID

By: Connie

Connie — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:05:22 +0000

The smaller notebook size is so wonderful — it’s a shame that the grid paper seems to clash with everything except a bold black sharpie! I hope they really consider larger squares or much lighter (possibly colored?) ink for their grid notebooks. They’re unusable otherwise.

By: Rufus Jones

Rufus Jones — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:21:53 +0000

Now that I found out Moleskine is made in China I will definitely move to Ecosystems.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:18:11 +0000

Perforated pages ruins the notebook for me. I love the colors but like something more permanent so my journals can last while I’m living.

By: OfficeSupplyGeek

OfficeSupplyGeek — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:52:27 +0000

Glad to see you gave these a second chance, I really like them. And honestly I dont mind the pushing of the environmental and “made in the US” type stuff on these because they seem like very legitimate claims…there are many worse things that companies push.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:00:59 +0000

Some independent bookstores may carry Ecosystems, too. Mine does. But I think I will prefer Moleskines for many of the reasons mentioned here, including not lying flat, and the bright white pages with dark lines. Moleskine’s cream pages with gentle gray rule is more how I roll.