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MAGAZINE
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Newsstand Style Magazines

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Magazine Startup Guide
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Dictionary of Printer's Terms
Barcode Information
ABC's of Shipping
An Education in Paper
Magazine Mailing Manual

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On-Line Proofing
Digital Forms


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"

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