EMSHOI Graph Paper Spiral Notebook 7.48" x 10.15" - B5 Graph Paper Notebook, 2 Pack 320 Pages 100gsm Thick Grid Paper, Plastic Hardcover Journals for Writing Engineering Graphing Work School Supplies

This purchase is one of many. Over the years I have bought dozens of graph paper journals. This one is better than most. Here are my reasons for rating with five stars:1) Lies Flat Very Well2) Graph Lines are Visible but Not Overwhelming3) Spiral does not warp easily4) Aesthetically pleasingI like taking notes and sketching my ideas. This notebook supports note taking, structured diagrams, and sketches.

So right off the bat that these notebooks are pretty good. I noticed no bleed-through with gel pens and very minor bleed-through with felt tip pens. So if you're looking for thick paper that won't bleed through with most pens, these work wonderfully.However, they did fall apart somewhat quickly. The front of one of the notebooks nearly came off with a month's worth of usage and the papers started to become misaligned due to the spiral also becoming misaligned. The notebooks mostly just stay in my backpack until I need to take them out, and I carry them around with me in my backpack for four days of the week. So, while they were exposed to some wear and tear with me walking around with them in my backpack with some hefty textbooks, I wouldn't say it was very extreme.Essentially, if you're looking for some notebook paper that won't bleed through with most standard pens and don't care too much about build quality (or at least are willing to be gentle with the notebooks), then I recommend these. They also have a nice feel to them and I like the space made for the date on each page.

I love these notebooks. I use them for work. The paper quality is great because it's fairly thick and my pen ink doesn't bleed through to the back. I also like the off-white color of the paper and the grid lines. It makes it easy to keep everything tidy.

The only notebook I've had that hasn't fallen apart with heavy use!

...compared to my current notebook, but I won't knock the overall product for that because I don't really know about paper weight and all that.

These are my favorite pens. I love a micro tip and this is the best in the business. Highly recommend!

Accepts fountain pen ink very nicely. It doesn't bleed at all. Very happy with these journals.

Very cute, sturdy cover and great paper!

At £9.99 for 640 A5 pages (320 sheets) , these 4 notebooks are excellent value for money. The paper is very fountain pen friendly with no bleed-through and a smooth, but not glossy surface. Paper colour is a pleasing very pale cream rather than brilliant white. I ordered 4 notebooks with lined pages and - in spite of the 'random' warning - that is what I received in 4 different colours. The 36 'sticky note' coloured tabs are a useful bonus. Unless you want perforated pages there is no better notebook IMO (& I have tried Rhodia, Oxford Optik & Cambridge)

I bought a pack of four of these at a discount price of £2.00 each at that price they are superb value. I see the price is usually around £7.50. I would never buy one of these at that price they are just not that good.What I like: The paper is of a good weight at 100GSM. And the paper has a robust feel to it, a nice stiffness, but not as stiff as some quality 80GSM papers.The lines are feint. And the notebook overall feels robust enough.Fountain pen inks (and I have tried a few in it) do not bleed of feather. They also shade fairly well, but not the best. There is no bleed through whatsoever.The paper is off white but still shows the true fountain pen ink colour.Things I do not like:My pens have all had work done on the nibs to reduce feedback and some are very polished and smooth on the paper indeed. With those nibs that write with a glassy smoothness I get a feeling of friction with this paper and a rather delightful yet loud pen on paper sound. Wish my nibs that have slight feedback I get much more feedback. I think if a feed-backy nib or one that is prone to being a little scratchy were used on this paper it would not be a pleasant experience at all. THIS IS NOT PREMIUM PAPER, but it's OK'ishThe PVC cover - We need to get away from plastics and a card or craft paper cover would feels so much nicer in the hand.The notebook has square, not rounded corners and I expect these will suffer curling in due course.The paper is not designated as being from environmentally manged sources.The pages are not perforated.Overall I would not pay any more that £2.00 ea. as there is a famous brand of best quality A5 pads with with premium paper, superior to these, at £2.00 ea if bought as a pack of 20. Were it not for these I would pay a pound or two more for a different quality brand.These are what I might call good quality school pads and I use school in the English sense, I would want better at university.CRITICALLY THEY ARE NOT MARKED AS ACID FREE PAPER. so I would not use one for notes I would want to keep for a long time.

The quality of the paper, happy with the pricing of 4 books. But i bought grid grahpaper did not expect ruled paper. Unfortunately i can't return it back because i don't want to waste any more time.

Ideal, using to keep track of sewing projects, the ring binding makes it so easy. No more folding back pages and loosing the page you want. Quickly delivered in A1 condition.

These are really nice notebooks. Very good for the price. I would buy these again.