Comments on: The Rhodia Meeting Book

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:50:12 +0000

B Irwin: I have used ALL of my fountain pens in the Meeting Book with no problem. I totally prefer my Estie J with PR Lake Placid Blue as my main meeting pen, to go along with my main Meeting Book!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:01:55 +0000

The 80g paper used in all of the Rhodia products (with the exception of the 80g France made Webnotebook) is very fountain pen friendly. I myself actually prefer it to the 90g Clairefontaine. – Stephanie

By: B Irwin

B Irwin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:34:28 +0000

Thank you, Stephanie. If my fountain pens won’t love the paper, it doesn’t matter how good a system it is.

I’m content to be in the minority of users, just want to know in advance what sort of paper is in it.

Looks like I’ll be sticking to the webbies.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:14:41 +0000

All Rhodia products with the exception of the Webnotebook are 80g. The US made Webbie is 90g. The France made Webbie is 80g and is not the same as the regular white Rhodia paper and for whatever reason, isn’t fountain pen friendly. I myself never tested it. – Stephanie

By: tom hall

tom hall — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:03:44 +0000

I’m orange with envy.
Once upon a time my job involved meetings everyday, and I mocked up a very primitive version of the Meeting Book using a word processing program.

It was crude, it was ugly, and it accomplished only 85% of the goal I had set. The Meeting Book looks like it would have been a 100% solution!

By: The Archer

The Archer — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:38:51 +0000

I use all reasons to use pen and paper. :) Though I have a netbook, I still prefer to use pen and notebooks during meetings and notetaking. I love spiral-bound notebooks because I can fold them over. I usually use hardbound notebooks for journaling activities. :)

By: B Irwin

B Irwin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:27:34 +0000

But what’s the paper? Is it the 90g fountain pen friendly? There needs to be better pictures of the pages as well. Hard to tell from the shot on the spec page.

By: Bart

Bart — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:52:39 +0000

A great tool for meetings. For meetings that are held on a regular basis, I have a few labeled for specific meetings. There are other meetings that are held less frequently, where I can use a single notebook and tear out the pages. I place the pages in a Smead Two Fastener Pressboard file folder. This serves as my record for that meeting topic. Highly Recommended !

By: range

range — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:05:16 +0000

I mainly use notebooks. They are preferable to any type of electronic device in my opinion. That being said, laptops are invaluable to do research and to write papers and stories. Notebooks are good for ideas. It’s immediate and physical, making it a more “analog” experience.