The size and cover quality of this notebook were good for my purposes (research idea notebook). The problem I have with this notebook is that the paper bleeds through when I write with a fountain pen. It has 192 pages (counting front and back), but because the bleed-through is so bad, I can only use one side of the page, giving me only 96 usable pages.  I've tried a dozen or so types of ink. All bleed through (to varying degrees). The only ink I have that does not bleed through on this paper is Noodler's Black.