Protective notebook

A notebook having a paper with a paper edge, comprising:

• a first cover comprised of a first impact resistant material and having a first edge;
• a second cover comprised of a second impact resistant material, said second cover having a second edge and interfacing said first cover;
• a binding that binds together said first and second edges;
• a first lip element that extends away from a first plane said first cover, said first lip element comprised of a third impact resistant material and interfacing said paper edge;
• and
• a second lip element that extends away from a second plane of said second cover, said second lip element comprised of a fourth impact resistant material and interfacing said paper edge and first lip element,
• whereby said first and second lip elements form a part of a housing that prevent damage to said paper edge.

A notebook having a paper with a paper edge, comprising:

• a first cover comprised of a first metallic material and having a plurality of first edges;
• a second cover comprised of a second metallic material, said second cover having a plurality of second edges and interfacing said first cover;
• a binding that binds together one of said first edges to one of said second edges;
• a first lip element that extends substantially perpendicular from a first plane said first cover, said first lip element comprised of a third metallic material and interfacing said paper edge at a substantially perpendicular angle;
• and
• a second lip element that extends substantially perpendicular from a second plane of said second cover, said second lip element comprised of a fourth metallic material and interfacing said paper edge at a substantially perpendicular angle,
• whereby said first cover, second cover, first lip element, and second lip element form a housing that encloses and prevents damage to a writing area of said paper and to said paper edge.