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I don't know how many of you K1 owners have been left frustrated by Amazon having the K1 batteries on eternal "backorder," but I sure was, and have only been waiting 2-3 weeks (some posts on amazon.com discussions say they've been waiting since November!) Others recommended Radio Shack, but online and brick-and-mortar stores I've checked were also "backordered." There were several sellers on eBay, but many of them wanted $20 plus shipping - and THEY weren't going to have stock until April!
I don't have any relationship to the eBay seller that I finally bought from, but I just received 2 "spare" batteries, with exactly the same specs as OEM Kindle batteries (3.7v and 1530 mAh) - my wife and I swapped them into our K1s, and they charged fine, and seem to last as long as the OEMs.
If anyone's interested, the seller lists "more than 10 available," selling them for $10.49, plus $4.99 S/H (discounts $2 for additional batteries). Again, I have no vested interest here, but wanted to share an available source at a price cheaper than Amazon would sell them for IF they'd ever get them in stock. It's Item number: 380105820686, and the link is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-battery-fit-PDA-Amazon-A00100-D00111-1530mAh_W0QQitemZ380105820686QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item380105820686&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1729|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
I don't have any relationship to the eBay seller that I finally bought from, but I just received 2 "spare" batteries, with exactly the same specs as OEM Kindle batteries (3.7v and 1530 mAh) - my wife and I swapped them into our K1s, and they charged fine, and seem to last as long as the OEMs.
If anyone's interested, the seller lists "more than 10 available," selling them for $10.49, plus $4.99 S/H (discounts $2 for additional batteries). Again, I have no vested interest here, but wanted to share an available source at a price cheaper than Amazon would sell them for IF they'd ever get them in stock. It's Item number: 380105820686, and the link is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-battery-fit-PDA-Amazon-A00100-D00111-1530mAh_W0QQitemZ380105820686QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item380105820686&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1729|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50