INSTRUCTIONS TO ADVERTISERS

THE BULLETIN

DATES

The Bulletin is published four times each year at the beginning of March, June, September and December. Advertising copy must be received by the Advertising Manager (or instructions to repeat previous copy) no later than the 2rd of the month prior to publication.

COPY SPECIFICATION

Instructions accompanying copy must state the size of the final print and the number of entries required.

Black and white only, all text in the English language.

Copy must be in the following media.

  1. Positive film, emulsion down, right reading, 150 dpi screen frequency. (This is the preferred medium).

  2. Camera ready, max. size A4. (NB There is a supplementary charge of £6 for scanning the original).

  3. Bromide photo print, as large as possible but not exceeding A4. Pictures and diagrams must not have been used previously for printing i.e. not screened. (NB there will be a supplementary charge of £10 for copy supplied in this form).

  4. On computer disk in Quark XPress; Word; Pagemaker. Text and graphics can be incorporated. Graphics should be around 300 dpi in full size to ensure quality of print reproduction, and can be in tiffs, picts, eps etc image formats. A list of the available fonts is given below. If any alternative fonts are required please supply the printer/postscript font on disc.

    Artwork can be prepared by our printers on your behalf, please contact the Advertising Manager to arrange for a quotation.

Available Fonts

Helvetica, Black Chancery, Caslon 3 Roman, R Frutiger Roman, Futura, Klang MT, M Gill Sans, Palatino, Perpetua, Sabon, Time.

Finished dimensions

Size

Width x Height (mm)

Whole page

180 x 262

Half page horiz.

180 x 125

Half page vert.

84 x 262

Quarter page

84 x 125

Eighth page

84 x 56.5

Copy must be contained within frames to the above dimensions.

READY PRINTED FLIERS

Quantity required 600, despatched direct to the BULLETIN Editor. Your instructions and payment must be sent at the same time to the Advertising Manager. Alternatively, full size copy, single sided or double sided fliers can be accepted for printing.

THE NEWSLETTER

DATES

The Newsletter is published four times each year on the same dates as the Bulletin and is sent with it to all members.

The Newsletter generally runs to four sides of A4 paper and Small Ads are incorporated in it.

Copy for all issues, or instructions to use previous copy, must be received by the Bulletin Editor by the 2rd of the month prior to publication.

COPY SPECIFICATION


PAYMENT

By cheque in UK pounds sterling drawn on a UK bank or by Eurocheque made out in UK pounds sterling.
Other methods may be accepted on the prior agreement of the Bulletin Editor.
Payment must accompany copy or be received at the latest by the 2rd of the month prior to publication.

All Cheques to be made payable to "The British Sundial Society".

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Copy together with payment and any special instructions should be sent to the Advertising Manager.