| Bards and Sages Quarterly Advertiser Information |
| Distribution: The journal is made available for free in PDF format to all subscribers to the Bards and Sages monthly newsletter. This is a 100% opt-in newsletter. Current subscriber base is 715 readers The PDF is also sold through the onebookshelf.com network of electronic retailers, including drivethrufantasy, rpgnow, and other sites. The journal is available in Kindle format and is also sold in Mobipocket Reader format. The print journal is available on Amazon.com |
| Journal Specs: Each Issue 40-60 pages of original work. Full size 8" x 10": larger format than typical journals allows for more prominent advertising. Full Color interior: no extra cost for color ads Print journal printed using POD technology: each issue never goes out of print! PDF and Mobireader formats include live links directly to your books or products: instant access to potential new customers |
| Ad Space as low as $5 an issue! Book Announcements: $5 Announce you newest titles with a generous 75 word blurb and link to your book. Limited to no more than 5 per issue. Book Announcements are prominently placed to ensure they get attention. Book announcements also run in each monthly issue of the newsletter for the quarter in which the ad appears in the journal. Title of your book. Author Name. Retail Price. Url to purchase. Your 75 word or less book blurb. Example format: Legendary Horrors. Julie Ann Dawson, editor. $14.99. http://www.bardsandsages.com/legends A man desperate to hold on to his love at all costs makes a deal with too high of a price. A tourist unlocks a terrible secret that has cursed a small town for generations. A quiet vacation in a cabin turns into a nightmare for an elderly couple. An investigative reporter gets the interview of the century...with the Boogeyman. These and more tales await brave readers in Legendary Horrors. |
| Interior Display Ads: $15-30 Interior display ads can be in either color or black and white and come in two sizes: Full page (8" x 10") and Half page (8" x 5"). |
| Back Page: $45 The back page ad gives your books or products special attention, particularly with print customers! Full size is 8" x 10" with full bleed. Be sure to leave lower right corner free of important graphic elements, as the ISBN bar code goes on the back cover. Back Page is first come, first serve. |
| When you purchase a display ad, we also list you as a sponsor of the Quarterly in each issue of our monthly newsletter published during the quarter in which your ad appears. Once we have confirmed your payment, we will send you a confirmation and verify your ad information. All urls must link to family-friendly pages. All graphic elements must be family friendly. Display ads must be submitted in the following formats: jpg, png, or tiff. No other format can be accepted. We can design your ad for you at no additional charge. Ad copy is due on the 10th day of the month prior to publication. Example: the deadline for the JApril 2010 issue is March 10th, 2010. If ad copy is late, your ad will be pushed forward to the next available space. We cannot refund payments. |
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