Sorry to read this, no chance of a warranty fix or replacement?

 

Well my kindle was the very first model, so i have gotten some good use out of it. It does say in the users manual about temperature damage, so i just got a new one(used) for my birthday. There is a chance i may have been able to hassle amazon, but i figure its was my fault for not reading the manual.

i just wanted to spread the word so it doesnt happen to anyone else that may not have read the manual like me

 

Have you considered talking to them anyway? They might sell you another at a discount.

That is what happened with me when I complained and my Kindle was just out of warrantee.

 

great tip and also a point to remeber is that some people have loaded there without a seperate copy of the information else where

 

Thanks, I was planning a bike touring trip with camping around Olympic Nat. Park and then down to LA. I was going to bring my new kindle touch and now I know better.

 

the touch may be different, check the manual though, mine was one of the e ink ones

 

My kindle touch is one of the ones with e-ink , the owners manual only says don't charge the battery below 32 degrees or above 95 degrees or leave it in your car in sub zero temps.
I am leaving this Sunday for this trip and I have now decide it is not worth the risk taking on the road for the first part of the trip.

 

Ah yes, then i wouldnt risk it either. Someone should invent a battery heated jacket for the kindle

 

I appreciate the note. Although I live in a warm place (Hawaii not Hell), this post was a good wake up call.

That said, if you get a replacement; the prices have dropped a bit.

 

That's good info to have. Thanks

 

I wonder if wrapping it up in a sweater would help. I put socks on my water bottles to keep them from freezing during hunting season.

 

Can't hurt.

 

Mines been in my truck for a week at around 20 degrees. Works fine. :shrug:

 

Which model do you own?

 

My brother left his Kindle in the car during Thanksgiving last year and half the screen froze and wouldn't change. He called Amazon and they sent him a new one free of charge and gave him 30 days to send his old Kindle back before they charged him for the new one.

 

Kindle 3. The last greyscale one. Before the fire or whatever came out.

 

They should really come out with an "Outdoor" Kindle so these issues do not arise with the avid outdoors man following. I'm torn between waiting and or just getting one.

 

Left my Kindle in the car for 2 days on accident. When I found it, it wasn't working, but I warmed it up in my jacket and reset it and then it worked. Got lucky, I guess.

Apparently this is a common issue, you can Google it for instructions on how to bring a dead Kindle back to life...

 

My kindle has been used and charged in 125F and used/kept as low as 20F (never tried charging it at that temp) without issue. The page turns were sluggish when cold but that wa about it. Either mine is a 'very good' one or yours was just a bad luck case?

Good point though. A lot of the things we use on a day to day basis may not like the extremes they will get put through if SHTF.

 

My Kindle also spent many a night in a cold car with no ill effects. However, I don't think I tried to use it while it was cold. If yours is still under warranty, I would contact Amazon.