Durability of Soft Cover Moleskine Notebooks

[Enoq]

I am a long time pocket cahier user and I'm considering switching to
soft cover pocket notebooks for more pages. I've heard, however,
through word of mouth and a few online reviews that a few weeks of
carrying one around in a pocket is enough to deteriorate the binding
and cause pages to start falling out. I need a notebook I can carry
around with me in my back pocket, so durability is very important.

Does anyone have experience or advice to offer on the soft cover
notebooks? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.

[sutton]

I carry one around in my front pocket every day and haven't noticed
any problem. (It's been about a month so far.) I don't think it would
hold up well in your back pocket if it means you are sitting on it. On
the other hand, it is much more comfortable than a hard-cover one to
carry in your front pocket, so maybe you would be willing to switch.

On Aug 15, 11:42 am, Enoq <enoctur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am a long time pocket cahier user and I'm considering switching to
> soft cover pocket notebooks for more pages. I've heard, however,
> through word of mouth and a few online reviews that a few weeks of

> carrying one around in a pocket is enough to deteriorate tbinding

[Smitty]

On Aug 17, 11:52 am, sutton <sutton.sto...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I carry one around in my front pocket every day and haven't noticed
> any problem. (It's been about a month so far.) I don't think it would
> hold up well in your back pocket if it means you are sitting on it.

I agree. Mine stays in my laptop bag mostly, but when I think I'll
need it when I'm not near my bag, I slide it into my front pocket. The
cover leather has peeled back from the underlying end paper material a
bit, but I'll eventually glue that back together. Otherwise, it's much
more supple than a hardbound version. The binding would surely break
if it was sat upon like a wallet. The cahiers, since they are only one
signature and not perfect-bound, can withstand a lot more tortion than
this model would. No testing, just looking at the bindings.

I read the negative review on Amazon that you're probably refering to.
Blaming a product for failing under extreme conditions is a sign of
immaturity, not of poor workmanship. Have reasonable expectations, and
when the book starts to resist how you're treating it, either change
the treatment, or suffer the same failure. But blaiming the
manufacturer is silly. You wouldn't expect a trade paperback novel to
survive a few months in your pocket like a wallet, why would you
expect a diary to?

Smitty