Overstreet #40 Directory Listing Forms
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As Scoop announced previously, on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, Gemstone Publishing will release The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #40 in comic shops across North America and at Comic-Con International: San Diego.
This week the form for the Overstreet Directory Listings is available for dowload as a PDF. Directory Listings are $60 for a single listing, $54 each for three or more, and just $40 for all Comic Shop Locator Service member stores. Additionally All full page advertisers receive a free Directory Listing.
Businesses that have accounts with Diamond Comic Distributors can simply fill out the forms with their DCD account numbers and fax them to (410) 252-6148. If you would like to pay by check, Visa or MasterCard, please contact us.
The deadline for Directory Listing Forms is Monday, February 2, 2010. If your form is received after that date, it will not be included in the 40th anniversary edition of the Guide.
Unlike previous years, though, for the first time advertisers served by Diamond Comic Distributors will be able to bill their full page and other Overstreet ads to their DCD accounts.
The price for a full page B&W ranges from $900 to $1,080, depending on placement, and a full page color ad is $2,500. Discounts of 10% remain available for three or more ads of the same size and type. Half Page B&W ads run $600, Quarter Page B&W ads are $400, and the business card spots are $125.
For your reference, the DCD item codes for those rates are below:
SEP09 8085 Overstreet #40 Business Card B&W AD ($125)
SEP09 8090 Overstreet #40 Full Pg B&W Ad A ($900)
SEP09 8091 Overstreet #40 Full Pg B&W Ad A Multi Pg Disc ($810)
SEP09 8092 Overstreet #40 Full Pg B&W Ad B ($990)
SEP09 8093 Overstreet #40 Full Pg B&W Ad B Multi Pg Disc ($891)
SEP09 8094 Overstreet #40 Full Pg B&W Ad C ($1080)
SEP09 8095 Overstreet #40 Full Pg B&W Ad C Multi Pg Disc ($972)
SEP09 8096 Overstreet #40 Full Pg Color Ad ($2,500)
SEP09 8097 Overstreet #40 Full Pg Color Ad Multi Pg Disc ($2,250)
SEP09 8098 Overstreet #40 Half Pg B&W Ad ($600)
SEP09 8099 Overstreet #40 Quarter Pg B&W Ad ($400)
An order form for these ad sizes will be included in Scoop in the next few weeks.
While most of the premium spots have been booked years in advance, a small number of them remain available. Those interested in these positions should contact Gemstone directly.
The deadline for ad reservations for The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #40 will be Friday, January 22, 2010. The final deadline for all ad materials will be Monday, February 2, 2010.
EXTRA SAVINGS
For those looking for additional savings, Gemstone is offering a 10% early payment special. Advertisers to book and pay for their ads by December 1, 2009 will receive 10% off their total advertising invoice. This discount cannot be billed through Diamond accounts, but it does represent a substantial savings.
For advertising information, contact J.C. Vaughn or stay tuned to Scoop.
OVERSTREET ADVISORS
If you are an Overstreet Advisor, you should have received your Advisor Packet by now. If you have not, email Mark Huesman or call (410) 427-9467. Materials should be returned by November 20, 2009.
