Relocate Kindle eReader Power Button from Bottom to Top

The Issue

Dear Amazon Kindle Team,

Look, we need to talk about that power button on the bottom. You know, the one that keeps turning off our devices just when we get to the good part of our books? Yeah, that one.

Here's the thing:

  1. We accidentally press it when reading in bed (hello, unexpected naps!)
  2. It's like playing twister with our fingers every time we want to wake the device
  3. Our palms keep triggering sleep mode (no, we're not trying to give our Kindles a rest)
  4. It's exactly where our little finger naturally rests when holding the tablet in right hand

Now, you might ask, "Why not just move it to the left or right side?"

Well, because people hold their Kindles in either hand! Moving it to either side would be like solving a problem by creating two new ones.

The solution? Top-right corner. It's like the promised land of button placement - accessible to all, away from our grip, and following the sacred tablet tradition that every other device manufacturer seems to understand.

Please, for the love of uninterrupted reading, move that button up where it belongs!

Sincerely,

Your Thumb-Cramping Readers

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¹ As calculated by AI, 87% of Kindle users have fallen asleep mid-book due to accidental button presses. The remaining 13% probably just haven't read in bed yet.

² AI Analysis shows this creates an average of 2.3 awkward hand positions per reading session, leading to what experts call "Kindle Claw Syndrome."

³ According to AI predictions, the current button placement will contribute to approximately 1.2 million interrupted plot twists by 2025.

⁴ Fun fact: AI suggests that if all the time spent fumbling with the bottom button was combined, we could have collectively read "War and Peace" 42,000 times.

Note: All statistics are humorously generated by AI and should not be taken seriously. Just like the bottom button placement.

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The Issue

Dear Amazon Kindle Team,

Look, we need to talk about that power button on the bottom. You know, the one that keeps turning off our devices just when we get to the good part of our books? Yeah, that one.

Here's the thing:

  1. We accidentally press it when reading in bed (hello, unexpected naps!)
  2. It's like playing twister with our fingers every time we want to wake the device
  3. Our palms keep triggering sleep mode (no, we're not trying to give our Kindles a rest)
  4. It's exactly where our little finger naturally rests when holding the tablet in right hand

Now, you might ask, "Why not just move it to the left or right side?"

Well, because people hold their Kindles in either hand! Moving it to either side would be like solving a problem by creating two new ones.

The solution? Top-right corner. It's like the promised land of button placement - accessible to all, away from our grip, and following the sacred tablet tradition that every other device manufacturer seems to understand.

Please, for the love of uninterrupted reading, move that button up where it belongs!

Sincerely,

Your Thumb-Cramping Readers

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¹ As calculated by AI, 87% of Kindle users have fallen asleep mid-book due to accidental button presses. The remaining 13% probably just haven't read in bed yet.

² AI Analysis shows this creates an average of 2.3 awkward hand positions per reading session, leading to what experts call "Kindle Claw Syndrome."

³ According to AI predictions, the current button placement will contribute to approximately 1.2 million interrupted plot twists by 2025.

⁴ Fun fact: AI suggests that if all the time spent fumbling with the bottom button was combined, we could have collectively read "War and Peace" 42,000 times.

Note: All statistics are humorously generated by AI and should not be taken seriously. Just like the bottom button placement.

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Petition created on 23 September 2025