A single word in the language of a law passed in Pennsylvania last year could have long-ranging implications for companies that use or provide a common service — technical support. The so-called "help desk tax" emanated from Act 84, a statute designed to levy the Pennsylvania Sales and Use Tax on digital downloads and encompassing a range of online services, from buying songs on iTunes to purchasing ebooks through Amazon. The text of the law includes an updated definition of "tangible personal… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'
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In the past decade, digital media has experienced a boom-and-bust cycle. Sites that were buoyed in the early 2010s by digital-advertising dollars watched their traffic plummet in subsequent years as readers shifted to consuming content on social media. The next step for many publishers like Vice... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-01-30 17:05:04 UTC ]
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Khaled Lotfy, whose firm Tanmia published a new edition of a book about Egyptian double agent Ashraf Marwan, has been sentenced to five yearsCairo international book fair has excluded imprisoned publisher Khaled Lotfy’s firm from the event citing “security reasons”, the International Publishers... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-01-22 13:55:22 UTC ]
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Bellefield Systems, a Sewickley-based software firm, has been acquired by Aderant. The local firm specializes in timekeeping software for lawyers, including iTimekeep and OCG Live. The company has 24 employees at its office, according to data from the most recent Book of Lists. “When we... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-12-26 16:39:21 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association (PA) has upped its Axe the Reading Tax Campaign, as a new survey has found that 71% of adults think that VAT should not be charged on any reading materials—digital or print. The survey also reveals that 50% of respondents said that a cut to the tax would inspire them... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-24 09:11:28 UTC ]
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The Primadonna Festival will return in 2020 as a Community Interest Company (CIC), with a £20,000 crowdfunder launching, and writer Catherine Riley taking on the role of full-time general manager. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-20 04:55:31 UTC ]
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Inspired Search & Selection has been named the best small company to work for at the Institute of Recruitment Professionals annual awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-29 08:19:49 UTC ]
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Pamela Newkirk explores the failures — and one success — of corporate diversity initiatives. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-22 01:40:20 UTC ]
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Trade bodies, including the Publishers Association (PA), have sent a letter to the political parties ahead of the release of their election manifestos calling for them to commit to removing "unfair and illogical" VAT on digital publications. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-20 05:24:16 UTC ]
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Cengage has reported revenue of $693m in the six months to end September 2019, a fall of 9.1% from the first-half in the previous financial year ($762.6m). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 21:42:50 UTC ]
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Ogden Newspapers will purchase The Courier of Findlay and the Review Times of Fostoria from the Findlay Publishing Co., according Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-11-13 19:39:46 UTC ]
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Sen. Sherrod Brown tells the stories of his predecessors at Desk 88 on the Senate floor. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-08 13:51:36 UTC ]
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The media measurement company Nielsen will spin off its market research and analytics business from its global media measurement business, the firm announced Thursday. The split, which is expected to take anywhere between 9 and 12 months, will split Nielsen into two publicly traded businesses.... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-11-07 18:41:04 UTC ]
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Eric Carle, the author and illustrator behind such children's classics as The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has decided at the age of 90 to sell his company to Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 09:00:10 UTC ]
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Penn Foster Education Group, a provider of an online learning platform for adults, has hired a longtime executive from publisher McGraw-Hill to lead a team of around 150 people. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-11-04 12:01:10 UTC ]
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On Tuesday the business information company Questex announced Patrick Nohilly as its new chief financial officer, to work out of its New York headquarters. Nohilly succeeds Debra Mason, who left in September to take on the CFO role at SourceMedia. Nohilly most recently served as president and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-10-31 22:05:02 UTC ]
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Konnie Huq has delivered a letter to 11 Downing Street which demanded that Sajid Javid scrap VAT for e-books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-31 15:02:48 UTC ]
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TV star joins delegation to the chancellor of the exchequer demanding an end to VAT on digital books, which traditional publications escapeChildren’s laureate Cressida Cowell and former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq have joined 90 MPs calling on the government to scrap the “reading tax” on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-10-31 15:01:27 UTC ]
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The TeNeues Media Group is mourning the death of publisher Hendrik teNeues, who passed away in Munich last week at the age of 67. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-18 07:06:49 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley has acquired a "ground‐breaking" new book from the Foodpairing Company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 04:49:40 UTC ]
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The recent media mergers could help the combined companies to secure more production deals with streaming services. The post Digital media companies consolidating should boost their forays into Hollywood appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-10-09 04:01:45 UTC ]
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