Following up on this. I ordered a couple of Piccadilly Essential Notebooks (small size) -- one hard cover, one soft cover. So far so good. I like the paper and

Following up on this. I ordered a couple of Piccadilly Essential Notebooks (small size) -- one hard cover, one soft cover. So far so good. I like the paper and the size. The soft cover easily fits in my back pocket. The hard cover fits as well, but of course isn't as comfortable. Time will tell if they hold up to daily use and abuse. Extra bonus. I'm using the softcover right now, and even page 1 will stay open on its own. This seems very well designed. The link I posted in the parent has a much longer review of these.