Good value at this price - Rated 
OK I confess - I am a bit of a sucker for the whole moleskine thing. On my shelf I've got several different formats, all of which get used regularly in different contexts.
I DO agree with a previous reader that the paper is just a tad to thin for fountain pen ink - although that is how I use my large notebook. The nib of the pen glides particularly well over the paper, so I tend to ignore the fact that it seeps through a bit.
On the whole - a good practical size, well-made, and a joy to have available for all kinds of note-taking.
Don't be fooled by the marketing - Rated 
Despite what has been written elsewhere i have found that the paper in these books is of very disappointing quality and if you use a fountain or a ball/gel pen te ink will bleed right through to the other side of the paper. Thiis totally unacceptable in a premium product and I have now switched to a cnsiderably chaeper notebook for rough work and a lovely CIAK for my daily journal..
I was sucked in by the marketing and spin of Moleskine but the notebooks used by the legendary figures quoted by this company were made by a defunct French book binder and I doubt if they used such cheap thin paper. If you want a lovely tactile notebook, journal with excellent paper buy a CIAK if not just go to your nearest stationers.
Timeless, elegant and minimal - Rated
You'll love this notebook so much that you won't want to write in it! Well, at the very least its good looks make you think twice before committing anything to its chic, creamy pages. The paper has been called thin in previous reviews, but I like to think of it more as delicate or fine. Docked a star only because it IS horribly expensive. But then you get what you pay for.
Beautiful books to collect your thoughts. - Rated 
When I first bought a Moleskine notebook I was more than a little hesitant due to the price, which was at least twice as much as I would normally spend on a notebook. However, as soon as I started using it I fell well and truly in love and have been recommending them to friends ever since.
These notebooks are made from quality materials and the paper is a joy to write on. I always write with liquid ink pens, including dipped nib pens on occasion and, even though the paper is fairly thin, I have never had the ink seep through. The hardcover opens fully and stays open easily without cracking or bending, allowing for easy writing without obstuction and without damaging the book. The pocket of my notebook is always in constant use, I'm not sure how I ever survived without it. The lines in the ruled notebooks are the perfect size for my writing, small but not too tiny, and they go all the way from one side of the paper to the other without annoying margins to try and control where you write.
I now have a growing collection of various Moleskine notebooks but my original is still in frequent use and, despite being carried around in my bag almost daily for just over a year, it still looks in almost as perfect condition as the day I bought it, with only the tiniest bit of cracking at the top of the spine that has appeared in the last month or so. The rest of my (scarily large) collection of beautiful notebooks is now a backup to my trusty Moleskines. I will be using these books for many many years to come.
I have to admit that the price still makes me wince a little, but now I look at it as an investment and a treat to myself. Some people buy DVDs, I buy notebooks, it's all a matter of perspective, and in my view this is worth the money by far.
An expensive treat, but probably worth it... - Rated
I'm suspicious of products which try to justify a high price with a brand name, and so the fact that Moleskine books come with a little leaflet telling you which famous people have used them (Hemingway, Picasso, etc.) left me feeling more suspicious than impressed... But-- They really are very nice notebooks. They are high quality items and, even if it sounds unlikely, the fact that they are so pleasant to hold and use does perhaps inspire you to be 'better' when thinking about what to write in them. It feels as though it would be a waste to fill them with nonsense and so... yes, I think there is a psychological trigger in there which persuades you to up your game a little bit. Amazon's price is often discounted, and discounts on moleskines are hard to come by.
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