Hi,
A friend of mine (maybe she is, maybe she isn't, hmmm) gave me five eBookwise readers. She buys ereaders like I buy regular books.
Anyway, two of them will not turn on at all.
One will turn on and appears to charge. Last night when I took it off the charger it showed 8 hours and 42 minutes on the battery. I read for 45 minutes before going to bed and it gave the message it was turning off because the battery was dead.
Another one is similar to the one above but when it says it has an 8 hour charge, I can usually read for about 90 minutes before it turns off.
The fifth one works better and I really like it. On an 8 hour charge I can usually read for about 5 hours. I would like to change the batteries in the two others that seem to have a definite battery problem and possibly the other two if I find that is the problem with them.
So, a couple of questions.
What kind of batteries do they take? I haven't opened the ereaders. What's the point if I can't get the batteries.
Where can I get the batteries? Approximately what do they cost?
Are the batteries in a slot like you would see in maybe a remote control? Or are they soldered in and would require maybe a technician to remove and replace them?
Right now, I live in Costa Rica and it would probably not be possible to find a repair center.
Thanks for any help you can give.
