Oxford A4 192 Page Hardback Casebound Notebook Assorted Colours, Pack of 5

Oxford notebooks and notepads in various sizes and formats have been used since being first introduced to the brand about 2-3 years ago. Most are or were wirebound, mostly at the left edge but a small number were of the 'reporter's pad' type and bound at the top. Other than a limited few, none were casebound aka hardbacks. These "Oxford Touch A5 192 Page Hardback Casebound Notebook Assorted Colours, Pack of 5" (mostly pink in this instance) are casebound and feature the same high quality 'Optik' 90gsm paper as is used throughout their ranges. Oxford's pricing is always modest but not 'cheap' while the inherent quality of the paper is very close to that used by more expensive Continental and Japanese brands of which some examples are several times the price of Oxford's nearest equivalent. There are reasons to use a casebound notebook, and benefits to be gained, rather than one with card or semi-rigid plastic covers. Rigid covers allow improved writing support and offer better protection for the pages within. The written contents can be considered permanent; page removal and filing are not intended secondary functions. They could be used by those writers who prefer to use long-hand manuscripts, decry use of typewriters or computers and the word-processing software that others may use. A writer employed by a magazine publisher routinely used casebound volumes for his monthly articles. The paper surface is exceptionally smooth and very fountain pen friendly. The pages have a wider than standard 3cm margin which make the usable width appear narrow. Given sufficient time to dry as inks vary dramatically in their drying times, the result is not only smudge-free but also inclined not to show any signs of feathering across the surface or bleeding from one surface through to the other. Consequently, legibility is always high and allows both sides of the paper to be used and later read. The slightly higher weight of the paper (relative to the more common 80gsm) may help in this respect but it is also the structure of the paper. Although casebound, the books open easily and the pages mostly lie flat although the open ones may slightly arc upwards. Again, the additional weight of the paper helps maintain flatness.

I bought these for using in the lab. They're casebound so you can't rip out pages easily and they're hardback so can survive getting thrown around. Thick paper so a liquid ink pen doesn't soak through. All in all a good quality product. Definitely on the expensive side but when you need this specific type of book these are the best ones I've found.

Always meeting the high quality. Durable and sturdy for daily use. Overall quality is worth the price.

Really good notebooks, so please with the durability and style of them as they'll get heavily used for my masters! Very disappointed I didn't get the full spectrum of colours though - be aware it is completely random. Green was my favourite colour and I didn't get one! :( Still will get plenty of use.

Pleasantly surprised by these notebooks. I was sent one in each colour and the colours are even more vibrant than the pictures. The paper is really heavy duty, the covers are solid, in all these notebooks are lovely! They are superb value for money and while they're fun, they are ok for grown ups too.

The books arrived in good time, and have lovely paper. However I was hoping for one of each colour but I got two of one colour instead

Thought they might not be up to much, well you got your 30 days so orderd them. I had already purchased one similar from Amazon £8.50 thought that would be enough for the project am doing, how wrong was I, I need at least 4 may be five so searched again and these popped up 5 £19.99 so orderd they arrived and they were every bit as good if not better than the one that cost £8.50. These a great for the price point and will serve me well

Really well made, definitely buying again so useful, i have lots of meetings

Cuadernos de A5 (que es el mismo tamaño que medio folio de A4), fantásticos y súper prácticos para todo aquel que guste de escribir a mano. La portada parece estar hecha de un toque suave y el grosor de la libreta es como la de otras que he comprado más caras en otros sitios. Vienen en paquete de 5, aunque los colores no los puedes elegir. Aun así, me parecen perfectas tanto para uno mismo, como para regalar. Compraré más cuando las acabe de llenar. Muy contento con la compra.

Muy mal embalado. En una simple bolsa de papel, llegaron con todas las esquinas golpeadas y dobladas al ser cuadernos de tapas duras. Es la segunda vez que los compro ya sabía que venían 3. Sigue habiendo el mismo error que en mi primera compra....pone que son 5....sólo al entrar en la descripción de ve que son 3 unidades.

Ich hätte vom Bild her erwartet, von jeder Farbe eines zu bekommen. Dem war leider nicht so, sondern ich bekam 3 orange und 2 gelbe. (Ich hätte mir natürlich genau die anderen Farben gewünscht...). Einen Hinweis, dass die Lieferung "sortiert" (also eben nicht immer von jeder Farbe ein Buch) erfolgt, fehlte leider als ich bestellte. Vielleicht kann man das ergänzen, liebes Amazon? :) Die Bücher an sich sind wie erwartet, gute Verarbeitung und wie beschrieben.

Sur les 5 carnets j'en ai reçu un avec un défaut de fabrication sur l'un des angles

Really great books.