Welp, so much for that replacement Kindle! The battery on my original reader died and refused to accept a charge, after a year or so of faithful service. To their credit, Amazon shipped a replacement out immediately — even before I returned the defective unit. However, the second Kindle has now met its demise after a similar time span, also due to battery issues. This time I get an intriguing message about the operating temperature being outside the battery’s tolerance level. Will I please try recharging again at a more acceptable temperature? (No I didn’t take it ice-fishing. This is at room temp. Maybe it thinks hell has frozen over.)
Considering the warranty is now null and void, I think I’ll just convert it to an Etch-A-Sketch and do without. The happy ending? (Well, more like a not-so-sad ending.) I installed the free Kindle app on my Android phone and as soon as I logged in I had access to all my books again. Woo hoo.