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Living Blues Advertising Rates

Color Rates 1x 3x 6x
Back Cover $3135 $2831 $2516
Inside Cover $2299 $2069 $1839
Two-Page Spread $3025 $2722 $2420
Full Page $1815 $1633 $1452
Double Truck $1815 $1633 $1452
2/3 Page $1270 $1144 $1017
1/2 Page $937 $842 $750
1/3 Page $665 $600 $533
1/4 Page $513 $462 $412

Black & White Rates 1x 3x 6x
Back Cover $2431 $2277 $2032
Inside Cover $1936 $1742 $1548
Two-Page Spread $2420 $2178 $1936
Full Page $1331 $1199 $1064
Double Truck $1331 $1199 $1064
2/3 Page $907 $816 $726
1/2 Page $695 $624 $556
1/3 Page $484 $435 $387
1/4 Page $392 $353 $314

Display Classifieds (B&W only)
1x 3x 6x
1/3 Page $363 $326 $290
1/6 Page $181 $162 $145
Classified ads are $1.50 per word with a 20-word minimum charge. All Classified ads must be paid in advance. 

Ad Sizes

Full Page w/o Bleed 
Page Trim:   8.125 x 10.875 
Live Area:  7.125 x 9.875 
Full Page with Bleed 
Page Trim:  8.125 x 10.875 
Live Area:  7.125 x 9.875 
Page with Bleed 8.625 x 11.375 
(1/4 in. bleed on all four sides) 
Spread (2 Page) with Bleed 
Page Trim:  16.25 x 10.875 
Live Area:  15.25 x 9.875 
Page with Bleed 16.75 x 11.375 
(1/4 in. bleed on all four sides, note gutter) 
Double Truck with Bleed 
Page Trim:  16.25 x 10.875 
Live Area:  15.25 x 4.875 
Page with Bleed 16.75 x 5.625 
(1/4 in. bleed on three sides, note gutter) 
2/3 Page 
Live Area 4.687 x 9.875 
1/2 Page Vertical 
Live Area 4.687 x 7.5 
1/2 Page Horizontal 
Live Area 7.125 x 4.875 
1/3 Page Vertical 
Live Area 2.25 x 9.875 
1/3 Page Square 
Live Area 4.687 x 4.687 
1/4 Page 
Live Area 3.5 x 4.875 
Display Classified Ad Sizes 
1/6 Page    2.187 x 4.625 
1/3 Page Vertical   2.187 x 9.625 
1/3 Page Square  4.562 x 4.625 

Digital Mechanical Requirements

ALL ads MUST be submitted in digital form.  We accept PDF, Quark 6.5, InDesign CS2, Illustrator CS2 and jpeg/eps/tiff files. Fonts must be embedded in PDF files and must be included with ads submitted in native software format. Any fonts not included or embedded will be approximated and Living Blues can not accept responsibility for any differences in appearance.  

Resolution 

Resolution of ads must be 300 ppi (133 line screen). 

Colors 

Living Blues offers black and white or four-color (CMYK) ads. PMS spot colors must be converted to their CMYK equivalent. Black and white ads should contain no color elements. All elements in color ads should be CMYK -- any RGB elements will not separate properly and will print as black & white.  

Proofs 

All ads MUST be accompanied by a proof. For black and white ads, a laser proof or contact proof is acceptable. For color ads we require matchprints to guarantee color match. Chromalins, color keys, color laser, progressives and color proofs are acceptable but we can not guarantee color match.  

Sizes 

Ads MUST conform to sizes specified above. Ads that do not meet these specifications will either be returned to advertiser or resized to fit, if possible. Ads that must be resized will incur a minimum production charge of $50.00. 

Bleeds 

Ads that you intend to bleed require special attention. For bleed areas add .25" bleed to the trim size on all sides.  All live material should be no closer than .25" to the trim area.

Deadlines

Issue Ad Space Artwork On Sale
#202 August 7/10/09 7/17/09 7/30/09
#203 October 9/1/09 9/10/09 9/30/09
#204 December 11/1/09 11/10/09 11/30/09


Ad Submission

Ads may be submitted via e-mail or to our FTP site. If your file size is over 5MB, DO NOT SEND THE FILE VIA EMAIL. Please contact your ad rep or our production office for FTP instructions.