The Amazon Kindle is the most popular e-book reading device in the world. This is primarily due to its low price, due to Amazon’s subsidy, which earns primarily on the sale of books for the Kindle, not on the sale of the devices themselves. But thanks to this pricing policy Kindle became popular in places where Amazon’s predominantly English-language library is not relevant.
Anyway, if you have owned Amazon Kindle, you probably hope that it will work smoothly. But what should you do if any problems occur? Especially if it’s a problem with charging. After all, all devices can fail sooner or later, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t fix the problem and continue using your device as usual. Here is how to fix the problem if your Amazon Kindle e-book reading device isn’t charging.
How to fix the battery in Amazon Kindle
If your device is in good working order, your Kindle’s battery should provide more than 24 hours of use and can run on standby for several weeks. If you fully charge your Kindle once or twice a week, you will probably never have to deal with a dead battery. But there are situations when your Amazon Kindle doesn’t want to charge.
If your Kindle is almost empty, it will display a critical battery status message or a low battery icon. But if your Kindle is so low that it doesn’t show anything at all, you can try plugging it in and letting it charge for at least half an hour before checking it again. These are the very first actions that are important to take because, in most cases, the Kindle will soon start working and charging again after this initial period, which allows a completely dead battery to regain some power.
What to do if the Amazon Kindle doesn’t charge
If your Amazon Kindle doesn’t charge, you can try to check whether the power cable from the e-book reading device is working. You can do it by plugging your other device into the outlet using this cable. This way you can check if the cable works or if the problem is still in the battery of the device.
If you find that the problem is with your device, you can try resetting your Kindle by holding down the power button for at least 20 seconds. Turn it on and see if it charges normally. If it is still not charging, let it rest for half an hour with the power connected, and then try resetting again.
Why doesn’t the Amazon Kindle charge
In fact, there are several other reasons why this happens. But unfortunately, they are all caused by your hardware. This means that you need to check the charger, power adapter, cable, and ports on your Kindle anyway.
If you’ve done all of these and found nothing, the battery is probably completely dead and needs to be replaced. The Kindle usually has a pretty survivable battery that lasts quite a while, so it’s worth checking everything else first.
