Full page:
230 mm (W) x 280 mm (H)
Colour: £1200 Mono: £800

Half page (horizontal):
211mm (W) x 126mm (H)
Colour: £600 Mono: £400

Half page (vertical):
104.5 mm (W) x 254 mm (H)
Colour: £600 Mono: £400

Quarter page box:
104.5 mm (W) x 126 mm (H)
Colour: £300 Mono: £200

Quarter page strip (horizontal):
211 mm (W) x 62 mm (H)
Colour:£300 Mono: £200

Quarter page strip (vertical):
51.25 mm (W) x 254 mm (H)
Colour:£300 Mono: £200

Eighth page (horizontal):
104.5 mm (W) x 62 mm (H)
Colour: £150 Mono: £100

Eighth page (vertical):
51.25 mm (W) x 126 mm (H)
Colour: £150 Mono: £100

Sixteenth page:
51.25 mm (W) x 62 mm (H)
Colour: £75 Mono: £50

Discounts

Special discounts are available on the ratecard prices to regular advertisers by taking up one of our discounted package deals.

Copy deadlines

2009

July #305 - On sale: 11 June: Artwork deadline: 21 May
August #306 - On sale: 16 July: Artwork deadline: 25 June
September #307 - On sale: 13 August: Artwork deadline: 23 July
October #308 - On sale: 10 September: Artwork deadline: 20 August
November #309 -On sale: 15 October : Artwork deadline: 24 September
December #310 - On sale: 12 November : Artwork deadline: 22 October
January #311 - On sale: 17 December : Artwork deadline : 26 November

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Advertising copy must be supplied digitally. We can accept files on CD or as email attachments (sent to ads@thewire.co.uk; when emailing files please compress/stuff them first).

Alternatively, files can be uploaded to our ftp server: ftp.thewire.co.uk. Please place the file in the Incoming folder.
Login name (if required): Anon
Password (if required): blank

File formats:
1. Illustrator/Freehand EPS files - CMYK images embedded and fonts converted to outlines.
2. TIFF or JPEG. Flattened (no layers). Colour files must be CMYK. Images should be at least 300 dpi (600dpi preferred). Bitmap images should be 1200 dpi.
3. PDF - Fonts embedded. Colour images in file must be CMYK. Images should be at least 300 dpi (600dpi preferred). Bitmap images should be 1200 dpi.

Please note that, while we try to accommodate all files that are submitted to us, we cannot be held responsible for ads that do not print correctly if they have been submitted in a format not listed above.

Payment Options

1. Cheque in £ UK sterling, drawn on a UK bank.
2. Direct bank transfer - Please contact us for details
3. Credit card payment - Please send your card number & expiry date by fax to +44 (0)20 7422 5011
4. Paypal - Please contact us for details.