Amazon Basics Classic Notebook, A5, Plain, Black

Decent quality, good price

Very sturdy, good page count, feel and color.

I bought this notebook as a one-off purchase as a treat to myself after using cheap £1 jotter books for numerous years. (Along with a new fountain pen, an upgrade to cheap ballpoints). I like the built in page marker and elastic closing that is handy for attaching your pen to. The paper is only 10msg higher quality however this makes a markable difference which is definitely worth the upgrade . I admit the lack of a margin put me off at first though I seem to be able to keep myself aligned. I use this for a fountain pen and please to report there is minimal (if any) feathering and it does not bleed through the page. For the full price of near £7-£8, this is too expensive however. I bought two more on Spring Sale for £5 which is a better price however I will be re-assessing the worth when I am due to buy more books.

Great quality notebooks. Recommended.

Does exactly what it should nice quality.

The paper is very thin. Pencil or ballpoint only, otherwise it will show through. Trouble is, it’s too thin and a pen or pencil pushes through easily. It’s low cost and you get what you pay for.

This is exactly what I was looking for. It is just a notebook that gets the job done. I have no real issues with it. It’s great for casual note-taking or just some doodling. The quality is fair for the price. If you are looking to get the best notebook, this isn’t for you. But if you want a notebook that works as a simple, everyday notebook, this would be a great choice. The price is not necessarily cheap, but it is generally quite an inexpensive notebook overall. Cool features/mentions: - I like the built-in bookmarker and the elastic that keeps the notebook fully shut. It is very compact. The size is small enough to carry around, and large enough to do all your note-taking, drawing or doodling.

It's a nice book, well made, good paper and has been good for my record keeping. I have just upgraded though to an A4 pad as this became too small for my needs having to split my records across pages. Nothing wrong with the book, just my record keeping outgrowing it. It will sit on a shelf now with my historic records in, but it served me well for 7 months and if i needed another in this size I'd happily buy Amazonbasics again. But so far I can't think of anything from their own brand that been as described, good quality and long lasting. It's that rep from experience that which made this the option to buy and it hasn't disappointed. I just wish they did an A4 version.