ugh, the WORST! The name says what they're for: publishing a single copy of a book. They aren't meant to get crushed in a backpack and opened hundreds of times, but we have yet to admit that we are failing the youth with this garbage technology. This randoseru at least seems like it would do a better job of not putting pressure on the outsides of the rings and making them stop meshing.

When my son gets to school age I'm going to work this problem with him. file folders, plastic accordions, whatever he wants to work with really. The true secret of success is typing your notes up later, but we'll deal with that when we deal with that.