» Coming soon: Rhodia Webnotebooks
Rhodia Drive is happy to announce that we will be showing samples at Exaclair’s booth at the National Stationery Show in NY. May 17-20. Our booth # is 2249-2251.
Here is some product information non the new Webnotebooks:
Available in two sizes: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2″ and 5 1/2 x 8 1/4″
Covers – hard cover leatherette with embossed Rhodia logo on the lower right front cover. Available in black and orange.
Round corners – cover and pages.
Matching color elastic and bookmark – orange for orange covers; black for black covers
Expandable inner pocket
96 sheets. Ruled
90 g ivory paper, acid-free, pH neutral, PEFC – 90 g paper for both sizes
The retail price for the small webnotebook is $15. For the large – $20
Comments
Very good news! I like the rubbery cover. I reviewed them here a while back.
http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/review-rhodia-large-webnotebook.html
Thanks for showing this. I have an invite to the Show and will be attending on Sunday, May 17. I can’t wait to go to the booths and see all the Rhodia books (as well as Clairefontaine, etc. from Exacompta).
Warning: Some stores/Websites are selling the older version of the Webnotebook as NEW. I bought 5 of them thinking the were the new 90 g Rhodia paper and they are not. They are the 80 g paper similar to a Moleskine paper.
Please be careful if you decide to buy!
I dig that it’s similar in structure and design to Moleskine. I don’t dig that it’s similarly (over)priced to the Moleskine. Gadzooks.
What the heck does Webnotebook mean?
One expects to pay a premium price for premium paper and good design. Hopefully the Webnotebooks are worth the price.
You can get Piccadilly notebooks for 1/3 the price. They are definitely downscale but I personally do not think they are 1/3 the quality of molies. I’ve got a box full of Piccadillys and I shall soon have a few webbies of each color just for the fun of filing them up.
david boise ID
Diane, it was great to meet you at the booth on Sunday! Thank you so much for stopping by.
Jack, I hope to have an answer soon from the product manager in France on the origin of the name “Webnotebook.” As soon as I do we’ll post about it on the blog.
Thanks, Karen. Quirky product names don’t usually throw me off; this one did.
Karen,
I want a full box with orange covers in the large size. I don’t want anyone to mistake MY notebook for a Molie!
Kass
When are you guys bringing the ePure to the states?
I just can’t figure out why all of these companies seem invested in copying one anothers designs. It would be cool in that light if people went heavy on the orange. Why does Rhodia want to look quasi-moleskine? They’re cool enough on their own (I’m a big Moleskine person). You think Rhodia is not expensive like Moleskine. I bought a letter-sized Rhodia pad for $8+. I didn’t know they had ever been inexpensive. I view this fetish as quite a bit less expensive than buying clothes at Barneys or getting cherry red convertibles. It’s comparatively cheap in that light.
> I just can’t figure out why all of these companies seem invested in copying one anothers designs. <
I’ve wondered that myself, Sophie, but after reading all the years of the back posts on notebook fetish sites (Black Cover, Moleskinerie, Notebookism, etc) it seems the form factors—with minor variations in size and materials—have more or less been perfected. I’ve never used the little pocket in any of my molies, sometimes the stitching gives out on Markings notebooks, and the elastic on Piccadilly self-destructs. If Rhodia has a better product, they’ll capture some market share.
david boise ID
Karen,
Like GrannyKass, I bought a couple of Webnotebooks and found that they have the 80 g paper inside. I thought the new version was already on sale. I haven’t opened them yet. Should I return them to the vendor?
Just checked the vendor’s website. It says 80 g paper. Oh well, I didn’t realize what that really meant.
I’m looking forward to trying these, but will there be versions with unlined or graph paper? That is my only beef with Clairefontaine paper in general– too many products only come with ruled paper.
What’s the latest on the release of the Webnotebooks with the 90 gm Clairefontaine paper to the US?
Here is the latest..
The Webnotebooks are due to arrive in the U.S. mid-June. After they clear Customs, they’ll be shipped to our warehouse in upstate New York. After they are inspected, and we are happy with them, Webnotebooks can be shipped to retailers. Retailers should begin to receive their orders by the end of July/beginning of August.
Important! – when purchasing a Webnotebook, please verify with the retailer they are made 90g paper – that means they are made with Clairefontaine paper.
For now, Webnotebooks will only be available with lined paper.
The ePure notebook is sold by a few retailers in the U.S. They are made with white paper, 100g, blank pages in two sizes – 10.5 x 14 cm and 14.8 x 21 cm, 120 sheets. The paper is good quality, but not Clairefontaine paper. If you wish to see or purchase them, go to http://thedailyplanner.com.
Any opinions about them – pro or con?
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