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I am going to play a slight devil's advocate, but only a slight one. In general, it is possible, that there might be some very small long term risks associated with using wireless technology. That being said, if you have a cell phone, that probably poses far more risk (Though still very, very small) than your ebook reader by virtue of it being constantly on, and how close it is held to the head during use.
The one risk that wireless ebook readers do pose is the possibility that Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, etc. are using it to track information about you. In theory they can not only track how many books you buy from them, but also books that you get from other sources and when you read (and what you are reading). In fact, Amazon and B&N push this last bit as a feature since it allows you to read the same book on multiple devices without having to find you place in the different books.
Now, I don't believe they are necessarily using this information for malicious purposes (well other than marketing) but you never know who might ultimately get their hands on it.
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Bill
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