[spooky69]

Pretty straightforward question here...does putting the Reader (mine is the 505) into sleep mode actually reduce the power drain on the battery versus just leaving it idle? I know that the OS is still running even while it's in sleep mode, which makes me wonder if it serves any function other than offering the pleasure of rocking that sliding power switch...while actually draining the battery a little more due to the extra page refreshes needed for the shut down and start-up. If it doesn't make any difference in the power consumption, I'd rather just have the screen be unchanged when I pick it up since I'm all into the idea of that cool e-ink technology. If this is pretty much exactly the same as putting into sleep mode (except for the fact that I would assume that sleep mode automatically shuts off that notoriously subtle audio-playing feature), then why even have that feature there in the first place? Is it for the peace of mind of people who don't like "active" displays? I put all these questions and more to the loyal MobileRead patrons, and I expect thorough and accurate answers immediately.