Answers.Body: <p>You're right, there is no reason for it not being <em>technically</em> possible.  In other words, you can do that if the firmware lets you do that. Which, AFAIK, the native Kindle firmware does not. That leaves you with either a hack or jailbreak as your options, if you're feeling adventurous: I found a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/5nb284/anyway_to_disable_screensaver_for_paperwhite_2015/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">relevant thread on Reddit</a> that could point you in the right direction. (Also, I have been educated it's called "off screen" not "screensaver", as it's not saving anything. Which... I don't agree with, see below.)</p>
  
  <p>As for "why doesn't Kindle allow this", that's an interesting question.</p>
  
  <p>I would theorize that it's for the same reason we used screensavers on CRT monitors: replacing a page of text with a picture helps to avoid ghosting/residual image and therefore extend the life of the screen.</p>
  
  <p>I mean, aside from the obvious, which is "we gotta put the ads <em>somewhere</em>" ;)</p>
  
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Answers.Text: No, burn-in (ghosting) does not occur on e-ink displays. That's exactly why it's not a screen saver as there's nothing to 'save'. If an e-ink display was susceptible to burn-in then the off-screen image itself would be a problem. Screen savers on CRT monitors *moved*.
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Body: <p>Since it is E-ink, is there a way to keep the last page read on screen instead of screensaver/ad?</p>
  
  <p>(And if not, why not? it is a killer feature...)</p>
  
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Title: Kindle's sleep mode: keeping last page on screen
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ThreadText: # Kindle's sleep mode: keeping last page on screen
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-28)
  
  Since it is E-ink, is there a way to keep the last page read on screen instead of screensaver/ad?
  
  (And if not, why not? it is a killer feature...)
  
  **Tags:** kindle, kindle-paperwhite
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-28. Score: 1
  
  You're right, there is no reason for it not being *technically* possible. In other words, you can do that if the firmware lets you do that. Which, AFAIK, the native Kindle firmware does not. That leaves you with either a hack or jailbreak as your options, if you're feeling adventurous: I found a [relevant thread on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/5nb284/anyway_to_disable_screensaver_for_paperwhite_2015/) that could point you in the right direction. (Also, I have been educated it's called "off screen" not "screensaver", as it's not saving anything. Which... I don't agree with, see below.)
  
  As for "why doesn't Kindle allow this", that's an interesting question.
  
  I would theorize that it's for the same reason we used screensavers on CRT monitors: replacing a page of text with a picture helps to avoid ghosting/residual image and therefore extend the life of the screen.
  
  I mean, aside from the obvious, which is "we gotta put the ads *somewhere*" ;)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: No, burn-in (ghosting) does not occur on e-ink displays. That's exactly why it's not a screen saver as there's nothing to 'save'. If an e-ink display was susceptible to burn-in then the off-screen image itself would be a problem. Screen savers on CRT monitors *moved*.  
  
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