Everyone is invited to subscribe to The Bagpiper !!

Advertising Information

Advertising Cost Information:

Advertisers must be STCA Members. 
All ads must be paid in full when submitted.
          Front Cover (Color): $400.
          Inside Front Cover (Color): $350.
          Back Cover (Color): $375.
          Inside Back Cover (Color): $350.
          Econo Color (picture only, color): $250.
          Deluxe Color (picture with color background): $325.
          Full Page (1 Photo, B/W): $125.
          Half Page (1 Photo, B/W): $60.
          Quarter Page (B/W): $40.
          Per Additional Photo (B/W): $10.
          Per Additional Photo (Color): $50.

NOTE: There will be a $50 service charge made for every NSF check received for payment.

Advertisers, please note:

The Bagpiper cannot be responsible for the accuracy of any ad copy which is not submitted typewritten and where instructions are not clearly identified. Handwritten ads and instructions need to be legibly handwritten. 

Please give directions as to how you want your ad to look, i.e., feminine, conservative, festive, etc. If a requested typeface cannot be duplicated, a computer typeface will be substituted that matches as close as possible.

There is no additional charge for placing your line art and logos in ads. Please note that Artwork, Logos, etc. that are not submitted in a "sharp" or "clear" format cannot be clearly reproduced.

Please send the original photograph for advertisements.  No p.m.t., re-screens, or color copies. Photo clarity can not be reproduced without the original photograph.

If advertisers wish to have photographs returned, they must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with their ad.

When submitting ad copy,
please use one of the following three options:

YOU CAN SEND YOUR ADS DIRECTLY TO THE EDITOR

1. Ad copy may be sent by either regular mail or courier to the following U.S. address:

Charles Stevens, Editor in Chief
The Bagpiper
53 White Rock Road
Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
Phone: (508) 375-9490

If your copy being sent by courier, (FedEX, UPS, DHL, etc.)
 please check the box that
indicates "no signature is required." 

Ads sent to this address must be received by the 13th of each deadline month.
All packages must include a self-addressed, stamped mailer envelope (SASE) if photographs are to be returned (estimated postage is approximately $1.09 for two photos).
Susan will package all of the ads received on or before the 13th and send them to Canada by courier in time to meet the deadline. After the magazine has been published, photos will be returned to the Editor to be put in their SASEs and then individually returned to their submitters.

OR YOU CAN SEND YOUR ADS TO THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR

2. Ad copy may be sent by either regular mail or courier to the following address:

Pam Henegar, Executive Editor
The Bagpiper
1524 St Rt. 749
Amelia, OH 45102
Phone: (513) 797-8458

If your copy being sent by courier, (FedEX, UPS, DHL, etc.)
 please check the box that
indicates "no signature is required." 

Ads sent to this address must be received by the 15th of each deadline month. All packages must include a self-addressed, stamped mailer envelope (SASE) if photographs are to be returned (estimated postage is approximately $1.10 for two photos).  The editor will package all of the ads received on or before the 13^th and send them the publisher in time to meet the deadline. After the magazine has been published, photos will be returned to the editor to be put in their SASE’s and then individually returned to their submitters.

3. Use FTP to submit your ad copy electronically:

If you prepare your own ad copy, you can use FTP to transfer your ad copy directly to The Bagpiper.

The ftp site is ftp.bagpiperads.com   To use the site, you will need to contact the Bagpiper Editor, Charles Stevens (E-mail: Grampian@comcast.net ), to obtain a Login Name and Password for the site.  Advertisers should also send Charlie an e-mail once they have finished uploading their ads to the site.

If you are not familiar with FTP (or don't have an FTP Application), you may want to read an article written by Cindy Cooke [Click Here - 2.2 MB File to download a PDF file] with detailed instructions on how to get CuteFTP and configure it to access the Bagpiper FTP site.

4.  [Click here] to download a copy of the detailed Bagpiper Advertisement Specifications (page layout instructions) in PDF format. 
[Sorry, but this is a large 1.3MB file.]

Back to Top