Moleskine notebooks are great, but they have one flaw -- their otherwise sturdy cover is marred by a thin and fragile spine that unlike the cover boards, does not age gracefully. More often than not, by the time I have filled-up a Moleskine with notes, the cloth on the spine is frayed and torn, requiring an unsightly repair with book tape. A leather slip-on cover would fix the fraying problem nicely, but of course Moleskine’s makers would never offer such a thing, as it would be an admission that their wonderful books were less than perfect!

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