Not So Modern Drummer print and online magazine has attracted the eyes and ears of the entire world wide drum community. With specialized content about vintage, used & custom drums AND reviews, news and videos about new gear, NSMD reaches all drummer demographics.
A copy of NSMD is sent to every drum shop in America, to all the large drum departments of the top 200 music stores in America, and is free online to every drummer in the world; not a teaser "digital version" like the other magazines, but the entire magazine.
Your purchase of any size print ad also includes a free banner ad on our highly trafficked website and an active link from your ad in the online magazine; The reader clicks your link in your ad and is taken to your website. We can also provide you with tracking of how many customers click your ad and how many click through to your website.
Most of the other music magazines nickel and dime you with separate fees for this kind of exposure. We have a "one price policy". Buy an ad in NSMD and we give you the full meal deal! If you don't have artwork we will provide free artwork for you.
NSMD's readership has the highest per capita drum budget of all the magazines. Our readers are the biggest purchasers and resellers of new, used and vintage gear. What is the biggest segment of the drum buying market? You guessed it; used and vintage drums. Put your advertising dollars where the drummers' eyeballs are.
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| Per Issue | 2 Issues | 3 Issues | 4 Issues | Alignment | Width | Height | |
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| saves 5% | saves 10% | saves 15% | |||||
| 1/15 page | $76 | $144 | $205 | $258 | Vertical | 2 1/2" | 2" |
| 1/12 page | $95 | $180 | $257 | $320 | Vertical | 2 1/2" | 2 1/2" |
| 1/8 page | $143 | $272 | $386 | $486 | Vertical | 2 3/4" | 2 1/2" |
| Horizontal | 3 1/2" | 2 3/4" | |||||
| 1/6 page | $190 | $361 | $513 | $646 | Vertical | 2 1/2" | 4 7/8" |
| 1/4 page | $286 | $543 | $727 | $972 | Vertical | 3 3/4" | 5" |
| 1/3 page | $392 | $745 | $1058 | $1333 | Vertical | 3 3/4" | 6 7/8" |
| Horizontal | 7 1/2" | 3 1/4" | |||||
| 1/2 page | $571 | $1085 | $1542 | $1941 | Vertical | 3 3/4" | 10" |
| Horizontal | 7 1/2" | 5" | |||||
| Full Page | $1141 | $2168 | $3081 | $3879 | Vertical | 7 1/2" | 11 1/4" |
| Full Page Bleeds | Vertical | 8 1/2" | 11" | ||||
| Trim Size | 8 1/2" | 11" | |||||
| Image Area | 7 3/4" | 10 1/4" | |||||
| Bleeds | Keep all live material 3/8" from edges | ||||||
| File Resolution | 300-400 dpi |
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| Color Screens | 4 at 200 dpi |
| Black Screen | 175 dpi |
| Maximum Black Density | 89-92 |
| Paper | 80# Productolith Gloss Book |
| Cover | 80# Productolith Gloss Book |
| Trim | 8 1/2" x 11" |
| Margin for Live Material | 1/8" |
| Bleed | 1/8" (10% charge for bleeds) |
| Per Issue | 2 Issues | 3 Issues | 4 Issues | |
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| saves 5% | saves 10% | saves 15% | ||
| Inside Front | $1105 | $2099 | $2983 | $3757 |
| Inside Back | $1228 | $2333 | $3315 | $4175 |
| Outside Back | $1255 | $2384 | $3388 | $4267 |
| Confirmation | Material Due | On Sale | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | December 1 | December 15 | January |
| Spring | March 1 | March 15 | April |
| Summer | June 1 | June 15 | July |
| Fall | September 1 | September 15 | October |
For Sale or Trade & Wanted Ads: Payment must accompany ad copy. No discounts apply. Visa/Mastercard/AMEX/Discover accepted. Classified ads must be recieved no later than the 25th of the month prior to publication (see Issue Closing Dates)
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