[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-how-we-test":3,"page-how-we-test":4,"products-how-we-test":127},null,{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"description":119,"extension":120,"meta":121,"navigation":122,"path":123,"seo":124,"stem":125,"__hash__":126},"pages\u002Fhow-we-test.md","How We Evaluate Books and Reading Gear",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":111},"minimark",[10,14,19,48,52,55,58,62,95,99,102],[11,12,13],"p",{},"The Shelf Nook is a research-led publication. We do not run a physical test lab, and we\ndo not claim to. What we do is read widely, compare carefully, and be explicit\nabout where a claim comes from — so you can weigh it yourself.",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"what-our-recommendations-are-built-on","What our recommendations are built on",[20,21,22,30,36,42],"ul",{},[23,24,25,29],"li",{},[26,27,28],"strong",{},"Manufacturer specifications"," — the measurable claims a maker publishes, treated as claims rather than findings.",[23,31,32,35],{},[26,33,34],{},"Independent published testing"," — laboratory results, standards-body reports, and established review outlets that do run controlled tests.",[23,37,38,41],{},[26,39,40],{},"Aggregated owner feedback"," — patterns across large numbers of verified purchasers, which surface durability and long-run problems that a short test never catches.",[23,43,44,47],{},[26,45,46],{},"Direct comparison"," — putting products in the same category side by side on specification, price, and reported experience.",[15,49,51],{"id":50},"what-we-do-not-do","What we do not do",[11,53,54],{},"We do not test products in our own facility. When you read a recommendation\nhere, it reflects the weight of published evidence and owner reports — not a\nmeasurement we took ourselves.",[11,56,57],{},"If a claim in an article comes from a specific source, we say so. If the\nevidence is thin or contested, we say that too, rather than manufacturing\nconfidence.",[15,59,61],{"id":60},"how-a-recommendation-gets-made","How a recommendation gets made",[63,64,65,71,77,83,89],"ol",{},[23,66,67,70],{},[26,68,69],{},"Define the job."," What is the product actually for, and who is it for?",[23,72,73,76],{},[26,74,75],{},"Gather the field."," Assemble the realistic options at each price point.",[23,78,79,82],{},[26,80,81],{},"Compare on evidence."," Specifications, independent testing, and owner-reported reliability.",[23,84,85,88],{},[26,86,87],{},"Pick for a use case, not a leaderboard."," The best option for a beginner is usually not the best option overall, and we would rather say which is which.",[23,90,91,94],{},[26,92,93],{},"Revisit."," Products change, get discontinued, and get superseded. Older recommendations are updated when the field moves.",[15,96,98],{"id":97},"commercial-relationships","Commercial relationships",[11,100,101],{},"Some links on The Shelf Nook are affiliate links, and we may earn a commission when you\nbuy through them. That is how the site is funded.",[11,103,104,105,110],{},"It does not change what we recommend. We do not accept payment for coverage or\nplacement, no brand sees an article before publication, and a product's\ncommission rate plays no part in whether it appears here. See our\n",[106,107,109],"a",{"href":108},"\u002Faffiliate-disclosure","affiliate disclosure"," for the full terms.",{"title":112,"searchDepth":113,"depth":113,"links":114},"",2,[115,116,117,118],{"id":17,"depth":113,"text":18},{"id":50,"depth":113,"text":51},{"id":60,"depth":113,"text":61},{"id":97,"depth":113,"text":98},"The Shelf Nook's evaluation method: the sources we use to assess e-readers, accessories, and book subscriptions, and the limits of what we can tell you.","md",{},true,"\u002Fhow-we-test",{"title":6,"description":119},"how-we-test","lKspOElqluiJr7MtnSfn6DHSoxw47MP9e5hJAHdQeeE",[]]