Amazon Kindle Replacement Battery Reviews

• battery died after 3 months

  
  By A3D55W9HDHLU47 on 2008-04-22
  I love my Kindle and use it almost every day. However, after 3 months, my battery just died. I expected it to last longer. Luckily I had a spare. I was reading and the text froze. None of the buttons worked. When I turned off the device the page I was reading stayed on. It did not go away until I took out the old battery. I love my kindle but it looks like I need to have spares all the time.
  
  

• Every Kindle Owner Should Buy One

  
  By ABXANRX4GPYRZ on 2008-01-20
  Every Kindle owner should buy one of these. Never run out out of battery again. Always carry a spare. Thank god Amazon made the Kindle battery user replaceable. Easy to change and you can keep on reading. Reasonable price too. How many batteries like this for other devices cost $50-65 bucks. You know what I mean. If you own a Kindle you need this right now ! Buy it ! OK ?
  
  

• The Kindle Battery

  
  By A16X61RLY1YJL7 on 2008-07-22
  First and foremost, Kindle is an exceptional product. That being said, the battery provided for it, is not. After less than three months of moderate use, the battery that came with the Kindle went from working great to flat dead. I would definitely recommend that you buy at least one extra battery to have around just in case you find yourself inconvenienced by this poor product. Fortunately for us, the pricing on this battery is fairly low. Hopefully, the manufacturer is looking into this and will be providing better batteries down the road. {ssintrepid}
  
  

• Kindle battery

  
  By AWYEFL1HSRK84 on 2008-03-21
  While I love my Kindle, the original battery that came with it only lasted a mere three months (and not real heavy usage) and is now dead and won't recharge. And now I see Amazon is sold out of replacements!
  
  

• Short Battery Life

  
  By A26CYIRUQD4TFI on 2008-07-02
  I don't consider having a swappable battery a feature - as much as a common sense engineering decision. I can understand to some small extent why the iPod doesn't - as they are shooting for extreme size reduction. However even in their case - it was a mistake.
  
  The issue with the Kindle battery is that they die too fast - I'm getting 3-4 months before the battery fails to hold a charge - I just ordered two more because my last one after charging all night held the charge for almost 15 minutes - not useful.
  
  I suspect this is either very poor quality control in the Chinese made battery or a design flaw in the charging circuit. In any case Amazon really needs to look into this.
  
  
  
• battery, kindle
  By AUBMX4ZIAS7HS on 2008-01-24
  Battery, what can you say about a battery other than it works, recharges, and holds the charge per specification? I guess you can say it doesn't. Well,this one does.
  
  
• what's with the battery?
  By A2ZIPSAW131YT3 on 2008-05-23
  I've had my kindle less than a month and the battery won't recharge. Now I see I can't get another one for a while. What is wrong with you people? Didn't anyone ever tell you the product has to work for more than a few days before the battery fails? If you can't get me a replacement battery, and the battery has such a crappy life, what use is the Kindle to me? Seriously guys.
  
  
• I think the batteries might have issues
  By A2PJEDWHPSC1FG on 2008-04-06
  My battery is dead after only 3 months as well. Based on the comments I have read others are having the same issue. Is Amazon looking into this? Are they going to make good on the replacement batteries for customers who have this problem? It's a shame, the device is great. I hope they don't let this issue overshadow the device's good points. Take a lesson from Apple when the iPod had battery issues when it first came out. FIX IT!
  
  
• Kindle battery
  By A98PEIVBH2CSM on 2008-03-21
  I loved my Kindle, but the battery died after 2 months and replacement is unavailable. Kind of an expensive toy if the batteries are only good for a couple of months and are difficult to replace.
  
  
• Short lived battery for an expensive Kindle!
  By A270THQY9XHD7T on 2008-05-06
  It was only two months before my battery would not hold a charge for more than a day. I would charge the battery and then when I went to turn it on later in the day, it would show only about one third full, then last only an hour. Very frustrating! This device was too expensive to have such a basic problem like this. When buying the Kindle, you must buy a backup battery! The reader is awesome--the battery--not so much.
  
  
• USELESS BATTERY
  By A3FXZMBORKJ5XL on 2008-04-26
  The battery lasted for a month- have re ordered two- amazon should being sending replacements to anyone who purchased the kindle
  
  
• Is something wrong with the charging circuit?
  By A16N12FJZNB7KL on 2008-05-22
  I have a ton of products with Lithium Ion batteries, but I don't think I've ever seen one die quite this fast. 3 months, and maybe 20-25 recharge cycles and I'm down to an hour or less of battery life.
  
  
• Keep a spare one handy
  By AYAK7142YLFMA on 2008-05-23
  I was only able to read one Stephen King book (Duma Key - big book). I started to read another book and never got past the 3rd chapter. This Kindle is such a great machine, why can't it handle the simplest expectation - a battery with a longer life.
  
  
• Kindle battery leaves much to be desired-beware!
  By A25QBKS55VAYZO on 2008-04-13
  My Kindle battery failed within 3 months. It is yet another poor quality Lithium Polymer battery manufactured in Communist China. I had hoped that Amazon would have done better with it's Kindle product. This is not encouraging.
  
  
• bad battry
  By A34VH6YVRSE566 on 2008-03-18
  Original battery that came with new kindle only lasted 2 months. Completly dead and will not charge
  
  
• Most annoying feature
  By AAWGHT1NIG4DR on 2008-06-24
  I bought a replacement battery and it may prove useful BUT a longer lived battery is badly needed. When I connect to download, I can see the charge decreasing while I wait! Otherwise, in the course of ordinary reading I don't get much more than 4 hours (estimated) . The replacemant battery performs the same way. A longer cord on the charger would be helpful.
  
  
• Out of stock?
  By AR0X24GRLZ32M on 2008-05-21
  I note this item is now out of stock. What planning. I hope it's not going to be a many-month wait as it was for the Kindle itself. Maybe we Kindle purchasers should conserve battery power by shutting off the wireless connection on the back and not buying any new books until Amazon finds a battery supply. Pass the word. It would have been more convenient for customers if the company had designed this thing to use a battery that's available -- or in this case not available -- from more than one source.
  
  
• Need a Better Kindle Battery!
  By A2H6H6IH3KPJE6 on 2008-07-28
  I love my Kindle, but the battery is pathetic and lasted only 4 months! After paying $400 for the Kindle and $9.99 for each book, who wants to pay $20 two or three times a year? Very disappointed!
  
  
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  By A3DD0JPHPY5W0S on 2008-08-31
  i am completely unhappy with this product. i bought the battery because i was going overseas and wanted it as a spare in case i had voltage/electricity issues so wanted to charge it before i left. $20 seemed a small price to pay for the insurance of knowing i would always have a book to read while i was away-i was going to a lesser developed country. i got the battery and could not figure out how to get the old battery out. it seemed obvious until i tried to actually take it out. i looked in the user mannual-no help. called the Kindle 800# and the guy who answered admitted he had no idea how to get it out. he couldn't find instructions either. to his credit, he went to find a kindle to see the issue for himself. after several attempts, he couldn' get it out either. to get the current one out it quickly became clear that you would destroy the battery in the process. he had to agree it was a poor design and he couldn't get his out. he promised to let the knidle people know this was a problem so i would advise that unless you are ready to destroy the one you are taking out, don't buy this as a spare. as much as i love the kindle and i do, is as much as i hate this battery housing design
  
  
• Thee Kindle Battery
  By A1A535TCGNMVPI on 2008-04-15
  Here is thee Kindle battery. Original battery that comes with the Kindle. You can't go wrong with ordering an original. It's not a knock-off.
  
  Personally I purchased three extra batteries. Say for a long flight, power outage, etc.
  
  I've read other reviews, and my Kindle battery last just as long as it has back in December. It does go faster when I'm on the 1x side rather than the sprint speedy side where it lasts longer here.
  
  
• Not really plug n play
  By A197XM53ECFU9A on 2008-04-12
  I was excited that someone thought ahead and provided for a battery swap. Problem it is not exactly just pop out and pop in like many cell phone batteries are designed. This requires pulling on some cables that are fragile to unplug it. Sort of like the older home phones. It should have had the contacts hardwired so it was a quick swap.
  
  I guess they really designed this just for one the old battery dies, you can replace it without sending it back to the factory.
  
  I guess the next version of the Kindle will be better:)
  
  
• Kindle Battery
  By A1BOOG14NXVF6Q on 2008-02-25
  I can't say much yet as I bought this as a back-up battery for my Kindle that I use all the time. Haven't needed it yet but wanted to have it around just in case.
  
  
• Order extra just in case...
  By A207YIGL3P5TQF on 2008-03-24
  I ordered the Kindle six weeks ago and just received the Kindle unit. I ordered the battery as a back-up just in case at the same time. I am glad I ordered the back-up battery when I did...it takes a month or two to receive these items and you don't want to be stranded without a battery. I still have not received the back-up battery, but the unit is working fine with the original for now. But you never know....
  
  
• jsporter
  By A2WJ5S6HAD8KVD on 2008-05-12
  I guess a battery is a battery so there's not much to say other than it works, is easily installed, provides relief knowing that it is available when needed, is easily stored, and is fairly priced.
  
  
• C'mon; it's cheaper than a watch battery!
  By AJFMJ33UZN86F on 2008-06-13
  Imagine my chagrin when I went to read a book on my Kindle and it was dead. I was SO sure that this was another product which had failed the test of time. Imagine my relief when my spare battery promptly fixed the problem and it cost me under $20. There is no fee for the whispernet; no continuing fees at all for the Kindle. (Hey, Amazon folks, if you are listening that is a compliment- not an invitation to think up some fees ). As well, it DOES have a replaceable battery. I am buying two more and thanking Amazon for making it possible to simply change a battery and read ON..................
  
  
• Kindle backup battery
  By A3U2RZHI34HHON on 2008-09-10
  I have had my Kindle for a couple of months and wouldn't part with it. The battery is another matter. I wish the Chinese and Japanese manufacturers would settle on a battery standard and that the batteries would be easy to remove and insert.
  
  While it is not brain surgery, having to take the Kindle out of its folder (especially since I have Velcro'd it in so it wouldn't fall out), remove the back, pry the battery out of its nest and unplug it and then having to do the same steps in reverse to install the backup is a royal pain in the neck. The Kindle battery holds an adequate charge for everything except a long airplane trip and if you aren't lucky enough to have a power supply at your seat, you must have a backup battery.
  
  Why do so many engineers design beautiful products and then run out of brain power when it comes to batteries?
  
  So far the replacement battery works fine and it is reasonably priced but I gave it a 3 star rating for the above reasons.
  
  
• keep a spare on hand
  By AK8L2GQYMK6EH on 2008-09-18
  I got this for a spare on hand. I have not yet to replace my original. It says in the instructions when I got my Kindle that to give the battery a long life, NOT to let the battery drain out before recharging. It is better to recharge frequently. When I see my battery at the half way mark, that is when I recharged it back up. Also, when you use the wireless service, it does drain out your battery faster so if you are reading, SHUT THE WIRELESS switch off as you don't need it on and you are just wasting your battery. I don't have any problem with my battery as the previous reviewers do but I wanted a spare on hand so I can replace it right away and not interrupt my reading.
  
  
• Battery Replacement
  By A27RG1W6N3E7BB on 2008-05-29
  Had to replace the Kindle battery after 4 months of normal usuage, which inluded downloading papers, etc, every day. Kept the wireless connection off when not in use. Not unhappy. What our other
  users getting on battery life?
  
  
  
  
• extra battery
  By A1BX7X8TT3QJ7V on 2008-06-06
  I have not used my extra battery but just wanted one on hand in case and when it was needed. At $19.99, I felt I could afford to have a spare on hand. I just could not go back to the time before Kindle. I will always keep a spare battery but have had my Kindle 6 months and have not needed it yet. My Kindle has opened up a whole new world for me.
  
  
• Review of Kindle Replacement Battery
  By AN7H5DVJR5XT4 on 2008-08-30
  I now manage my Kindle battery better than initially and am experiencing better longevity than with the original as a result.
  
  I use its internet only whenever downloading subscriptions or books and I turn the device off completely whenever it is not in use.
  
  

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