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Originally Posted by madagascaradam
I have the original Kindle Paperwhite and have been reading on it for over 5 years now. I've loved it, read it several hours a day (usually), some days I read it for 10 hours or so. But, I've found the battery life has decreased significantly over the last few months, to the point now where I think it probably doesn't even last 6 hours total. That's a HUGE disappointment for me (as sometimes I read while on long 12-hour-plus journeys). Of course, I've also scuffed it up a bit and it's 100% full of books (meaning I have to delete older books every time I want to add newer books - which I don't appreciate). I'd keep using it though if it weren't for the battery life. Perhaps I used a higher-than-specified-amperage charger on it... would that have messed up my battery life that much without totally destroying it? Or is it just a lifetime thing and I've literally drained it and recharged it to the point where it can't hold as much charge any more?
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It's a lifetime thing. 3-5 years is the average lifespan of a lithium battery. There's absolutely no harm in using a high-amperage charger. The rating of the charger is the maximum current it can supply. The device itself determines how much current it actually draws.
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* Can I still use "Collections Manager" on the new paperwhite? Mainly I like it for making nested collections. Will that still be possible?
* Can I use any of the other kindle hacks - particularly the kindle screensaver hack?
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Please ask these questions in the Kindle Developers' Forum, not here.