Printing
Services
Magazine Publisher printing plants are designed to
specifically service the short (5,000-20,000) to medium
run (20,000-60,000) publication market. Our systems are
set up to deliver quality printed titles, with reasonable
turnaround times, at cost efficient pricing.
The plants maintain advanced prepress imaging systems,
DTP Technology, high productivity presses, sophisticated
bindery techniques, and the industry's most up to date
mailing and distribution systems - giving your magazine
title shorter deadlines, controlled cost, and high
quality. All of our printing technology delivers
solutions to help better serve your readers and
advertisers.
Magazine Publisher simplifies the printing process by
offering a base set of Newsstand Style Magazine (heat set
press) style options:
"Standard" Size (8 3/8" X 10 7/8")
and
"Digest" Size (5 3/8" X 8
3/8")
Each magazine or catalog we accept is placed into the
plant designed to specifically cater to the magazine's
size, page count, upgrade options, and region that best
serves your delivery or mailing requirements.
For more detailed information on the specific printing options offered, read the pages to follow. At any time you can talk to a magazine sales rep at 1-865-690-0522 - or by all means use any of our On-Line Interactive Request services.
Newsstand Style Magazines:
Our definition of "Newsstand" Style magazines are
magazines that are run on coated paper on Heat Set Web
Presses. We coined the word "Newsstand Style" because the
majority of magazines found on newsstand use this
printing method with only small variations on paper
quality and thickness. This is the most common magazine
style printed.
These are heat set magazines so color and registration is very sharp. Paper weight can range from 45# up to 100#... with the standard magazine of today printed on 50# - 60#.
Magazines can be run in full color and can be in any page increments of 8 starting with a minimum of 16 (so you can have 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, etc.). However, for best cost advantages keep in even 16's as our presses run 16 page signatures (16 standard size pages or 32 digest size pages at a time).
"Newsstand style" magazines come with a set of H.P. color correct proofs that are sent Overnight Express for your final approval before printing. Digital Proofing is also available.
The printing plants and personnel are tailored to specifically service the short to medium run (5,000 - 60,000) "Newsstand (Heat Set Coated) Style" magazine market. The Digital center and sales office is based in Knoxville, TN, with printing plants located in Tennessee, Florida, Idaho, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Customers can supply the digital files (see
Submitting Print-ready Files)...
or contract our imaging facility for design and layout
services (see Hiring our
Facility).
Newsstand
Upgrades
Plus Covers
A magazine with a "plus cover" is a magazine that has a
four page special cover put on it (front cover, back
cover, inside front, inside back). It is generally done
for magazines that require perfect binding (see
below).
Also used when a magazine title is wanting a special
heavier cover paper, cover coating, special ink additions
or other special applications on the front cover.
Some plus covers options include:
Heavier Paper stock - we offer from 80# coated up to a 6pt. coated cover stock (From heavier standard weight gloss paper to heavier cardboard type gloss paper stock)
Aqueous Coating - The least expensive and quickest way to get an extra gloss coating on the cover. A water based flood that covers the whole cover and back cover exterior. No extra step needed - put on press while running the covers like a 5th ink color. The most common special coating used on magazines.
Aqueous Coating is available on regular Newsstand
Magazines that are self cover too!
UV Coating - A clear film laminate that gets applied to the cover. Ultra shiny and protective. Requires an additional finishing pass from a separate machine... so will take an extra time and be more expense.
Varnishes & Foils - Costlier specialty applications that require special set up of your digital files. Used on magazines with bigger budgets or novelty applications.
Perfect Bind
To perfect bind magazines means to glue bind them in the spine like a paperback book. To perfect bind you must have a minimum of 64 interior pages and then you must add a 4 page plus cover (see above). These we like to refer to as our "Image" Style Newsstand magazines because they are commonly used for large and upscale newsstand titles, coffee table style magazines, or generally nice finished magazine titles. Makes for a nice feel and finish of any magazine title. Keep in mind when selecting perfect binding - cost for finishing is higher and special layout requirements are need for adding a Plus cover.
Business Reply Cards (BRC's)
We can print and bind any size or color requirement for a Business Reply Card. Printed on the standard 75# RC Offset we can press from the small 4" x 6" BRC to the full page BRC's with perforations included. We offer from 1 color up to 4 color print options on 1 or both sides. This stock is approved for mailing so the return card will meet the USPS mailing standards.
Blow-in Subscription Cards
Standard 4 x 6 subscription BRC's can be blown-in in the
bindery cycles of the magazine press run. Whether you
provide the cards for insertion - or we print them- our
facility can set up any required insert.
Ride Along Magazines, CD's or Other
We can polybag any title with USPS approved plastic with
additional ride along materials such as CD's, other
magazines, flat merchandise samples or other.
Polybag
We can polybag any title with USPS approved plastic wrap.
We offer labeling inside or out and have printing on the
bag options. We can merge mail (put more than 1 title of
other printed piece in the polybags). Polybagging is
often required for international shipping of titles.
Ask our magazine experts about costs and other options
your magazine may require from the printing facility. For
more specific information and to better understand paper
options visit our Educational Services section "An
Education in Paper Terms"
Click here to view
samples.
