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* Amazon (AMZN) is launching an e-book library today exclusively for Kindle and Kindle Fire users who are also Amazon Prime subscribers. Initially, the e-commerce giant will offer just 5,000 or so titles -- none of them from the six big publishing houses will. Each user will also only be able to borrow one title at a time per month. (The Wall Street Journal)
* Groupon is planning to price its initial public offering (IPO) tomorrow and go public on Friday under the ticker symbol GRPN. (All Things D)
* Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs has sold more than 379,000 copies since its launch last week, already making it the 18th bestselling book of the year. (The Bookseller)
Yahoo launched Livestand.
* Yahoo (YHOO) released its Flipboard competitor, Livestand, which the company says "weaves together" content from the company's media network and 100 third-party publishers.(Yahoo Advertising)
* Bluetooth headset and speaker-maker Jawbone will release its latest stylish device, UP, on November 6. The health-minded wristband will track daily activities like how much and how fast users walk, calories burned, how many hours slept -- and even the quality of that sleep. (Fortune)
* Research in Motion's (RIMM) stock dipped below $20 for the first time since 2004. (All Things D)
* Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin led a $7 million funding round in the barcode scanning and product search app ShopSavvy. (TechCrunch)
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The San Francisco-based startup has already branched out from its origins as a maker of tony headsets. But for its next product, it's making a big bet on an untested market.
Jawbone's UP wristband launches Nov. 6 for $99. Will you pick one up?
FORTUNE -- Jawbone made a name for itself cranking out high-quality, head-turning wireless devices: first with a successful line of Bluetooth headsets, then with a portable speaker MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Nov 3, 2011 12:00 AM ET
How does design drive new ideas? Yves Behar, founder of Fuseproject, Deep Nishar, senior vice president of products and user experience for LinkedIn, and Hosain Rahman, c0-founder and CEO of Jawbone explored this notion at a breakfast roundtable at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo.
Jul 21, 2011 1:10 PM ET
Jawbone's latest offering, the Jambox, is a Bluetooth speaker. But that description belies just how badly you'll want one.
There have been two reactions from people that occur without fail during the 12 hours a bright blue Jambox has been sitting on my desk. The first is some form of, "Whoa, what is it?" I then explain it is a Bluetooth-enabled speaker, and yes, the music that is pumping out of MORE
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| Company | Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp... | 7.95 | -0.16 | -1.97% |
| Microsoft Corp | 31.27 | -0.17 | -0.54% |
| Ford Motor Co | 12.28 | -0.25 | -2.00% |
| General Electric Co | 19.39 | 0.17 | 0.88% |
| Citigroup Inc | 32.36 | -1.00 | -3.00% |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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| Dow | 12,938.67 | -27.02 | -0.21% |
| Nasdaq | 2,933.17 | -15.40 | -0.52% |
| S&P 500 | 1,357.66 | -4.55 | -0.33% |
| Treasuries | 2.00 | -0.04 | -1.96% |
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