444 - Monochrome
A4 lined (40 sheets) – For older pupils
A black-and-white A4 lined exercise book that looks spare yet elegant. For Slovak, geography or science — when you don't want a cover that shouts, but you do want tidy, clear notes. Simple in design, versatile in use.
Courier delivery within 48 hours
Page design: A4 lined
Are the exercise books only for students?
Definitely not. The school edition is aimed primarily at students, but any connoisseur of quality paper will enjoy it too.
444 - Monochrome
Sale price7 €
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444 - Monochrome
Sale price7 €
Exercise books that don't shout. But make a difference
At Žurnál, we have designed a series of school exercise books for all primary school pupils. Each one has its purpose – for writing, drawing, sums and ideas. A design that matches their personality. Function that survives school chaos.
Attractive look, quality finish
The exercise books are for parents and teachers looking for a better alternative to ordinary exercise books. They're for everyone willing to invest a little more in exchange for durability, style and an ecological impact.
Honest. Local. Handcrafted
We stand for local production, ethical sourcing of materials and honest work. From the moment tonnes of paper arrive at our place until they turn into finished planners, notebooks or books, we think of just one thing: that you hold the most honest product possible in your hands.
Exercise books
We have nothing to hide
Radical transparency is one of our values. So here is exactly what it is made of and where the money you pay goes.
Where your 7 € goes
We lose money on this
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Production1,92 € · 27 %
Printing, paper, binding and cover.
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Sleeve and packaging1,00 € · 14 %
Paper sleeve die-cut in Námestovo and packing.
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Prepress2,00 € · 29 %
Design, typesetting and proofreading.
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Marketing0,85 € · 12 %
Advertising. We count 15 % of the price excl. VAT.
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Logistics3,00 € · 43 %
Warehousing in Orava, packing and a shipping subsidy.
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VAT 23%1,31 € · 19 %
The tax we pay to the state.
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Running the company-4,92 € · -44 %
We subsidise this product from others.
Carbon footprint
Even a paper exercise book has a footprint. We calculated it for the whole of 2025 and divided it per item: DEFRA 2025 emission factors, transport by parcels, services and marketing by spend (GHG Protocol). We keep refining the method together with our suppliers.
≈ 0.7 kg CO₂e per exercise book. Roughly like driving 4 km by car.
Production0.13 kg · 20 %
Materials, printing, binding and cover.
Running the company and marketing0.43 kg · 66 %
People, software, ads and energy, divided per item.
Transport to us0.02 kg · 3 %
Materials to production and finished products to the warehouse.
Transport to you and packaging0.07 kg · 11 %
Parcel and box.
What we do about it
- We print in Slovakia and Czechia. No air freight. Our warehouse sits next to the printer in Orava, so finished products do not travel for nothing.
- We do not shrink-wrap diaries one by one. We use bulk packaging to cut down on plastic.
- We ship in recycled cardboard and, when we can, in boxes our suppliers sent us goods in.
- For trips and small transfers we book shared transport and BlaBlaCar.
- We print to pre-orders. If something does not sell, it does not end up in the bin but in our outlet or in schools.
What you can do
- Order more things at once. One parcel instead of three.
- Choose a pickup point or locker instead of home delivery. So the courier does not drive out for a single parcel.
- Buy second quality and sale items. We also work with production seconds. Everything usable is cheaper in our second quality section. You save money and rescue something that would not get a chance elsewhere.
- Buy only what you will really use. The smallest footprint belongs to the diary that never had to be made.
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