Moleskine notebooks are known for their construction and the quality of the paper used within them. These Evernote Smart Notebooks are no different in that regard. I use Moleskines daily for note-taking, journaling, and sketching. Love them.
Evernote is an excellent (free) application for web, desktop, and portable devices that allows you to create digital notebooks and sync them so you have them anywhere. I happen to be a pretty heavy user of the various incarnations of Evernote and love it, too!
So it seems to be a natural fit to have Evernote Moleskines. I've been eagerly awaiting mine to arrive since November, and here they are! So, what are you getting and how do they fit in with your standard workflow?
I could be wrong, but I think the idea is to bridge physical notebook users into the digital realm. Many people love to take notes on paper. With mixed text and sketching, it's really difficult to duplicate the efficiency of taking notes on a laptop or portable device. There are times when you're mainly typing, and that is highly efficient, but there's just something about writing it down that is satisfying. But then you have a digital world, as well. How to get those notes into Evernote for safekeeping, tagging, and later retrieval? In this case, you simply take your note(s) and using Evernote's built-in page camera feature, snap a shot of the page. It then gets imported into Evernote and is synced across your devices.
What is different about these notebooks compared to a standard large hardback Moleskine ruled notebook?
1. The cover is beautifully embossed with the Evernote logo and icons from the splash screen.
2. The elastic closure is green instead of black. As is the placeholder.
3. The ruled lines are dotted instead of solid lines.
4. Included are 4 pages of stickers for marking up your notes. These can be used to help with tagging your notes.
It should be noted that you can use regular Moleskine notebooks in exactly the same way with the Evernote page camera to capture notes. So, while I think the green items and embossed cover make it worth it for me, you'll have to decide that on your own.
I gave the ruled version 5 stars because the dots that make up the rules are more consistent in darkness. I do wish they were a touch lighter, but in ruled notebooks it doesn't make as much difference to me as it does in squared ones (which I tend to use for combined sketching and writing more than I do ruled notebooks). Your mileage may vary.
| Manufacturer | Moleskine |
|---|---|
| Brand | Moleskine |
| Item Weight | 3.52 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 5.33 x 0.63 x 8.33 inches |
| Item model number | QP060EVER |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Color | Black |
| Material Type | Paper |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Ruling | Dotted |
| Sheet Size | Large |
| Manufacturer Part Number | QP060EVER |
