Great product and story. The focus is so clear and builds immediate trust.

I'm using one currently. it's a very nice notebook - paper quality, sturdy without being heavy. I don't find that it perfectly lies open though on all pages. You need to get a few in, or bend the spine a bit, to achieve. Not a major drawback IMO but just don't expect pure magic.

I really like the look of these. Might replace my Moleskine at some point. :) However, there doesn't seem to be international shipping?

I've been using this notebook for a few months and so far, so good. The ribbon for bookmarking is frayed. Otherwise, it's good.

Can't say enough great things about these. I have a set of ruled and dot grids from backing on KS. The ruled basically go everywhere with me — I'm just about to fill my first. The cover has gotten pretty grimy in spots but other than some fraying of the place marker this thing is rock solid. Dot grid is my UI sketching notebook. Plus, my original KS order was screwed up and I got all dot grids. They sent me my originally ordered ruled books before the end of the week for free and told me to keep the extras.

So, first off - congrats on a beautiful looking product and website. As someone who has never used physical notebooks before - what are the main benefits/reasons you guys (seemingly in a similar position to myself) use them as opposed to say, Evernote or a digital service? Might have to try one :)

@joeycofone Any plans for a backpocket-sized version? I started out with the larger Moleskines, but the convenience of having the book near at hand when inspiration strikes trumps size.

Love the story and thinking behind it. Alternative to Moleskine?

Looks cool. Glad to see the overrated moleskin monopoly fade out. I've personally been relying on German engineered Leuchtturm notebooks. Genuine leather, dotted, 233 pages, really high quality, with a strong tradition since 1917: http://www.leuchtturm1917.com/en... :)

moleskin has had a monopoly on being the "cool" notebook for too long...glad to see viable alternatives

Really like what you guys are doing here. Great website, very clean, simple and short videos, great community involvement with the hashtag. One thought: as a content play, blog topics around the topics of ideas - what ideas are, how they evolve, methods for producing ideas, how to work the idea muscle, different types of ideas, written stories of people and how their ideas evolved, the backstory behind ideas that grew into large cultural awareness, etc. Lots of storytelling opportunity here.

I love these, bought one for myself and one for my wife. -> They lie flat, don't flip over -> Good paper quality, doesn't bleed ink with most pens I use -> Sturdy enough cover that you don't mind it getting banged up. The one design adjustment I would add is the string that some notebooks have that you can tie around the notebook to not have it flip open in your bag. You can accidentally crumple a bunch of pages when trying to stuff your laptop into the same bag as the notebook.

LOVE this. I've burned through 4 Moleskine's in the past few months but I'm definitely not loyal enough to them to not try something else. Love the lay-flat thinking. I hate having to have a paperweight to prevent the page I'm on from flipping away on its own.

Hey everyone, glad you like the books! I'm one of the founders of Baron Fig—we put a lot of work into making the Confidant a solid tool for the creative process. Note: Your feedback directly affects the next version, Confidant v2 (which replaces the current v1). Our goal is to continuously improve our products based on community thoughts. In a nutshell, we're treating an analog product like a digital one. Let me know if you have any Q's, I'd be glad to help.

I've only heard great things about this. One of the key features it has is the ability to remain open with out you having to hold it down. Also, the price point is not too shabby.

I think treating a physical product like a digital one doesn't translate that great: minor annoyances like "laying flat" sound overinflated; Iteration requires you buy a new physical item. No migration possible. Good paper is not a unique selling point - 2$ books at the local store have that too. Not that one can do anything about this but I feel something doesn't map right.