Mead Composition Book, 6 Pack of Wide Ruled Composition Notebooks, Wide Rule paper, 100 sheets (200 Pages), Pastel Color Notebook Unknown Binding – Student Calendar

* I received one of every color (the colors are "true to the photo" IMO)* I received my order on-time* Nothing was damaged* I'm generally happy with them, and will order moreBINDING"The usual" for composition notebooks -- not as tightly glued as a library book, but not a problem, either. The notebook stays open and lays mostly flat (of course, t's not spiral-bound so it's not *perfectly* flat). You can rip out a page or two without making the whole thing fall apart. I docked a star for "sturdiness" because the binding stitches are slightly visible if you flip to the very first page, very last page, or perfectly in the middle. They're not loose or anything, but it's a teeny thing that I've seen done better. It's certainly not a deal-breaker though.COVERIt's not quite stiff enough to be a "hardcover", but it's definitely not a softcover. It's stiffer than a cereal box or a stack of post-its. if you hold it by the spine and wave up and down (so the pages are facing out), the cover will "waggle" and the pages will flutter a bit. Bottom line, it's stiff enough to write on if you don't have a desk.PAPERBasically, it's a real composition notebook, not one the cheapo ones you get at the dollar store. I am a very heavy-handed writer who writes in dark pencil (2B-4B), and I can still write in these without getting distracted by marks on the other side of the paper. If I fill a page with normal writing and then flip it over, I can't make out the words on the other side unless I squint really hard at it.Another thing is that the paper is very *slightly* water-resistant compared to plain old typing paper. If you have a good old-fashioned composition notebook, you can usually spill a drop of water on the paper without *any* consequences if you wipe it off quickly. This notebook passes the "drop of water" test - the paper doesn't immediately dissolve like tissue paper, or go transparent like typing paper.SPINEComposition notebooks typically have that black canvas-y material around the spine -- this one is no exception. If I look at the edges of that material where it's glued onto the cover, there's no evidence of "peeling" or fraying after a few months of use (which is what you want).I occasionally crease pages flat a bit when I write, which affects the spine's ability to pinch pages shut. After completely filling up the notebook, the spine does show some wear from this -- if I close the notebook, the front cover "floats up" just a little bit. I'd definitely still call it "closed", but there's enough of a gap that you can see the bottom line or two if you look at it from the right angle. This is pretty typical for me though, and will go away if I put something heavy on it for a day or two.PRINTED MATERIALS ON THE INSIDE COVERSI never use the inside cover "reference materials", but for some reason they like to print them, so here's what mine had printed inside:Front inside cover has a weird schedule table. Days of the week are listed vertically, and the horizontal axis is labeled "Time" with column numbers and a space to write in extra info. The "cells" in the table are almost square, roughly an inch on each side.Back inside cover has a 12x12 multiplication table, a "Conversion table" (which lists stuff like "1 gram = 1,000 mg"??), and some random "Grammar rules".

They’re notebooks. I don’t think anything else can be said. I gave 2 stars because after I purchased these I was at the store and could’ve gotten them for 0.50c each.

I just transferred as a sophomore at UCSanta Cruz in California and I do a LOT of writing and research so composition notebooks are perfect, especially for field notes. I've always had the traditional black composition notebooks and have sometimes picked up the wrong one. I'm always in a rush and don't always take time to read the label on the front or I inadvertently mix up the notebooks with each other. With the different color notebooks I can assign a color to a class and I know which notebook to grab. Sounds a bit silly, but I do like the different colors. I also like the binding on this composition book. A few other brands have a different, less sturdy binding and the pages separate easily. This binding holds the pages in securely and I don't lose them unless I intentionally tear or cut them out (which I only do if I didn't fill the notebook and have some unused pages -- I'm a poor student so I try not to waste anything). The notebooks arrived undamaged and I will probably order more for next quarter. I wish there were more colors -- like the Crayola box of 64 colors but they might be more expensive andI have to watch my budget!

I settled for these. They are over priced, not the selection I was looking for, but the moment I ordered them and it it was placed, the actual notebooks of the style and in a better price range, and better quantity package suddenly popped up as available for me to purchase. And I had searched over and over on Amazon for exactly what I was looking for. So I ended up with this as a settle. I don’t like them, they’re over priced, I wanted the ones that Amazon popped up after I already purchased these. Too expensive.

Mead marble notebooks are the very best to use because they are thick and sturdy and they come in wide-ruled. I bought these because I needed a variety of colors to help me stay organized in all the things I write down. These are perfect and are priced great. 5-stars!