Michael Kozlowski

Michael Kozlowski tracks the global shift from paper to screens through a narrow, sustained focus on dedicated reading technology. He is a senior technology journalist at Good e-Reader, where he covers the devices, display technologies, and platforms that shape how people read digital books, comics, and documents. His beat centres on e-readers, e-notes, and e-paper hardware rather than general consumer tech, and he has been writing about this space for more than a decade.

E-readers, e-notes, and dedicated reading devices

Kozlowski’s core coverage is the day-to-day news cycle around e-readers and note-taking tablets. He files frequent stories on new hardware such as the Onyx Boox Poke 7, with attention to release timing, screen size and resolution, storage options, operating system, and bundled reading features. Across his recent headlines, he follows product lines from brands including Amazon Kindle, Kobo, Onyx Boox, PocketBook, Barnes & Noble, and emerging specialist manufacturers, often tracking each generation of a device family over multiple years.

Much of his work consists of short, focused news pieces that announce a device, outline key specifications, and explain where and when it will be available. He often highlights regional availability, pre-order windows, and price points, reflecting an emphasis on practical buying information rather than abstract speculation. When firmware updates or incremental hardware revisions appear, he covers those as discrete stories, detailing new features such as improved note-taking tools, revised home screens, support for additional formats, or integrations with cloud services.

Within this hardware beat, Kozlowski distinguishes between pure reading devices and hybrid tablets, but he treats both through the lens of long-form reading and annotation. He pays particular attention to e-notes and digital paper tablets that support stylus input, describing handwriting latency, palm rejection, and export options alongside traditional reading features. This consistent focus on dedicated reading hardware, including niche and non-mainstream brands, differentiates his output from broader consumer-technology newsrooms that only cover a handful of major devices each year.

E Ink, color displays, and emerging screen technology

Beyond individual products, Kozlowski follows the evolution of e-paper and related display technologies as a story in its own right. His archive includes repeated coverage of E Ink’s black-and-white and color panels, including successive generations of color e-paper and new high-refresh displays intended for both reading and mixed-use devices. He writes about how these panels move from component announcements into finished products, tracking which manufacturers adopt new screens and how they affect reading quality, colour reproduction, and battery life.

He also covers experimental and boundary-pushing devices that apply e-paper in less conventional ways, such as e-ink monitors, laptops, smartphones, and signage. In these pieces he explains where e-paper’s strengths and limitations sit compared with LCD and OLED, often framing stories around eye strain, outdoor readability, and power consumption. His reporting treats display technology as part of the reading experience rather than a stand-alone gadget story, linking physical screen characteristics to how comfortably people can read for long periods.

Digital bookstores, formats, and the business of reading

Kozlowski’s beat extends from hardware into the digital ecosystems that sit behind it. He writes about updates to major ebook and audiobook platforms, including changes to digital bookstores, subscription services, and lending programs. Headlines in his archive track developments in services such as Kindle and Kobo stores, audiobook catalog expansions, and shifts in how publishers and platforms structure access to digital content.

Format and standards coverage is another recurring thread. He reports on changes to file formats and DRM approaches used by different ecosystems, highlighting when a platform drops or adds support for formats such as EPUB, PDF variations, or proprietary schemes. These pieces often explain the implications for readers moving between devices, backing up purchases, or using third-party reading apps. By tying format and store policies back to practical reading and ownership questions, he treats what could be abstract technical news as part of the everyday experience of digital reading.

Reviews, comparisons, and practical buyer guidance

Alongside straight news, Kozlowski produces hands-on reviews and comparison pieces that help readers choose between devices. His reviews typically combine detailed specification breakdowns with practical impressions of build quality, screen performance, software stability, and battery life. He focuses on how well each device handles specific tasks such as reading ebooks, viewing PDFs, annotating documents, or listening to audiobooks, and he often notes where software limitations undercut strong hardware.

He also writes round-up and “best of” style articles that position multiple e-readers or e-notes against each other within a price band or use case, such as large-screen devices for academic reading or compact models for travel. These articles tend to emphasise trade-offs rather than generic recommendations, reflecting his granular knowledge of the category. His work on the Good e-Reader video channel complements these written pieces, with on-camera demonstrations and side-by-side comparisons that mirror the detail of his articles.

Across this body of work, Kozlowski maintains a narrow but deep focus on digital reading technology. He gives sustained attention to manufacturers and product categories that rarely appear in mainstream tech coverage, and he writes with the assumption that readers care about the specifics of file support, display technology, and reading ergonomics. That combination of volume, technical specificity, and a long time horizon on the e-reading market defines his coverage and sets it apart from more general technology reporting.