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#1
Midori
4.7
(27)
"I really like it. There is minimal ghosting, even with highlighters!"
"100039742848% recommend. i’ve used these notebooks since i was 16 (22 now) and i adore them."
"Can’t beat an A5 Midori MD paper notebook."
"I have filled dozens and dozens of Midori A5 notebooks and cannot recommend them highly enough."
"Midori paper is so satisfying to write on."
"Midori has been my go to for writing for some years."
"I love Midori. It’s become one of my go to notebooks."
"I would HIGHLY recommend Midori notebooks. I've tried other papers and to me, Midori makes the best out there."
"Midori, the best there is."
"Midori A7 3-pack."
#2
Rhodia
4.5
(20)
"You can't go wrong with Rhodia"
"For a great writing experience you can go with Rhodia."
"Rhodia. They actually use clairefontaine paper."
"Rhodia makes hardback A6 notebooks."
"I saw others mentioning Rhodia and that paper has an especially smooth feel to it."
"Rhodia Has A6 softcover / hardcover stitched."
"Rhodia Landscape Dotgrid and also the square as well."
"Rhodia and clairefontane, awesome paper too."
"Rhodia have quite a few ring bound variants. Paper is amazing for fountain!"
"B5 notebooks I've used with dotted or sectioned grids and fountain pen friendly paper: Rhodia."
#3
Kokuyo
4.4
(16)
"I love them and are very affordable."
"Had been treating me well for years."
"I love them and are very affordable."
"Kokuyo has a B5 spiral notebook with perforated pages."
"Kokuyo Campus notebooks are highly recommended."
"Cheap, easy to write on, good paper."
"Kokuyo campus notebooks."
"Kokuyo Campus is a good starter - they have B7, A6/5, B5 sizes."
"I love my Kokuyo campus books."
"You may enjoy the Campus Flat Kimochii Notebooks may interest you."
#4
Leuchtturm1917
4.5
(12)
"Neil Gaiman actually writes his first draft by hand with a fountain pen!"
"Neil Gaiman writes all of his books using pen and paper. Well he uses Leuchtturm1917 notebooks."
"I love my leuchtturm notebooks."
"Leuchtturm1917 is a great option, as it can be found at HomeGoods/TJ Maxx stores for much cheaper than usual retail price."
"Leuchtturm1917 for numbered pages"
"LEUCHTTURM1917 A6."
"LEUCHTTURM1917"
"Leuchtturm1917 works well with pencil for me."
"Was looking for the same size, went with this."
"Rhodia, Leuchtturm1917 .. 120 g, Oxford Signature, Dingbats."
#5
Leuchtturm
4.2
(13)
"Leuchtturm, Clairefontaine and Field Notes are all good options."
"Leuchtturm, sterling ink (tomoe river paper), jetpens has a lot of options too."
"Leuchtturm is fine, and personally I love it."
"I like Leuchtturm and Rhodia for general use."
"I would get a Leuchtturm B6 blank and some sort of cover or box for it that locks in some way."
"B5 notebooks I've used with dotted or sectioned grids and fountain pen friendly paper: Leuchtturm 1917."
"All reasonably priced and fountain pen friendly."
"Leuchturm paper has more texture to it so you will feel it more when you write."
"Any A5 notebook will fit. I have a Leuchtturm in an older cover."
"You would likely be happy with a Leuchtturm or similar notebook that has blank pages."
#6
Maruman
4.7
(6)
"I haven’t tried Septcouleur but you could try Mnemosyne by Maruman, very smooth."
"Septcouleur is solid. I like the side spiral. My go to is the Maruman Mnemosyne 105 (A5, 5mm dot) or the Maruman Spiral Dot Basic."
"It really is great paper for fountain pens, and the price is right."
"Maruman Mnemosyne has an A4, ring-bound, squared, landscape-oriented notebook with fantastic paper."
"The paper is very nice!! I also like that it is perforated."
"I generally recommend Maruman, Rhodia, or Clairefontaine."
#7
Clairefontaine
4.4
(5)
"I started with Clairefontaine paper, and I love it so much I’m afraid to try anything else."
"Search for clairfontaine, rhodia and/or Maruman Mnemosyne… all are supposedly good with fountain pens."
"Midori MD, Clairefontaine, Rhodia and Traveler’s Notebook all have fountain friendly paper."
"European paper: Clairefontaine I like either their A4 and A5 spirals and their Triomphe pads."
"I enjoy Rhodia and Clairefontaine generally."
#8
Muji
4.4
(5)
"Muji passport notebook. $1.5 per notebook, comes in three options - dotted, blank and grid."
"[muji] has great notebooks for equally great prices."
"I've settled on Muji for a loose leaf study binder."
"Look at Muji"
"Muji blank daily note on Amazon. It’s under $10."
#9
Apica
4.5
(4)
"I love them and are very affordable."
"Check out the Apica Premium CD Notebook."
"I also enjoyed Apica as I find its thicker."
"For small, soft cover I like Apica."
#10
Stalogy
4.3
(4)
"Stalogy and Midori notes are often my recommendations for people."
"I use Stalogy notebooks in my Hobo covers."
"Stalogy notebooks are gridded and have good paper"
"Great for cutting off the spine and spiral binding, very convenient."
#11
Moleskine
4.0
(4)
"There is a pattern to finding Moleskines that are Fountain pen friendly."
"Moleskins watercolour one. Bit expensive but worth it."
"Moleskine are better made than Leuchtturm."
"My first ever notebook was a Moleskine."
#12
Yu-Sari
4.3
(3)
"I use Yu-Sari grid in B5, previously used A5 too."
"I enjoy yu-sari notebooks. The cover is a flimsy compared to leuchturm but the paper is great."
"Great for fountain pens, just like Muji, and reasonably priced."
#13
Midori MD
5.0
(2)
"Midori MD is one of my favourites. Either in cream (the A5 blank is my go to), or white (the TN inserts)."
"Midori MD paper notebooks, chefs kiss."
#14
Kokuyo Campus
4.5
(2)
"I love Kokuyo Campus."
"I also recommend the Kokuyo Campus Notebooks, it only has 100 pages but less bulky to carry and high quality paper."
#15
Quo Vadis
4.5
(2)
"They are sewn, lay flat and handle ink well."
"The Quo Vadis has 85gsm paper and FP (and other) ink friendly."
#16
Dingbats Pro
4.5
(2)
"For B5 size my recs are: Dingbats Pro or Quo Vadis Habana."
"Dingbats Pro."
#17
Hobonichi
4.0
(2)
"Sewn binding with small signatures is the most durable, and also the best for laying flat."
"I love Hobonichi but they're on the expensive side and not ideal if you can't stand ghosting."
#18
Traveler's Notebook
4.0
(2)
"Midori MD, Clairefontaine, Rhodia and Traveler’s Notebook all have fountain friendly paper."
"Traveler's notebook passport size inserts. You can use them without the cover."
#19
Logical Prime
3.5
(2)
"I use the Logical Prime A4 spiral bound notebook with the blue cover at work."
"What I use at work is a Logical Prime A4 notebook w a Blue cover."
#20
Atoms to Astronauts
5.0
(1)
"Look up Atoms to Astronauts. I have a couple of their notebooks - amazing quality."
#21
Notebook Therapy
5.0
(1)
"I’ve been using them for about 3 years now and I have no complaints."
#22
Paperage
5.0
(1)
"I swear by Paperage notebooks."
#23
Peter Pauper
5.0
(1)
"Not sure if they have B5 size. I use their A5 and honestly I've never had a better notebook."
#24
Pen + Gear
5.0
(1)
"I bought some Pen + Gear notebooks at Walmart for $0.97 each."
#25
Galen Leather
5.0
(1)
"I love the Everyday Notebook from Galen Leather with Tomoe River paper."
#26
Tsubame
5.0
(1)
"Tsubame has a b5 200 sheet and a 100 sheet on Amazon, both lined."
#27
Franklin Christoph
5.0
(1)
"My personal favorite is the Franklin Christoph gray book."
#28
Life Noble Notebooks
5.0
(1)
"Life Noble Notebooks are my personal favorite for FPs."
#29
Traveler's
5.0
(1)
"For a great writing experience you can go with Traveler’s."
#30
Tome River
5.0
(1)
"For a great writing experience you can go with Tome River."
#31
Nebo
5.0
(1)
"IMO, Nebo is the best when it comes to handwriting recognition."
#32
Good Notes
5.0
(1)
"Good Notes is my favorite note taking app for iPads."
#33
ICONIC
5.0
(1)
"If you can find them near you, ICONIC is fantastic."
#34
Nanami
5.0
(1)
"Nanami Seven Seas A5 is my preference. About 400 pages of TRP, 5mm grid (I think) and lay flat binding."
#35
Paper Penguin
5.0
(1)
"My favorite Paper Penguin."
#36
Tomoe River
5.0
(1)
"I also tried Tomoe River paper, which is so thin you’ll think it starts to tear or bleed but it doesn’t."
#37
Leuchtturm A4+
4.0
(1)
"Leuchtturm has an A4+ hardcover with 233 numbered pages, ribbon bookmarks, various colours and in various guide layouts."
#38
Oxford Optik Paper
4.0
(1)
"Oxford Optik Paper Enormous range that varies from country to country but all their paper performs quite well with fountain pens."
#39
Wonderland 222 notebooks
4.0
(1)
"Wonderland 222 notebooks. They sell them in 96 page, 192 pages, or 368 pages."
#40
Travellers Notebook Company
4.0
(1)
"I quite like the travellers notebook company. A bit pricy but they last a very long time."
#41
Filofax
4.0
(1)
"I use a Filofax for that. It’s refillable and quite sturdy."
#42
Oxford
4.0
(1)
"Other options are Oxford FocusNotes in Cornell."
#43
Spiral A4
4.0
(1)
"Can't go wrong with piles of spiral A4 notebooks."
#44
Stone Paper
4.0
(1)
"There are a few brands of notebooks that use something branded “stone paper” - it was developed for use in a kitchen."
#45
Mnemosyne
4.0
(1)
"Maybe Mnemosyne? Cheap, easy to get with a variety of rulings and paper sizes."
#46
Rite in the Rain
4.0
(1)
"Rite in the Rain was my first thought."
#47
Note.Booki
4.0
(1)
"Note.booki ( if for a little girl and it's cheap compared to others) - on insta"
#48
Cosmo Air Light
4.0
(1)
"A lot of people in the pandemic Discord server recommend the Cosmo Air Light paper."
#49
Peter Pauper Press
4.0
(1)
"Peter pauper essentials are around $12. they're pretty good with my fountain pens."
#50
TruRed
4.0
(1)
"If you want something accessible and relatively inexpensive, TruRed from Staples work well for me."
#51
Caliber
4.0
(1)
"The Caliber composition book available at CVS is very fp friendly."
#52
Pen and Gear
4.0
(1)
"Walmarts Pen and Gear notebooks are surprisingly fountain pen friendly!"
#53
Newestor
4.0
(1)
"I use newestor brand from Amazon... I write a lot, and they have always worked out for me."
#54
Silvine
4.0
(1)
"I got a Silvine hard cover A6 because my Moleskine bled so much."
#55
Composition Notebooks
4.0
(1)
"They can be gotten for a buck or two apiece."
#56
Taroko
4.0
(1)
"There's a shop on Etsy called Taroko with similar lovely paper!"
#57
Life
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried Life Noble? Much lighter than Oxford Optik, Rhodia, or L1917."
#58
Penco
4.0
(1)
"Penco B7"
#59
Art Notebook
4.0
(1)
"What you want is an "art notebook." You can find them on Amazon or at a local art supply store."
#60
Strathmore
4.0
(1)
"I would just look for sketch pads at places like art stores, Staples, Michael's, etc."
#61
Scribbles That Matter
4.0
(1)
"Scribbles that matter are good and uk based."
#62
Happy Planner
3.0
(1)
"Happy planner and tūl have been the ones I've been buying."
#63
Mead
3.0
(1)
"No reason to spend for a fancier notebook."
#64
CAGIE
3.0
(1)
"CAGIE Diary with Lock Refillable Mens Journal with Lock, 224 Lined and Blank Pages Locked Journal Notebook for Women."
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