Blue Sky Smart Notes Professional Notebook, Wire-O Binding, 8.5" x 11", Black (14713)

Love this brand of notebooks. I use them at work all the time with multiple notebooks for different purposes. Recently used 1 up and couldn't find it in the store, so I was glad to see it on amazon! It's exactly like it says - world map, contact info page, 4 year calendar, etc, and then 70 pages to write on. Front side of the page has a place for dates, place for subject - good for meeting notes as I'm on several committees at work, or blog post ideas as I write blog posts at work and it helps my plan things out better. Really though, any notebook would help with that. The back side is graph paper you can continue notes. The paper is smooth and it's nice to write on. The cover is a very sturdy vinyl and the cover of my very first notebook of this brand from a few years ago look like the new one I just got. It has a good strong coil for the spine. I'm usually hard on that, but have had any problems so with that. I'm glad to know there is still a place I can get them.

I've been using these exact notebooks to manage my day-to-day workload for the last five years and would be extremely hard-pressed to consider anything else. I love that they include a date tab on every page! Also, the graph pages make it very easy for me to stay organized by easily creating checklists and having a square to rake the urgency-level of various tasks I'm working on. I also really appreciate the yearly overview section that allows me to look ahead when scheduling various things. Highly recommend these notebooks!

UPDATE: August 29, 2022Amazon continues to include this description of this product:Features bonus pages with 4 yearly calendars, important dates, key contacts, National holidays, US States/State capitals/time zonesThis continues to be a lie, why Amazon continues to bait and switch customers is beyond me...disappointingThis product is not the same as the one they describe, it has no 4 years of calendars and it is not all ruled pages every other page is graph paper, I have ordered this twice and both time it was a bate and switch. This is nothing more then a regular notebook you could buy from Wal-Mart I am DONE with Blue Sky Products.In addition the spiral wire binder was separated from the back cover and it looked like someone threw it against a wall a few times before they shipped it.Could not be more dis-appointed

Why is it the best simply put it has alternating pages of grid paper and lined writing paper. Ample pages and a hardy construction to keep your notes safe. I even spilled tea on one of my books and after drying the paper was still in good condition albeit stained to look aged. All in all its worth every penny for your dungeon designing needs!

Blue Sky is the best notebook,hands down. I really like this one for the rigid cover. It is embossed with what I will call a uniform lizard pattern and looks classy. It will take an 8.5x11 piece of paper without sticking out so if you have handouts or separate papers, they fit right inside. There is also a plastic sheet protector with slots for business cards. The divider labels are bogus and fall off so don't bother. A post it would work better, but that is a minor issue for me.

The item is multi purpose and well made. Great for making records and planning out things.

Professional, nondescript, high-quality paper, college-ruled line spacing and a few pages in front to log important tracking information. I like the large, clean, white, thick paper filled with lines but just enough blank space on top to insert the date and meeting name. It is my number 1 preferred note-logging book for work: I have stacks of filled notebooks with date ranges on each. I've recently began using for home as well.

My daughter needed a notebook for an online course she was taking, and she has *loved* this one. The cover is slick so she can attach stickers to it. The spiral binding means that it can lie flat. The pages alternate lined and graph paper, which is great for her because she makes a lot of illustrations with her notes. She carries this notebook around with her like a stuffed animal, she loves it so much.

Perfect for notes and planning things out with the graph paper. I'm sure it'd be good for school work but I'm using it for prop building and d&d games lol