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Amazon Kindle Replacement Battery | 
 enlarge | Brand: Amazon
Category: Amazon Devices
Buy New: $19.99
Rating:  55 reviews
Media: Electronics
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 0.1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 3 x 1.9 x 0.4
MPN: 892685001027
Model: A00100
UPC: 892685001027
EAN: 0892685001027
ASIN: B000I6P1UA
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
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| Features:
| • | Lithium polymer-based | | • | Rechargeable 1,530 mAh capacity | | • | Completely charges in two hours | | • | Can be recycled |
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 Orginal battery lasted almost a year January 4, 2009
G. Bernal (Southern CA USA)
Unlike many other users I have had my Kindle for over a year. I now need to replace the original battery. Unfortunately, there is none available on Amazon's site. It started slowing down just before the first year (and warranty) lapsed, of course, isn't that always the way? Last night I left it charging overnight to use it today and the light on it was still on this morning, 10 hours later as if it was still charging... it also blinked off and on a few times before getting the logo up.
I guess I shouldn't complain since I got a full year out of the original battery and others only got 3 months, but certainly one would think they would provide a better quality battery to warrant the price of the unit. I am on back-order for mine. I should have ordered one months ago for backup... lesson learned, read the reviews ahead of time.
I DO want to re-iterate what others have suggested for longevity of your battery:
1) Do not turn on the Whispernet if you are not using it... if you are shopping, browsing or reading blogs, turn it off when you are done. It seems to drain the battery life.
2) Charge your Kindle every few days if you use it a lot, when it is about half down. It keeps it at a good performance level. I notice that my pages turn slower when my battery is getting low, then I plug it in until the light turns off and it is at full-charge. Apparently this original one is not getting to that point in 10 hours so I am hoping the new one comes in soon.
Still is the best gift I ever got...love it!
 kindle replacement battery December 25, 2008
Alison Witte (Scotts Valley, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The battery has a disappointingly short life span. While it's great that replacement is possible I'm becoming increasingly annoyed that Amazon has such a long back order on the item. Amazon really dropped the ball on this one. I love my kindle but would hesitate to reccomend it to some one else because of this issue.
Kindle purchases and battery December 23, 2008
B. O'Connor (Rhode Island)
My Dad had a stroke 12+ years ago. The Kindle is the ONLY thing that lets him read independently (1 side paralyzed, visual field disrupted), and getting it last year was a Godsend. HOWEVER: I have 2 major gripes, and they are MAJOR. (1) There is no way for other members of the family to purchase books and subscriptions for him for his Kindle (which we all wanted to do this Christmas); and (2) when the battery dies, your goose is cooked, because IT TAKES FOREVER to get a replacement. I ordered the new battery December 12, so that I would then be able to "play Santa" for the other family members when I arrived at my parents' house, and use my Dad's Kindle to order the various books and subscriptions people had in mind for him. One Big Problem: no battery arrived, and we hear only that it will "not be available by Dec 25" (no word about when it WILL be available). So now my Dad is unable to read, and we are unable to get him his Christmas reading wish list, and have no ides when that will be possible. No mistake: the Kindle is Wonderful, but this kind of bottleneck is way too short-sighted for such an otherwise advanced item - and for someone with my Dad's restrictions, the Godsend has turned into a Calamity. Let's hope it is short-lived!
Battery is horrible December 23, 2008
Arlene
I love my Kindle, but I am so upset as I have not been able to read sinse October as they have no batteries in stock. I paid all that money for it, and now I have to purchase books at a book store because they have no batteries for it. Totally rediculous. The battery only lasted about 3 months, and I recharged it all the time. I have tried to order 2 so I will have an extra on hand, but to no avail. Sorry AMAZON you rreally should have better batteries, and certainly keep them in stock. THis is way too long to go without a battery. You keep sending me updates for my Kindle via e-mail...but I cannot download them due to the fact I cannot use my Kindle. I am very disappointed. I was thrilled with it, and highly recommended it to friends...,.now I am sorry I did not maybe buy the Sony. I have been without bei;ng able to use it sinse the end of October and here it is December 23...come on that is so totally unbelievable. Too much money to spend for something that you cannot use. Guess I loved my Kindle so much that I am missing using it beyond words.
Never in Stock! December 19, 2008
Monica Main (Valencia, CA USA)
Amazon is quick to suck the $359.00 out of your wallet for the Kindle but when you need to order a back up battery to keep the thing running, expect to wait MONTHS for it!
It doesn't make any sense that they make the Kindle available but yet it takes forever to get the needed battery for it EXCEPT that Amazon is self-serving and only cares about the huge profits it makes from the Kindle but could care less if Kindle purchasers can keep using it or not.
I'm very disappointed, to say the least, especially since I like the Kindle so much.
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