2008 CALENDAR/DATES
ISSUE EDITORIAL CONTENT ADVERTORIAL
RESERVATIONS/
SET COPY
ELECTRONIC
FILES DEADLINE
FEBRUARY Valentine's Day/Romance
Feature: Kitchen & Bath (Product-focused)
Style: Fragrance/Jewelry. My Town: Commack
Style/Fashion;
Kitchen & Bath Design
December 28
January 4
MARCH Women of Distinction
Feature: Landscape Design
Style: Spring Trend/Collections. My Town: New Hyde Park
Landscape Design
January 23
January 28
APRIL Semi-Annual Home Design Issue
Feature: Behind the scenes at 2008 Showcase/Artisan-focused
Style: Spring's Top Accessories. My Town: Massapequa
Home Design
February 27
March 4
MAY Outdoor Life on LI
Feature: LI Country Clubs
Style: Casual Summer Clothes. My Town: Long Beach
Travel: Top Golf Resorts
Country Clubs
March 26
April 2
JUNE/JULY Summer Issue/Hamptons
Feature: Behind the Scenes on HGTV's House Hunters
Style: Summer Fashio and Accessories
My Town: Southampton
Realtors/Builders
April 24
May 1
AUGUST Fall Fashion Issue, Hamptons Classic Distribution
Style: Trends/Fall Collections
My Town: Riverhead
Style/Fashion
June 25
July 2
SEPTEMBER Autumn on LI
Feature: Kitchen & Bath Trends (Product-focused)
Style: Men's Fashion Trends. My Town: Bellmore
Colleges/Audelt Ed
Kitchen & Bath Design
July 30
August 5
OCTOBER Semi-Annual Home Design Issue
Designer's Showcase 2008
Style: GreatFall Acessories
Home Design
August 28
September 5
NOVEMBER Holiday Gifts/Entertainment
Feature: Gift Guide
Style: Holiday Fashions. My Town: Great Neck
Holiday Catering
September 29
October 6
DECEMBER/
JANUARY
New Year Issue-Health & Fitness
Feature: Starting the New Year Off Right
Style: Activewear
My Town: Stony Brook
Health/Fitness October 27 November 4



MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS

We support only Macintosh Compatible Programs:
Quark XPress • Adobe Acrobat • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe Photoshop

All color files must be 300 dpi and converted to CMYK.

FULL PAGE Non-Bleed 7 3/4" x 10 1/4" 1/2 PAGE Non-Bleed 7 3/4" x 5"
Bleed 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" HORIZONTAL Bleed 8 3/4" x 5 3/4"
Safety 7 3/4" x 10 1/4" Safety 7 3/4" x 5"
2/3 PAGE VERTICAL Non-Bleed 5" x 10 1/4" 1/2 PAGE Non-Bleed 3 3/4" x 10 1/4"
Bleed 5 3/8" x 11 1/4" VERTICAL
Safety 5" x 10 1/4"
1/4 PAGE Non-Bleed 3 3/4" x 4 3/4"
1/3 SQUARE Non-Bleed 5" x 5"
1/6 PAGE Non-Bleed 3 3/4" x 3"
1/3 VERTICAL Non-Bleed 2 1/2" x 10 1/4" HORIZONTAL
Any price "notations" in advertising copy must NOT exceed 10 Point.



ACCEPTABLE METHODS OF ELECTRONIC AD TRANSMISSION

Camera-ready artwork can be submitted as a PDF file with all fonts embedded. Color files must be converted to CMYK and saved as a composite color file (do not send a document broken into separations).

AdDesk is a new service offered to our customers for free electronic submission of advertisements. For complete instructions, please download the tutorial (Adobe Reader needed to view). When submitting your ad, select "Distinction" as the publication, select your sales representative, and for the run date, input the first day of the month of the issue (i.e. for the December/January 2006 issue, input December 1, 2005). If you require assistance, you can contact .



Please send all materials and disks to your account executive or to the following address:

Island Publications Inc.
Attn: Patrick Bruno
235 Pinelawn Road
Melville, NY 11747



IN-HOUSE AD PRODUCTION

The publisher will provide ad design and typesetting at no additional charge. A maximum of two corrections will be afforded to the client after the first proof. An additional correction can be made for a fee. Materials will be retained by the publisher for one year and then discarded unless their return is specifically requested. Advertisements produced in-house, will be property of Island Publications, Inc., and may not be used in any capacity other than our products. For a fee, we may supply you with a PDF of your ad for outside use. Please contact an account executive for details.

Please send all photos and materials to your account executive or to the address above.