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Rates Effective January 2000 Issue
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BLACK & WHITE Monthly Issue Rates
Ad Size         1X    3X    6X   12X   18X   24X   36X   48X
Tabloid      $9960  9590  9210  8670  8300  7750  7460  6960
Junior Page   7720  7470  7030  6810  6540  6360  5750  5370
1/2 Page Tab  6490  6320  6030  5720  5470  5120  4920  4600
2/3 Page Jr.  5090  4870  4640  4490  4180  3990  3800  3520
1/2 Page Jr.  3860  3690  3520  3400  3170  2970  2880  2660
1/3 Page Jr.  2550  2430  2320  2240  2080  1990  1880  1790
1/4 Page Jr.  1920  1850  1770  1700  1590  1520  1420  1340
1/6 Page Jr.  1260  1210  1160  1120  1060  1000   920   870
For higher frequency rates not shown, consult Publisher.
COLOR
(In Addition to Space Unit Charge)
Colors                   Full-Page
Standard Color* ..............$970
Matched Color ................1160
Three or Four-Color ..........2050
Fractional Four-Color ........1190
Fractional Two-Color ..........560
*Includes: red, blue, yellow or 
 green. 2/3 Junior and smaller 
 ads use fractional color charge. 
 Spreads - only 1 time 4/C charge 
 applies. No bleed charge applies.
COVERS
(Includes Space Unit and 4/C Charges)
Space Position    1X     6X    12X
2nd Cover     $11630  11080  10360
3rd Cover      11400  10970   9860
4th Cover      11960  11410  10970
Inserts
Space Unit      Junior    Tabloid
Tipping (Net) ...$1090 .....1,450
Backup (Net) .................850
Advertorials
2-Page Junior .............$9,900
2-Page Tab ................14,300
4-Page Tab ................27,500
NOTE: Advertorials include 
      1,000 reprints.

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Special Sponsorships
26th Annual Car Care Survey Sponsors (April)
  Tab Page 4/C or 1/2 Horizontal Spread 4/C Only ....$12,000
26th Annual DIY Survey Sponsors (August) 
  Tab Page 4/C or 1/2 Horizontal Spread 4/C Only .....12,000
Duo-Sponsorships (Both Car Care and DIY) each ........10,200

NOTE:  Sponsorships include exclusive positioning adjacent
       to corresponding product category data and right-of-first
       refusal of position for the following year.
February All Product Profile
Four-Color Product Adlets

Send us a 4-color transparency and copy with required word count.
1/2 Tabloid Page: 9-1/2" x 7" ..............$1,999 net 
  (Required Word Count: 250 maximum)
1/4 Tabloid Page: 4-3/4" X 6" ....................1,499 net
  (Required Word Count: 100 maximum)
Spring & Fall Product Spotlights
Four-Color Product Adlets

Send us a 4-color transparency and copy with required word count.
Full Page (Standard): 7" x 9-1/2" ...............$2,299 net
  (Required Word Count: 300 maximum)
1/2 Page (Standard): 7" x 4-7/8" .................1,799 net
  (Required Word Count: 150 maximum)
1/4 Page(Standard): 3-3/8" x 4-7/8" ..............1,299 net
  (Required Word Count: 75 maximum)
COMBO DISCOUNT: Run adlets in two separate product issues (February Product Profile, June Summer Spotlight Supplement or September Fall Spotlight Supplement) and receive 15% discount on both.

Catalog & Literature Portfolio
ISSUES: March (spring) & October (winter) Send us a 4-color transparency of catalog cover or literature, plus 50 words of copy.
Catalog Module .............................. each $449 net
If you need us to shoot your catalog or literature cover for you, an additional fee of $100 net per catalog will be charged.

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