Section 3.0Rates checked July 2026
Magazine ad rates by magazine
Six titles profiled, one rate-status flag each. Published means a retrievable rate card sits in our ledger with figures we can print. Quote-only means the publisher prices by proposal and this site prints no invented number for them, only the circulation evidence, the seller, and the buying posture that gets you a real quote.
| Title | Tier | Sold by | Rate status |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | National glossy | Dotdash Meredith (People Inc) | Quote-only[3] |
| Time | National news | Time direct ad sales | Quote-only |
| Vogue | National fashion | Conde Nast | Quote-only |
| Forbes | National business | Forbes direct ad sales | Quote-only |
| Better Homes & Gardens | National home | Dotdash Meredith (People Inc) | Quote-only |
| Texas Monthly | Regional | Texas Monthly direct | Quote-only (kit gated) |
The published-card exemplar in the ledger is Reader's Digest: full page $44,331, half $27,710 on the 2026 kit, profiled under its seller Trusted Media Brands.
Comparing the shelf
Every profile answers the same four questions: what evidence exists for the title's price, what its audited circulation looks like (verify anything against AAM[2]), who actually sells the space, and what the realistic entry point is for a $10k-$50k quarterly budget: regional editions, remnant, or a different book entirely. For tier context read the rate library: national, regional.
Sources on file
- [1]Reader's Digest 2026 Media Kit, Trusted Media Brands. 2026 rate card, published October 2025. Retrieved 2026-07-31. 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.
- [2]Alliance for Audited Media (AAM). Ongoing audit bureau. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Evidences: Publisher statements and audited circulation used to verify any title's claimed distribution.
- [3]Dotdash Meredith (People Inc) advertising. Current site; company rebranded to People Inc in August 2025. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Evidences: Print plus digital bundle posture across People, Better Homes & Gardens and siblings; no published print rates (quote-only).