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The spineRates checked July 2026

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Every dollar figure on this site traces to a row on this page. The ledger lists each document on file: its name, vintage, the date we retrieved it, and exactly which figures it evidences. Sellers and titles with no retrievable paper are flagged quote-only across the site, and no inferred figure is ever printed for them. This page is the site's methodology; there is no other.

01Reader's Digest 2026 Media Kit, Trusted Media Brands

Retrieved 2026-07-31

2026 rate card, published October 2025.

Evidences: Reader's Digest full-page and half-page 4-color gross rates, 1,400,000 rate base, RD Large Print rates and 175,000 circulation.

https://www.trustedmediabrands.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/RD_Media_Kit_2026_Final.pdf
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  • Full page, 4-color gross ......... $44,331
  • Half page, 4-color gross ......... $27,710
  • Rate base ........................ 1,400,000
  • RD Large Print half page, 4-color $11,700
  • RD Large Print circulation ....... 175,000

02Reader's Digest 2024 Media Kit, Trusted Media Brands (on file)

Retrieved 2026-07-31

2024 rate card.

Evidences: 2024 full-page 4-color gross rate of $76,301 and 2,400,000 rate base, used for the 2024 to 2026 trend comparison.

https://www.trustedmediabrands.com/
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  • Full page, 4-color gross ......... $76,301
  • Rate base ........................ 2,400,000

03Mediabids performance print marketplace

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Current site, model description.

Evidences: Per-inquiry print model: advertisers pay per qualifying call or lead, terms set per campaign; no public rate card; free for publications; payouts via Tipalti.

https://www.mediabids.com/

04Media Now Interactive (formerly MNI Targeted Media), magazines page

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Current site; mni.com URLs 301-redirect into people.inc after the August 2025 People Inc rebrand.

Evidences: Geo and demographic targeted editions of national titles (PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, FORTUNE), sold custom-quoted; no published rates.

https://www.mni.com/offline-print-advertising/magazines/

06Hearst Magazines

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Current site.

Evidences: Portfolio and ad sales posture; no published print rates (quote-only).

https://www.hearst.com/magazines

07Dotdash Meredith (People Inc) advertising

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Current site; company rebranded to People Inc in August 2025.

Evidences: Print plus digital bundle posture across People, Better Homes & Gardens and siblings; no published print rates (quote-only).

https://www.dotdashmeredith.com/advertising

08Valpak advertise

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Current site.

Evidences: Blue-envelope shared-mail model and formats; pricing quoted by local franchise (quote-only).

https://www.valpak.com/advertise

09Vericast (formerly Valassis)

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Current site.

Evidences: Shared-mail and insert program portfolio; custom-quoted engagements (quote-only).

https://www.vericast.com/

10USPS Every Door Direct Mail, published retail pricing

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Current published price page.

Evidences: EDDM Retail price of $0.26 per piece for USPS Marketing Mail flats up to 3.3 oz.

https://www.usps.com/business/every-door-direct-mail.htm
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  • EDDM Retail, Marketing Mail flats up to 3.3 oz ... $0.26 per piece

11Alliance for Audited Media (AAM)

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Ongoing audit bureau.

Evidences: Publisher statements and audited circulation used to verify any title's claimed distribution.

https://auditedmedia.com/

12BPA Worldwide

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Ongoing audit bureau.

Evidences: Controlled-circulation audits standard in trade and B2B publishing.

https://www.bpaww.com/

16American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's)

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Standing industry body.

Evidences: Industry-standard print insertion order terms and conditions baseline.

https://www.aaaa.org/

17MPA, the Association of Magazine Media

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Ongoing industry body; publisher-funded.

Evidences: Magazine Media Factbook and effectiveness material; treat as the industry's own case, flagged as publisher-funded.

https://www.magazine.org/

18MRI-Simmons audience measurement

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Ongoing syndicated measurement.

Evidences: Total-audience (readers per copy) measurement publishers cite in media kits.

https://www.mrisimmons.com/

19Time media kit page

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Current site.

Evidences: Time advertising contact and kit request route; no public rate card (quote-only).

https://time.com/mediakit

20Forbes Connect (advertising)

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Current site.

Evidences: Forbes advertising contact route; no public print rate card (quote-only).

https://www.forbes.com/connect/

21Texas Monthly advertise page

Retrieved 2026-07-31

Current site; kit gated behind a sales contact, retrieval attempt 2026-07-31 returned 403.

Evidences: Kit request route only; no archived rate card on file, so Texas Monthly figures are quote-only on this site.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/advertise/

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