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Turning off your Kindle Paperwhite will help you save your battery if you are running low on it. You can also turn it off to conserve battery when not in use. To turn off your Kindle Paperwhite, see step 1.

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Locate the Power button. The Power button is at the bottom right part of the device beside the USB port.
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Press and hold the Power button. Do this for about 5 to 7 seconds until the charge indicator light beside the Power button blinks.

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Release the Power button. The screen will go blank after pressing and holding the Power button; as soon as the screen goes blank, release the Power button.

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On releasing the power button, the screen does not go blank, just stays on.

Wait longer. You're not supposed to release the power button until the screen has gone blank.
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How do I know the percentage of power left while reading?

Touch the top of the screen in the middle and the battery indicator will show up at the top right.
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The screen won't go blank. Do I have to remove the battery to cut it off?

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Try holding down the power button for about 7 seconds. This should make the screen go blank.
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It doesn't switch off no matter how long I press the power button. What do I do?

Allow the battery to run out (I know, that might take a long time) and then charge it and try turning it back on, that might reset it. If it still gives you problems, you may need to get if fixed or replaced.
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When I hold the power button in for 7 seconds, I get a box asking if I get 3 options; cancel, restart or screen off. No matter how long I hold the power button, that is all I get.

Click screen off to turn your Kindle off (if into sleep mode). You aren't supposed to hold it that long - just one short click is fine (like turning on/off a phone).
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Can I make the screen dimmer?

Yes, this is possible. To do so, click 'settings'. Then, click one of the small boxes to the left. This will dim your screen. You can also select 'dark mode'.
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The apparent fault in the Kindle Paperwhite is that you can't turn it off (or to sleep). When you press the power button (even for an entire minute) the screen just flickers from on to off. Help!

The device is supposed to show the ad or image on the screen when you turn it off. It is not draining the device's battery, but if you are still concerned about it, just change this feature in Settings. You can shut it off by holding the button down until a box pops up, giving you the option to reset it, shut it down, or screen off.
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Is screen off the same as shutting it down?

No, shutting it down is like restarting the Kindle (and it may take a few minutes to turn back on). On the other hand, screen off is like turning a phone or tablet off.
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How do I delete books?

Go to "My Library", then find the book you want to remove from your device. Click the three dots that are at the bottom right of the book cover image. A bunch of options will come up. Select "Remove from this Device." You can always re-download the book later if you want the book(s) back again.
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I held the off button for a full minute and nothing happened.

Don't press it down so long. Just press it down as you would to turn a phone off or on.