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Battle for Books: Texts and Tariff Exemptions

By Hannah Boettcher

December 4, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Battle for Books: Texts and Tariff Exemptions

The written word only matters insofar as it is made available and accessible—and in this case, insofar as it can be taxed. With the Trump administration dealing with the aftermath of a trade war with China, many consumers and publication producers are licking their wounds. In an unprecedented tariff implementation, almost every form of publication is being exposed to a 10 percent tax increase that started September 1, 2019. A second wave of taxes will come in December 2019.

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Books: The Last Vestige of Print Publications

By Marie Conner

August 17, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Books: The Last Vestige of Print Publications

Books feel like home. The idea of losing the tactility of printed books invokes terror in me akin to driving off a sheer cliff or voting for Trump to be president. There is no replacement for the weight in one’s hands, thumbing through the pages, breathing the odor of the paper, running fingers over the […]

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