Surprisingly I found that I can use it for notes or to write a book---albeit a very short book. I guess that's why they call it a "notebook." Oh and the lines in it are very liney and straight.
This is a great product. Not much to say about a notebook but actually like that this is the size of a real sheet of paper and hasn't been reduced in size like a lot of notebook these days.
I bought this light - weight old - fashioned notebook to take notes in a legal research class. It is easy to manage if you can do with only a one section pad. It is a not so heavy item so if you do not want to carry your back - pack or over - the - shoulder carry out this can be easily just hand - carried on to your school campus. I also love and greatly appreciate the ever - so - durable poly cover. It is extremely resistant to tearing easily because the poly is in fact quite not just bold and long - lasting but the poly. Is also resistant to spillings of a liquid nature. I will continue to buy this item for the reasons above and because it also carries a fantasic price...