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The same thing happened to me as well. I had removed the cover a number of times without any trouble, but that one time I managed to get the card I was using to loosen the catches a bit too far under the cover and off came the power switch.
I didn't worry about it too much because I had already discovered that the reader powers up when you plug in a USB cable, and you can power it off through menus. Later I soldered the switch back on. It's surface mount, so it's a delicate operation, and there are several parts to the switch so I had to figure out how it went back together, but it wasn't an impossible job. If you haven't done any surface mount soldering before you might want to think twice about trying that.
Yes, it's possible to live without the power switch, whether you're using stock firmware or Android. You can power it off through menus, and power it on, or wake it up, by plugging it into a computer or charger. That's certainly not as convenient, but it will work.
The magnetic sleep switch is near the lower right hand corner of the screen. You can test it with any small magnet. As soon as you get near the right spot the reader will go to sleep, and wake up when you move away. However, as far as I know, it only works with stock firmware, not Android.
Thanks,
Denver
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