PAPERCOAL Classic Hardcover Dot Grid Diary Notebook - Black Buckram | A5 Compact Dotted Journal (200×135mm), 192 Pages, 80 gsm

I have been using this notebook as my journal for the last 5 months and believe it’s one of the best journals available in the market in this budget. The pages were finely enough for me. The binding of the pages is also great. The notebook feels sturdy and extremely premium. The looks of the notebook is also great and it feels good to touch. The overall finishing in the pages and the making of the notebook is awesome. There is a pocket at last where you can put some documents. The quality of the paper is really smooth and the thickness was enough for me. But after using it the band of the notebook gets loose and at one point you can’t wrap it tightly.

I have filled 2 of these (red and blue in 2025) and I've ordered a yellow one for 2026. Just believe me, these are the best,. THE BEST journals out there (on Amazon). I have tried 5 more famous and best selling brands but all of them had some or the other problem. No bleeding at pages at all. Very very smooth pages, i would actually say that the pages are the smoothest, it's a treat to write in one of these. Oh the functionality is just perfect! Two bookmarks, back pocket, LAY-FLAT design! Yes a lay-flat design that others claim but none have. Very smooth pages. Good quality pages. The look is Great too. The other brands i ordered are now being used as my rough notebook for problem solving because they didn't even come close to PAPERCOAL. They didn't deserve to be written-in daily. PAPERCOAL IS THE BEST OF THE BEST JOURNALS. CLOSE EYES! SELECT IT! AND ORDER IT!

This was a great product you can see the proper size of the product as I have compared it with my hand. The simple sketches of crayola company get bleed otherwise this is a good product for sketching, for making journal or even drawing anything you can do I have started making my German apps and the product turned out so good you are also given a small packet of sticky note and a cute Thank you card. But you cannot use markers, sketches on it properly as the pages get soggy otherwise it is worth buying . good product according to the price.

This is my first time buying a dot grid notebook, cause I wanted to start journaling , & I'm quite impressed by the quality of this , Design is nice , not to fancy Pages quality is frash with 80gsm & 192 pages I think it's a good start for my journaling Edit: after four months buying this book , i really love this book, it helped me track alot of things.

Amazing paper quality, has a nice envelope in the back. I have been using it for journaling since a few years now. Has enough pages for a year of journaling.

Lays flat, smart size (a B6? i am not sure but it is the size of your regular journal and diaries) a back pocket, buckram cover. i wish to use this for bullet journalling in 2026 and i feel like it's pretty perfect for that purpose. the pages are very smooth and my only concern is whether it will sustain various inks or not, i guess i will only find out after using it. will try to update about the bleed quality. also, i know this has a pretty standard number of pages (192) but bullet journalling generally requires a thicker journal. sooo, another thing we're going to find down the road. worth my money!! yeah the pages look kinda yellow in my photos but they are not like that at all trust me

A good purchase, bought it as gift for a friend :)

I purchased this product for Bullet journaling. The physical appearance is pleasing and a sight for sore eyes. The book is fairly sturdy too. Not too happy with the pages as the colours bleed to the next page from my highlighter. I'm afraid to use markers or felt pens on the pages for this reason. It is a decent buy for a first time Bullet journal.