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2008 Print Advertising Rates
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ADA News 2008 Print Advertising Rates

Frequency Discount

Frequency discounts are guaranteed throughout contract; however, rates are subject to change per calendar year. Space purchased by a parent company and subsidiaries can be combined for compilation of earned rate. Rates include agency commission.*

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Combination Rates

Advertisers can combine their schedule in the ADA News with a schedule in JADA to earn a lower rate.

ADA News Advertising Rates — 2008
  1X 3X 6X 9X 12X 18X 24X 36X 48X 60X 72X 84X 96X
Tabloid Size (10" x 14")
Page
13190
13040
12850
12700
12440
12280
12090
12010
11950
11860
11750
11310 11210
3/4
11670
11510
11330
11170
10920
10750
10670
10580
10500
10410
10310
9910 9820
1/2
8270
8120
7940
7770
7690
7520
7450
7370
7270
7200
7110
6840 6770
1/4
4830
4720
4570
4500
4320
4240
4150
4050
3990
3900
3800
3660 3630
1/8
2630
2580
2540
2460
2380
2380
2380
2380
2380
2380
2380
2310 2310
Junior Size (7" x 10")
Jr. Page
9300
9030
8720
8640
8390
8210
8030
7940
7890
7770
7690
7410 7330
Jr. 2/3
6700
6560
6430
6260
5990
5860
5760
5680
5590
5510
5410
5210 5150
Jr. 1/2
5860
5810
5760
5680
5590
5510
5410
5340
5240
5170
5080
4610 4560
Jr. 1/3
4150
4110
4050
4020
3990
3900
3860
3800
3760
3720
3670
3270 3240
Jr. 1/4
3120
3050
2950
2910
2890
2850
2820
2790
2740
2710
2660
2450 2430

* Listed gross cost. 15% advertisiting agency commission deducted for net cost.

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Color Rates

Standard Color: $850 per page or fraction thereof. If more than one additional color is used on a page, the color charge will be the same as 4-color. Standard SWOP colors, red, blue, yellow, green.

Matched Color: $1,100 per page or fraction thereof.

3-Color: $1,950 per page restricted to process colors. Consult the publisher before scheduling. The publisher is not responsible when a color guide is not furnished. The publisher cannot guarantee accommodation of colors other than process within 4-color form.

4-Color: $1,950 per page or fraction thereof. Color sequence: yellow, blue, red and black.

Bleeds: Available free of charge.

Insert: All inserts must meet postal regulations for publications of second-class entry. Contact publisher. Maximum acceptable stock weight 80# book.

2-Page Inserts (one sheet): 8-3/8" x 11-1/8" trims to 8-1/8" x 10-7/8". Other inserts, consult publisher.

Trimming: Head, foot and side margins, 1/8" margin for live matter, 1/4" inside trim edge.

Inserts Delivery: Consult production director for delivery deadlines, shipping instructions and quantity required.

See General Information for agency commissions and terms, shipping instructions and information on ADA advertising standards.

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Mechanical Specifications

Halftone screen may be 133 line maximum.

Tabloid Page Sizes
Page sizes Width/depth
Full Page 10 x 14
3/4 Page 7-3/8 x 1/4
1/2 Page Horizontal 10 x 6-7/8
1/2 Page Vertical 4-3/4 x 14
1/4 Page Square 4-3/4 x 6-7/8
1/4 Page Horizontal 10 x 3-3/8
1/4 Page Vertical 2-1/4 x 14
1/8 Page Horizontal 4-3/4 x 3-3/8
1/8 Page Vertical 2-1/4 x 6-7/8

Junior Page Sizes

Advertisements are also accepted in sizes designed for 7" x 10" type page referred to as junior sizes.

Junior Page Sizes
Page sizes Width/depth
Jr. Page 7 x 10
Jr. 2/3 Page 4-1/2 x 10
Jr. 1/2 Page Horizontal 7 x 4-7/8
Jr. 1/2 Page Island 4-1/2 x 7
Jr. 1/3 Page Vertical 2-1/4 x 10
Jr. 1/3 Page Square 4-1/2 x 4-7/8
Jr. 1/4 Page Horizontal 7 x 2-3/8

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Printing Specifications

Printed web offset on 36# coated stock, black and white and 4-color, saddle stitch. Five columns per page, columns 10 picas wide. Size before trim 11-1/4" x 15" trims to 11" x 14-3/4". Live copy: 10-1/16" x 13-9/16".

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Acceptable Reproduction Material

Other material by special arrangement (including glossy photo with copy to set).

Materials are held for six months after publication and then destroyed unless otherwise instructed.

Split runs available. Consult publisher. See General Information for agency commissions and terms, shipping instructions and information on ADA advertising standards.

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Acceptable Electronic Files

Media: CD, DVD or 100 MB Iomega Zip Drive disk.

File Format: A. PDF/X-1a:2001 compliant files; B. Adobe Illustrator 12.0.1; C. Adobe Photoshop 9.0, PSD, EPS, TIFF; D. QuarkXPress 6.5; E. Adobe InDesign CS, CS2.

Fonts: All screen fonts, all printer fonts.

Miscellaneous: Support materials must be a printout of media directory, color comp of electronic files, a contact person for electronic files and all colors set for 4-color separations or specific request for additional spot color.

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Space Reservations

ADA News 2008 Space Reservation
Issue dates Closing dates Pre-show issue event
January 7*
January 21
December 17, 2007
December 28, 2007
Yankee Dental Congress, Jan. 31-Feb. 2
February 4*
February 18*
January 14
January 28
Chicago Dental Society , Feb. 21-24
Hinman Dental Meeting, March 13-15
March 3
March 17
February 11
February 25
 
April 7*
April 21
March 17
March 31
California Spring Session, May 1-4
May 5
May 19
April 14
April 28
 
June 2
June 16*
May 12
May 23

Academy of General Dentistry, July 16-20
July 14 June 23  
August 4
August 18
July 14
July 28
 
September 1
September 15*
August 11
August 25

ADA Annual Session, Oct. 16-19
October 6
October 20
September 15
September 29
 
November 3*
November 17
October 13
October 27
Greater New York Dental Meeting, Nov. 23-Dec. 3
December 8 November 17  
* denote pre-show issue
Issue dates in bold denote bonus circulation issue sent to non-ADA members

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Issuance/Circulation

Established in 1970 as the official news publication of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied with the dental profession in the United States and other countries.

Issued twice monthly, with single issuance in July and December, for a total of 22 issues per year; mailed on the Friday preceding issue date, 2nd class, cover label. Average circulation: 152,663 June ending 2006 (includes bonus circulation), publisher’s sworn statement.

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Editorial

News of dentistry, including socioeconomic, governmental, scientific, educational, Association developments and other types of news that would be of interest to members of the dental profession and other interested readers. Advertising is interspersed with editorial matter on all pages except front page and page four. Annual editorial/advertising ratio: 50% editorial matter, 50% advertising.

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Custom Print Services

The ADA News is able to offer advertisers a host of unusual print options, including perforations, full or partial gatefolds, spot varnish and consecutive coupon coding. Contact your regional ADA advertising representative to find out more about these attention-getting custom print services now available in the ADA News.

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