on saleApica CD-15 B5 Notebook - Red, Lined

I really can't say enough about these notebooks. My pens glide across the pages so smoothly. I haven't had any bleedthrough but some darker inks will ghost slightly if written with a broad or stub nib, though not enough to keep from writing on the back of the page. They are tightly bound, with no chance of accidentally tearing a page out or having it come loose. I can fit several perfectly in my Galen Leather medic bag. Plus they are just so darn classy looking! I love all the colours, but this red is definitely my favourite. These will continue to be my go-to notebooks.

The price, I wasn't sure what to expect, but this is the best combination of form factor, paper quality, and price you can find. The paper is like Clairefontaine and Rhodia in that your hand oils can change the behavior of the paper, but the paper is remarkably anti-ghost and anti-feather, unless you scrape or rub at it with your hand. There is a slightly higher propensity to bleed through compared to some others, but only slightly, and the paper is, IMO, smoother writing and more cleanly absorbant than Clairefontaine. The feel is closer to a good Tomoe River day, and feels less plasticy than Clairefontaine. IOW, smoother paper with better absorbancy, and only slightly worse bleedthrough, but better anti-ghost than something like Midori MD. The form factor really clinches it. You get as many lines as an A4 in a B5 size, with a stiched binding, and very subtle alignment cues around the edge of the paper, with a minimal, but highly usable header. This makes it more practical than most of the other notebooks out there. The writing space in a B5 without margins is the same as an A4 with margins. Overall, this is a surprisingly well executed, subtle, exceptional notebook. The only issue is that you'll want to have some absorbant paper to put under your hand if you hate the occasional feather, but that's true for Clairefontaine and Rhodia IME, too.

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Apica Notebooks are my go-to. They are the perfect match with fountain pens...even very wet ink pens. Very smooth surface and a durable cover. I have a smaller one that I carry in my bag and it has survived the daily abuse quite well.

High quality, very enhanced look