Pros & Cons
Pros
Leuchtturm never disappoints. These notebooks are so much better than competitors and worth the money. They're also well constructed.
There is some feint ghosting but no noticeable bleed-through from roller balls and/or erasable frixion rollerballs. It all boils down to the pens as well, some brands inks are really runny.
Cons
Even pencil and biro shows through the back of the page and looks really bad. Cannot hand fountain or bold rollerball in.
It looks so cheap and tacky inside. It's even worse than moleskine. Truly a shame. Extremely disappointed indeed.
The paper in this notebook is much thinner than my previous leuchtturm1917 notebook. Due to the worse binding the book itself is thinner. You can see the elastic through the thinner cover. Do yourself a favour and just get a nice cover for one of thos... Read More
Highlights
Quality
You take this notebook into your hands have a look and you know that you are dealing with a very good quality product
I saw these at a much reduced price so i ordered a couple to see if they were of the quality as my other notebooks from this manufacturer
On the other hand if you use it for more demanding pensmarkers… well you already know you will need a higher and more expensive... Read More
Im writing a review as a response to many others who have commented negatively on the quality of the paper
Price
As beautiful and i could buy more cost effective notebooks
I just wish the pen holder was included in the price rather than have to buy it separately
Shipping
I end up going through them pretty fast and i must be on my 9th or 10th one now
Packaging/appearance
This was bought as a gift so i don’t know what it’s like as it is wrapped in sturdy cellophane
Competitiveness
Paper takes fountain pen ink much better than the competition from moleskine
These notebooks are so much better than competitors and worth the money
Have tried the competition but really there isn’t any
I have bought from amazon a number of leuchtturm a5 notebooks but they were the dots version and i needed a couple of lined ones
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wouldn’t use alcohol based markers in these though as the ink tends to show through the other side
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We have bought more expensive brands before these books and wouldnt give them as many stars as these ones because they just werent worth it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Pages are thick enough so the ink doesnt travel through
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When i use my stamps and ink pad the ink sits on the paper and ends up smudging above
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
At the price i paid i would say that that is where these notebooks should be pricewise
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The popularity of bullet journals has seen notebooks like this go up in price
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Only the plain version a different colour each year