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					Originally Posted by geekmaster  To completely power down a kindle, hold the power switch until it erases the screen (about 7 seconds), then release. | 
	
 No, that's just sleep mode with a blank screen. Press the power switch when the Kindle is in that state - does it wake up instantly, or do you get the "boy sitting under a tree" boot sequence? Certainly on my Kindles, it wakes up instantly.