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Based on some pictures of the iPad and Kindle tear down, it seems the battery can be removed and replaced. Assuming manufacturers are buying off the shelf batteries for cost savings, the standard interface will be via metal contact, instead of using wire soldering. If this is the case, the user should be able to replace these batteries once they remove the back cover. Technically speaking, unless the plastic back cover is permanently sonic welded or glued in, it could be removed. The most common design to secure the cover is either screwed in or clipped in via a couple of anchor points. A percentage of the units will be returned and the manufacturers will want to replace the defective components so as to resell them as refurnished units. In order to do that, they will need access to the internal components so permanently securing the back cover is unlikely. Therefore, non-user replacement battery doesn’t mean that it cannot be replaced, but it is just not convenient and you can’t do it on the fly without any tools.
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