When you need a notebook this product would certainlly fill the need. the cover does not fade on the shelf and the pages have lines on them. The lines are horizontal. I really like the staff where I bought the notebooks and many of my other office products. I thought it was a great strategy this year to require a minimum five dollar purchase for back to school supplies in order to get a free product. At first I was saying shoot I hate this change but within minutes I had found items I need that totaled over five dollars. I miss Dave. I hope he is doing well at the Hamburg location.