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1. Ebook VATs, Kafka Papers, and Ice Samples.

Author

CHARLTON, JOHN

Subjects
*ARCHIVE laws, *TAX laws, *CHARITY, *COMPUTER input-output equipment, *ELECTRONIC books, *ICE, *LITERATURE, *ACCESS to information
Abstract

The article offers world news briefs related to digital information as of October 2016. Topics include plan of the European Union to introduce value-added tax on electronic books to harmonize print and ebook rates; the National Library of Israel's plan to acquire papers of author Franz Kafka after the country's Supreme Court ruling that manuscripts are the property of the Library; and digitization of author William Shakespeare's Globe archive in London, England by publisher Adam Matthew.

Published
2016

2. E.U. Policy Protects Print Market, But at What Cost?

Author

MILLER, RON

Subjects
*DISRUPTIVE innovations, *PRINT materials, *ELECTRONIC books, *TAXATION, *ECONOMIC policy
Abstract

The article notes the negative impact of digital technology and technological innovations on print journalism in the U.S. and the European Union's (E.U.'s) tax policy protects traditional print media by taxing paper books at a lower rate than electronic books, then questions the long-term consequences of the E.U.'s tax policy.

Published
2012