Deadlines:
Space reservations and materials for camera ready ads are due by the 1st of the month prior to the publication month. Space reservations and materials for non-camera-ready ads are due the 1st of the month two months prior to publication. The Volunteer Firefighter™ reserves the right to refuse any advertisement for any reason.
Cancellation Costs:
No cancellation will be accepted after the space closing date or you will be billed the contracted rate for your space.
Billing Information:
| Credit: Advertising charges are to be pre-paid until credit is established. Initial ad is always pre-paid. |
Terms: Invoices are payable upon receipt. Interest at the rate of 1.5% per month will be charged on outstanding account balances 30 days past due. Mechanical charges, costs of artwork, and file conversion charges are not commissionable. Make checks payable to FASNY. |
Cash Discounts: 3% discount if an entire schedule is pre-paid. |
Agency Commission: 15% of gross billing to recognized advertising agencies on space, color, bleed and position when an account is paid within 30 days (see “terms” above for exceptions). |
Rates:
| Process Colors: Click here to see rates. |
Exact PMS Colors or Color Matches: US $550 per color, per page. Sample color MUST accompany artwork. |
Additional Charges:
Premiums apply to preferred and requested positions – add 15% to posted earned rate and are on a first-come basis. Final charges are subject to inspection of submitted camera-ready art. Additional charges will apply if text or copy changes are required.
Mechanical Data:
Film:
175 line screen, right reading, emulsion side down. Four-color separations and color keys, match prints, or equivalent must be provided for full color ads. Minimum 1/8" for ad bleeds. No positive film can be accepted.
Disks:
The Volunteer Firefighter™ is composed in the latest version of QuarkXPress on Macintosh computers. Any file submitted electronically must either be composed in QuarkXPress or importable into QuarkXPress (pdf, eps, tif, etc.). All fonts (screen and post script) and high-resolution artwork must accompany the ad. CDs and Zip disks are acceptable media. There will be an additional $100 minimum charge for any other file formats or media that needs to be converted.
Artwork:
Camera-ready art in the form of negative film, veloxes or Linotronic output are acceptable. A minimum charge of US $100 will be added for assembling extra elements or altering your ad and an earlier deadline will be in effect. 300-350 dpi artwork accepted. Ad prices (on next page) reflect cost for camera-ready art, submitted either electronically or on film, which follows above guidelines. Any ad submitted that needs to be altered in any way is subject to an additional minimum US $100 charge.
Borders:
We reserve the right to add borders to any ad too small, or which "floats" in its reserved space unless otherwise specified and agreed to. Any ad deemed significantly oversized will be run in the next larger ad size space and will billed accordingly.
Storage:
Film will be stored for 12 months and then destroyed unless prior return instructions are received in writing. Include a SASE for a return of your materials.
Graphics & Design Services:
Available and quoted on request.
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