Switch off Amazon Kindle completely - how it works
You can either send the Amazon Kindle to standby or switch it off completely. We'll explain which of the two methods makes more sense.
Turn off Amazon Kindle completely
- If you press the power button at the bottom of your Kindles, the screen saver appears. In this standby mode you see an image on your Kindle, but cannot operate the device via the touchscreen.
- If you want to switch off the device completely, hold the power button pressed for about 7 seconds until the screen turns white.
- You can restart the device in both modes using the power button.
Kindle: Use or switch off standby mode - which makes more sense?
- Since the backlight is also deactivated in standby mode and the Kindles eInk display hardly consumes any power, you can leave the device in this state for a long time.
- However, if you want to spare the display, you should switch off your eBook reader completely. This is particularly useful if you leave the device unused for several days or weeks.
No need to switch off: Kindle Unlimited - Amazon's book flat rate
If you want to save even more battery, you can activate the flight mode on Kindle.