Amazon eBook Reader Enables Wireless Impulse Buys

More details are emerging regarding Amazon Kindle, Amazon’s late-to-the-party eBook reader that was announced yesterday.

The New York Times reports that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is aware of all the past failures in bringing electronic books to the marketplace, and looks to make this one different. “If you go back in time, the landscape is littered with the bodies of dead e-book readers,” Bezos said yesterday.

The difference with the Kindle is that folks can buy eBooks wirelessly, directly from the device, without having to sync up to a computer.

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