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Moleskine is my favorite.
August 17th, 2006 | Filed under Business, Ideas, Photos, Reviews
Moleskine, the company that creates my favorite notebooks, has been put on the market and sold in the last couple of months. The girlfriend is addicted to these notebooks and carries two of them around at all times, specifically a Ruled Notebook and the Weekly Planner. I tend to gravitate towards the smaller notebooks, but never-the-less we both love our analog PDAs.
So when I read the news a couple of months ago that the company was up for sale I just about went into panic mode thinking that we needed to raid every store in the Lawrence (and maybe KC) that sold the notebooks and buy enough last forever (okay so at least for another year). However, it appears that the new company (a french one mind you) is serious about continuing the brand and the quality of the notebooks. Considering Société générale (the aforementioned French company) purchased the company for about $76,590,000 (around 60,000,000 euros).
Hopefully said french company realizes that the reason consumers love these notebooks is not because they are cheap, but because they are premium products. They cost anywhere from 10 to 20 bucks, but it is well worth it in that they are not only great to write in but make you feel good while writing. Maybe it is just some hipster-persona-poser thing but I feel like I write or come up with better ideas when sipping a cup of coffee and writing in such a beautiful notebook. I just can’t help it.
Here is a picture of the exterior of my small notebook as well as a sample page. The page interestingly enough was my checklist for setting up this weblog. Oh, analog and digital.
I can’t stress enough how great these notebooks are for writing, doodling, planning, scheduling or just jotting down ideas and concept for future use. So here’s to the frenchmen/women who purchased one of my favorite companies, and lets hope they understand the brand enough to not screw it up.
August 17th, 2006 at 1:32 pm
My favorite Moleskin notebooks are the small, paperback ones that are sold for $9 in packs of three. They are great for using as workout logs, petrol logs, to-do lists, and pretty much everything! When I write in my leatherbound, lined Moleskin notebook, I always use water-resistant ink and smile at the thought that my writings could very well withstand natural disasters, as well as an accidental swim! :)
August 17th, 2006 at 1:35 pm
Post Secret: I really, really like their daily planner, but it reminds me of a Bible… and plus, I have a really neat one from the New York Library. :)
Post Secret Secret: And I’ve hooked my father on the notebooks, too!
Post Post Secret Secret: It’s okay about my bike. Lame, but at least it was just a material possession, and didn’t involve me (or anyone else) being injured in its taking. I do hope to get a new one, though. I saw that Trek has bikes specially designed for the female frame…… so we’ll see! :)