My ipod mini won't hold charge

I've had my pod mini for only two months. I charged the battery overnight but after just 10 minutes of use the battery was empty. Why is it not holding charge? What should I do? I am disappointed that this is happening because I really love my it.

I would not send it back. I would do what this guy says. Mine is finally working right after numerous resets with it plugged into charger and by doing many of the things this says:
http://www.vsa.cape.com/~danh/ipod.htm#really

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
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