Sorry, I know there is an e-reader subsection, but having just looked, it doesn't seem to get much traffic.
I've had my Kindle for about 5 years. It's the basic touchscreen one that was available at the time, not a Paperwhite.
I don't read on it very often, maybe four or five books a year, but the last couple of books I've read on it, I've noticed that the battery runs out really quickly.
I fully charged my Kindle on Monday until the green light came on to start reading a book. This morning, the battery icon with the exclamation mark was on the screen. That's literally only three days since it was supposedly fully charged, with me reading maybe an hour or two a day.
The other weird thing is that the battery seems to go from 40%ish to showing the battery with exclamation mark icon. There's no gradual depletion of battery, with me knowing at 5-10% that I ought to plug the Kindle in.
Within a few minutes of me starting to charge it this morning, the battery icon had gone and I supposedly had 42%. Which probably can't be the case if the battery had been close to zero only a few minutes earlier.
Sorry for the ramble, but has anyone else had this issue? I'm guessing the battery can't be replaced. It's just a bit frustrating not being able to rely on the Kindle staying charged, especially if I take it out with me.
Is there anything I can do?