Moleskine Notebooks

    • Notebooks are bound in oilcloth-covered cardboard
    • Most have an inside pocket for loose sheets
    • Are thread-bound on acid-free paper
    • An elastic band holds the notebooks closed
    • A sewn spine makes the notebooks lie flat when opened
    • Favorite notepad style of author Ernest Hemingway and artists Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh
    • Printed in China starting in 2006
    • Types: Pocket notebooks, large notebooks, diaries, Cahiers, Reporter notebooks
    • Cahiers are thinner versions that come in threes
    • Reporter notebooks are top-bound rather than side-bound like typical Moleskines
    • Pocket dimensions: 9 x 14 cm (3.5 x 5.5 inches)
    • Large dimensions: 13 x 21 cm (5.25 x 8.25 inches)
    • Extra-large dimensions: 19 x 25 cm (7.5 x 9.75 inches)
  • The traditional Moleskine notebook is now manufactured by an Italian company that registered the design in 1996. The notebook is favored by writers and artists.