Originally Posted by Mike L
Is that right? I would have thought that the Kindle uses exactly the same amount of power when the screensaver is visible as when any other page is showing. Either way, the consumption should be pretty negligible if wireless is off and you are not pressing the buttons. But what do I know?
Unfortunately no. The Kindle uses pretty much power while in "normal" mode and very little when in screensaver mode. You can try it out. aktivate the nosleep-mode like told above and let it stay like that (you can't put it in screensaver mode with the switch) for a night.