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Here is the rig in action for my notepad asset made for Blender 3d.

You can get it here:

Here is a link to a tutorial on how to use this asset:
https://blendermarket.com/products/rigged-notebook

Here is the description from the tutorial:
Create stunning visual handwriting on digital paper, flip a page and render it using EEVEE or CYCLES, make your content visually appealing with interesting handwritten infographics!
The asset is available on Blender Market here:

To work with Notepad, follow these steps:
1) Download Blender3d, a free program, if you haven't already. https://www.blender.org/download/
2) Import your project file by dragging it into the 3D window or using File - Open.
3)Remove unnecessary animation by selecting all elements with 'A' in the 3D window. In the Playback window, delete keyframes with 'A', then 'X'.
4)To inspect the rig, press 'N' to open the sidebar for sliders.
5)The round slider with a diamond controls opening and closing the book (from -1 to 1 unit).
6)The square-inscribed circle slider animates pages (ranging from 0 to 1 unit). 0 means pages don't turn, 0.4995 means pages fully turned, and 0.9995 means pages closed.
7) Individual page sliders have a range from 0 to 0.5, they are dependent on square-inscribed circle slider.
8)The overall controller moves the book.
9)To write on a page, select the fully open page (slider at 0) and enter Edit mode ('TAB').
10)Delete default text with 'A' and 'X', then select DRAW in the side menu ('T').
11)In the Tool settings menu ('N'), set Depth to Surface, activate Only First, and specify Tangent to Surface for a flat sheet.
12)Optionally, use Pressure for variable line thickness.
13)To change text color select it and assign new color in the Material tab.
14)To animate your text, exit Edit mode ('TAB') and go to the TextOnPage modifier settings.
15)Adjust Animation Start and Animation Length for the desired animation duration.
16)Configure camera position and render settings.
17)Set the number of frames in the Frame Range to match your animation length.
18)Choose output format (e.g., AVI JPEG), resolution, and quality in the Output menu.
19)Render your animation.
20)For page animations, set animation keys for page flipping by selecting the slider, assigning keys, and extending the animation duration.
21)Adjust render settings accordingly, increasing the timeline end.
22)Start rendering.
Congratulations! You've completed an introductory course on using Notepad.

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On thumbnail: opened leather notebook and some closed notebooks on blue background with colored pencils around, there are flipping pages on notebook and a text "ANIMATED NOTEPAD" in yellow above the book and "BLENDER 3D cycles" below the book.