Kokuyo has some of the best affordable, high-quality paper on the market. The majority of their audience appears to be students, with style and designs that scream "school supplies" in the best way possible. There's an abundance of bright colors and pastels, with innovations designed to improve student life. But if you're not a student, and you want a mature-looking notebook with great paper that doesn't break the bank, Kokuyo have their Business line.
These slim softcover notebooks come in navy blue with white printed branding. The cover is thin cardstock bound with linen tape that allows the notebook to lay flat. Inside are 50 sheets of Kokuyo's awesome paper, which can handle anything except alcohol markers like Sharpies. Even my BB Pelikan firehose pen with black ink in it barely shows a shadow through the page. You can easily use both sides of the 50 sheets with paper like this.
The top of each page has some open space, with room for the date. This version has 5mm grid, though there are also lined and blank versions available. The 6mm lined version also has a faint dot every 5mm along the line, to allow for better organization and outlining, which is a brilliant design element, in my opinion. You get the benefit of the grid, but without the distraction of the vertical lines.
There are a few sizes available: A5, A4, and B5. Whether you're using this for class notes, meeting notes, a diary, or agenda, these have all the advantages of Kokuyo's full line of notebooks without the cotton candy covers. Which I do love. I'd take the full rainbow pack of Kokuyos any day! But if you're conducting Very Serious Business, it may behoove you to have the same quality product dressed in a business suit.
The Kokuyo Campus Business notebooks range in price from $3.30 for the smallest to $8.75 for the largest. All are a great value for their quality.
(JetPens provided this product at no charge to The Pen Addict for review purposes.)
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