About KoboldTouch

I'm Emily, the founder and lead reviewer of KoboldTouch. I'm a book reviewer based in Liverpool, and I read 12 to 15 hours a week, almost always on my Kindle. On Goodreads I've logged more than 300 books, mostly literary and historical fiction, fantasy and thrillers.

I set the site's editorial direction, I review the devices, and I decide what I recommend and what I don't. I look at the hardware as a reader: how a screen feels after a long evening, how a device copes with library loans and file formats, and what matters when a book lover picks an e-reader. There's more about me on my author page.

A small team helps me test and evaluate devices and research the details behind each review, from software updates to how a model compares with its rivals. More than one person looking at a device means more than one point of view, and that usually makes the advice more useful. Not every team member tests every product: I lead the review process and make the final call on each recommendation.

KoboldTouch is published in English, French, Spanish, German and Italian, so readers in each market can get the same advice in their own language. I work with native-speaking freelance translators who translate and adapt the content for each audience, and editors review the localized pages for quality, readability, consistency and factual accuracy.

I want each page to read naturally in your language, with the same recommendations, technical details and verdicts as the English original. The translators are language specialists rather than product testers, and translating an article doesn't mean the device has been tested again.

In a review I focus on what a device is like to use, day after day. Each review covers strengths and weaknesses, and I compare products on the differences you'll notice day to day, not on spec sheets alone. When a device isn't right for someone, I say so, and when a cheaper model does the job, I say that too.

Every device gets a KT Score out of 100, built from four weighted pillars: writing experience (30%), reading and display (25%), software and ecosystem (25%), and value and ownership (20%). The details are on my methodology page.

KoboldTouch is reader-supported. Some links are affiliate links, in particular to Amazon, and if you buy through one I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Commissions never change a ranking, a score or a verdict, and no brand can pay to be included or to move up a list. How affiliate links work is explained in my privacy policy.