Banjo Newsletter 2010 Advertising Information & Rates

   1 Time  3 Times  Size
 Full Page  $520  $450  7 1/4" x 10"
 Back Cover  $550  $495  7 1/4" x 10"
 2/3 Page (vertical)  $350  $315  4 3/4" x 10"
 1/2 Page (horizontal)  $280  $252 7 1/4" x 4 7/8"
 1/3 Page (vertical)  $220  $198  2 5/16" x 10"
 1/4 Page  $195  $175  3 1/2" x 4 7/8"
 1/6 Page (vertical)  $150  $135  2 5/16" x 4 7/8"
 1/12 Page  $100  $90  2 5/16" x 2 3/8"
 Per Column Inch  $50  2 5/16" x 1"

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS

Three Columns per page (2 5/16" - 14 picas wide)
Column Depth 10" - 60 picas

BLACK & WHITE

Prices are for camera-ready copy. Typesetting and/or layout fee is 10% (Minimum Charge $25)

COLOR

Here are the costs of four-color ads in Banjo Newsletter

Full Page $702
2/3 page $473
1/2 page $378
1/3 page $297
1/4 page* $265
1/6 page* $203

*If space allows (and/or if you don't mind placement on a left-hand facing page)

The same discounts for multiple insertions still apply. Call Spencer at 800- 759-7425 for details. Ads should be made in CMYK -- not RGB. Acceptable electronic file types: PDF files: must be generated for high-res press quality, CMYK. Fonts must be embedded; TIFF or EPS: CMYK; JPGS: Hi-res, CMYK; Adobe InDesign files: CMYK, hi-res press quality settings. Please do not submit Pagemaker, Quark, Microsoft Publisher or Adobe Illustrator files. 50% additional cost for us to design the ad for you. One month lead time required. Files may be submitted on floppy, Zip Disk, CD-Rom or via email at banjonews@comcast.net.

DISCOUNTS

Ad discounts are as follows: 3 insertions in a calendar year, 10% off; 6 insertions, 15% off; 12 insertions, 20% off.. Call about festival & additional discounts - (800) 759-7425; fax & overseas (410) 263-6503

Printed: Offset
Binding: Stapled
Trim Size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Screen Best Results @ 85
Deadline: Please make your ad space reservations by the first of the month preceding publication. We need artwork files by the 5th of the month preceding publication (or call for time extension). .

Classifieds will be accepted at the rate or 50 cents a word for Banjo and Musical items. The first two rods will be set in BOLD CAPITALS. Ads will be classified according to the categories of Instruments, Instruction, Accessories, Recordings, and Custom. Ads must be received by the first day of the month preceding publication (although if you get the ads and payment in by the 7th of the month, there's a good chance that they will get in for the next month). Count as one word any grouping of letters or numerals. Hyphenated words count as two words. Ads can also be set in lower case bold for 60 cents a word (the complete ad or portions). The complete ad in this typeface will also have the first two words set in BOLD CAPITALS. THE ENTIRE AD CAN BE SET IN UPPER CASE AT 70 CENTS A WORD. Certain words in any of the above formats can be highlighted with BOLD CAPITALS at 70 cents a word, or bold lower case at 60 cents a word. Minimum charge for all ads: $12.50.

Classifieds must be prepaid unless other arrangements are made.

Send ads to Banjo Newsletter, Box 3418, Annapolis MD 21403
or for FedEx and other non-USPS deliveries:
824 Chesapeake Ave, Annapolis, MD 21403
e-mail bnl@infionline.net