Notebook Stories

Here’s a nice detailed look at one user’s switch from Moleskine to Leuchtturm: Hello Leuchtturm1917, goodbye Moleskine!. The blogger at Recording Thoughts has been using squared Moleskines for a while but started to find the quality inconsistent: Ever since Moleskine moved their production to China every book is a little different than the previous one. [...]

At the Guardian website, Steven Poole takes a look at a Leuchtturm notebook: The most bruited feature of the Leuchtturm, meanwhile, one to which a circular sticker on the cellophane packaging is devoted, is that the paper is “ink proof”. They are not claiming that the mere addition of ink to the pages causes all [...]

I received this snazzy purple Leuchtturm notebook from Christian at notizbuchblog.de quite a while ago and can’t believe I’m only just now getting around to reviewing it. Leuchtturm appeals to many notebook users because of some neat features other brands don’t include: index pages at the front and pre-numbered pages. I sometimes hand-number my notebook [...]

I’ve been intrigued by the Leuchtturm brand of notebooks ever since spotting them online, I forget where. As of a few months ago, they didn’t have a US distributor, but they are now working with Kikkerland, and their products are starting to show up at retailers, including Journaling Arts. All products listed here.

Here’s an appealing website featuring stationery from France and beyond: Skripta-Paris. The site is in English and offers approximate US dollar conversions for their prices. (What you’ll actually pay is based on Euro prices converted at the prevailing rate by your credit card company.) I liked the look of a few products I saw, including [...]