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Specifications | Circulation | Production Charges


updated 01/08/2008

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SPECIFICATIONS

ALL ADVERTISING MUST BE SUPPLIED AS ELECTRONIC FILES.

We do not accept film. PC or Mac format excepted in the form of a 300 dpi JPG, 300 dpi TIFF, or PDF
(exported in "press" format).  Ads submitted with images downloaded off the Web are unacceptable.  No images should be less than 300 dpi. Adobe PDF's should be properly distilled Adobe PDF files supplied with a color accurate proof, such as an Epson 5000. We will use our best efforts to ensure the final reproduction of a submitted PDF file matches the supplied proof. However, we can not assume liability for omissions, misprints or font defaults.

ALL SPREAD ADVERTISING MUST BE SUPPLIED AS TWO SEPARATE SINGLE PAGE DOCUMENTS.

MEDIA ARE NON-RETURNABLE.
If it is absolutely necessary for you to have your files returned, please supply us with your Fed Ex account number.

 WE CAN DESIGN YOUR AD.
The same art department that produces Springfield Scene Magazine can lay out your ad. We offer a competitive, hourly rate. Charges for color scans, color proofs, duplications and enlargements, and special shipping requests are invoiced separately.  See our our ad design rates below in production charges. 
You can email us to request assistance in setting up your ad:  ad-design@springfieldscenemagazine.com

ALL AD MATERIALS SENT TO:
Production Department  mail to: production@springfieldscenemagazine.com

To upload to our ftp site request address from: webmaster@springfieldscenemagazine.com

 

Circulation

6000 copies of the magazine are published with each issue.  5000 copies are mailed to our target demographic of households in the $100,000 plus annual income bracket, as well as our subscribers.  1000 copies are distributed through our retail outlets, which include Barnes and Noble booksellers and "Harper on the Way" stores in Springfield and Auburn.  Free copies are distributed at St. John's Hospital, Memorial Medical Center and Prairie Heart Institute.
 
DESIGN + LAYOUT  $50.00 hour
Our electronic composition fee is billed in 15-minute increments for all ads that require layout or graphic manipulation. If you would like us to compose your ad, you must submit all required materials by the electronic file deadline.

B/W SCANS   8" x 10" $35.00 each
From transparency, print or line art.

COLOR SCANS  4" x 5" $45.00 each; 5" x 7" $65.00 each; 8" x 10" $90.00 each
From transparency, print or line art. Includes one color proof, shipped for your approval. Retouching, color correction and additional proofs billed separately (see below).

RETOUCHING  Photoshop $100.00 hour
Cloning, image manipulation, clipping paths, drop shadows. Billed in 15-minute increments.

COLOR CORRECTION  Photoshop $100.00 hour
General or localized color correction. Billed in 15-minute increments.

COLOR PROOFING  PDF N/C each; PRINT $25.00 each
A low-resolution electronic proof in the PDF format can be e-mailed at no charge. Note that the color of a PDF viewed on screen is affected by the quality of your computer monitor. Hard copy proofs include shipping.
SHIPPING
Media is not returnable. We encourage you to provide your ad on CD. We find the cost of handling and shipping disks to be greater than the value of the media itself. However, we will return disks by overnight delivery for a $25 fee. To avoid this charge you may supply us with your FedEx account number.