To publish a magazine, you need to use the services of a printing house. In contrast to Soviet times, when all the media were in state hands, and the editorial offices were usually located in the same building as the printing house, today almost everyone orders a print run on the side.
It is necessary
- - typography;
- - initial data for calculating the cost (circulation, format, number of pages (stripes), color, method of bonding, requirements for the cover and paper quality of the inner stripes);
- - money to pay for printing services.
Instructions
Step 1
You can evaluate the quality of services provided by the printing house by its products. And to find out the price, you will need to contact her by phone or e-mail and ask to calculate the cost of services based on your initial data. To do this, the printing house must know the circulation, the number of pages, their size (A4, A4 +, A5, etc.), they are full-color, black and white, the method of binding (with a paper clip or gluing), the requirements for the paper on which the cover will be printed and internal pages.
Find out also what requirements are imposed on the layout, at what time the printing house should receive it in order to print the circulation by the required date, when you can pick up the circulation and whether you have to pay for its storage, if yes, how much, or when you need to pick it up so as not to pay …
Step 2
Prepare a magazine layout in accordance with the technical requirements of the printing house. Usually, along with the electronic version, all pages are needed in printed form, each with an indication of the date of issue and the signature of the person in charge (editor-in-chief or another representative).
Some printers accept scanned copies of the stripes.
Step 3
Take the finished layout to the printing house or send it over the Internet.
Pay for her services in accordance with your agreements: it can be a full or partial prepayment, and the option of invoicing upon delivery of the service is also common.
You just have to wait for the print run to be printed and dry, pick it up and send it through your distribution channels.
However, the distribution of a magazine or newspaper is a separate topic.
