A clip-less clipboard device is disclosed having a clipboard surface having: a first planer surface area; a second planar surface area generally parallel to the first surface area and generally equidistant apart from the first surface area at a predetermined distance; a plurality of flutes disposed within the first surface area and the second surface area and generally perpendicular to the first surface area and the second surface area; and a corrugated core disposed within each of the plurality of flutes, thereby to create a plurality of hollow channels within the flutes within the first surface area and the second surface area, and wherein each channel runs a continuous length within the first surface area and the second surface area; and a slit defined on the first planer surface area of the clipboard surface and configured to hold an article of paper upon the first planer surface area.