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It's really just a matter of luck. The problem with lithium ion batteries is that if they get so dead they have 0 charge and you apply a charge to them they catch fire. So they all contain circuitry that prevents them from accepting a charge when they get that low. At that point they're goners. I've heard of tricks that can sometimes bring one back but I've never known anyone to successfully use one of those tricks. And it's been so long since I've read one that I've forgotten what they are.
By the way, the indicator can say the battery is at 0 but it might still have some charge. Indicators aren't very accurate.
I left a Paperwhite under some things a few years ago and forgot about it and the battery was gone. I replaced the battery, which was no easy task. I foolishly bought a cheap battery for it from Ebay and it wasn't much good but it worked. I don't think I'd want to go through that again but if I did I'd probably get a Newpower99 battery. I've heard good things about them over the years although I've never actually used one.
You can find a video from Newpower99 on Youtube showing what's involved in changing your battery. I watched that before I decided to do it and while the process was identical to what the video showed I found it a lot more difficult than the guy in the video, so keep that in mind.
I'm not promoting Newpower99. I haven't used them. It's just the only reputable maker of Kindle batteries I know of. They've been around a lot of years.
Barry
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