At first i worried if the strap can keep the cover tightly around the notebook, but it's certainly not a problem cause the friction is good enough to hold it. The size is small and pages are thick as I wanted. The pages are really nice that i can use fountain pens and write with forces and the ink won't go to the other side. The only explains i got beside the price is that there are five bundles of papers and it makes it a bit hard to write due to the height of it above your desk. But anyway, the thickness is one charm of it, so you just need to deal with it.