Predesigned templates
Cafe Hours · 5.5" × 8.5"
Salon Weekend · 5.5" × 8.5"
Church Welcome · 5.5" × 8.5"
Open House · 5.5" × 8.5"
The live form opens on Size 5.5″ x 8.5″ Vertical, quantity 500. That 500-copy row is what this page bills. Six trims match the booklet and catalog family: 5.5″ x 8.5″, 6″ x 9″, and 8.5″ x 11″, each Vertical or Horizontal. Page counts run from 8 through 96 in steps of four. The default page open is 32 pages (4 cover, 28 inside). Interior papers are 100 lb. Gloss Book, 80 lb. Gloss Book, and 80 lb. Matte Text. Cover stock on this magazine form is Self Cover or 100 lb. Gloss Cover. The 14 pt UV cover rows that live on booklets are not on this dropdown.
Stay here when the piece has an issue date, a masthead, and a contents block. 8.5″ x 11″ Vertical is the newsstand posture. 5.5″ x 8.5″ Vertical is the digest. 80 lb. Matte Text is the long-read interior and the default paper open. Booklets open at 100 copies and $178.95 print for a program. Catalogs open at 250 copies and $481.37 print for a SKU book. This magazine carton on Ground to 33140 is $37.64, heavier than those two sibling defaults.
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Magazine Printing price list
Live prices from our current catalog. Starting at $1,187.48 for 500 pieces (80 lb. Matte Text, Full Color Both Sides). Change size, paper, or sides below to see exact totals for that combination. Shipping and rush fees are calculated in the order form above.
| Quantity | Price each | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | $2.38 | $1,187.48 |
| 1,000 | $1.51 | $1,505.60 |
| 2,500 | $1.05 | $2,615.02 |
| 5,000 | $0.68 | $3,382.74 |
| 10,000 | $0.53 | $5,261.60 |
| 15,000 | $0.48 | $7,191.06 |
| 20,000 | $0.45 | $9,057.19 |
| 25,000 | $0.43 | $10,859.98 |
| 30,000 | $0.42 | $12,599.44 |
| 35,000 | $0.41 | $14,275.56 |
| 40,000 | $0.40 | $15,888.35 |
| 45,000 | $0.39 | $17,437.80 |
Exact turnaround fees and shipping update in the order form above when you pick your options.
Use a Predesigned Design Studio card on this page when you want the 5.5″ x 8.5″ Vertical issue already set, then Order this art so the file lands back on this form with that trim selected and the art attached. The bleed-and-safe cards below are the download sheets for these magazine trims. Keep the masthead inside the cyan line. The live price list follows those cards so you can compare the default $1,187.48 print row before you upload.
Who should skip this page
Buy this page if you are printing a dated issue at a 500-copy habit and the six trims plus Self Cover or 100 lb. Gloss Cover are enough. Skip it if the book is a wedding program or a wine list at 100 copies. That job is booklet printing, $178.95 print on its default hundred. Skip it if the book is a dealer SKU list at 250 copies. That is multi-page catalog printing, $481.37 print on its default 250. Skip it if you need 49 letter-size stapled copies tomorrow. That is Digital Fast stapled catalogs.
Issue length, cover wrap, and the billed 500
Thirty-two pages is the default issue length on this form. A first proof issue can drop to 25 copies on the quantity list, but the billed open stays 500 until you change it. Self Cover is the digest wrap. 100 lb. Gloss Cover is the stiffer newsstand face. There is no 14 pt UV cover cell here. Reset Size 5.5″ x 8.5″ Vertical and Quantity 500 to recover the live $1,187.48 print open. Shipping still follows the ZIP you type.
| Job | Ground | Print + ground | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5″ x 8.5″ Vertical, qty 500 (live form open) | $1,187.48 | $37.64 | $1,225.12 |
| Sibling | Default qty | What the carton is for |
|---|---|---|
| This magazine form | 500 | Periodical stack. Ground $37.64 to 33140. |
| Booklets | 100 | Program stack. Lighter Ground line. |
| Catalogs | 250 | Dealer SKU stack. Mid carton. |
How production time and shipping differ
The turnaround label on the form is the print clock. Ground Shipping, 2nd Day Air, and Next Day Air start after that clock. Five hundred default magazines to ZIP 33140 on Ground is $37.64 in transit on the billed row. That is the heavier default carton on this three-page family. Air does not change the issue length. It only changes the carton speed after the stack is packed.
Quantity 500 is the billed open. Twenty-five is a proof issue, not the default money row. This form does not list the 14 pt UV cover wraps that booklets carry. A glued journal spine is not assumed. Digital Fast stapled catalogs will not print a 6" x 9" Horizontal issue.
Artwork and the upload path
Export one PDF in reader order with the page count you selected. Add 0.125″ bleed when color runs to the trim. Keep the masthead, folio, and barcode inside the safe margin. A landscape photo essay belongs on a Horizontal trim. Open a Predesigned Design Studio card on the 5.5″ x 8.5″ Vertical canvas, then use Order this art so the trim is already selected and the art attached. Do not paste a single flyer page and call it a 32-page issue.
Magazine questions
Why does this page open at 500 copies instead of 100?
This calculator is built as a periodical run. The billed default is 500 issues at $1,187.48 print, $37.64 Ground to 33140, and $1,225.12 packed. Booklets open at 100 for a program. Catalogs open at 250 for a SKU book. You can step this form down to 25 for a proof issue, but do not quote the $1,187.48 figure on a 25-copy cart. Reset quantity 500 to recover the live open.
Can I get the 14 pt UV cover that booklets list?
Not on this magazine dropdown. Cover stock here is Self Cover or 100 lb. Gloss Cover. The 14 pt. Gloss Cover UV rows live on the booklet form. If the issue must sit on a wet bar with a UV wrap, that is a booklet cover path, not this periodical form. The default 500 still bills $1,187.48 print on Self Cover unless you change the wrap to 100 lb. Gloss Cover and reprice.
Is 80 lb. Matte Text a good interior for a long-read issue?
Yes. 80 lb. Matte Text is the default paper open on this magazine form because it cuts glare on text-heavy spreads. 100 lb. Gloss Book is the photo-heavy issue. 80 lb. Gloss Book is the lighter gloss interior. Booklets default to 100 lb. Gloss Book instead. Pick the interior that matches the issue, then confirm the live total. The $1,187.48 print figure is the default open, not every paper swap.
Does a 25-copy proof use the $1,187.48 print total?
No. $1,187.48 is the quantity 500 print cell. Twenty-five is on the ladder as a proof issue, and the form will reprice when you select it. Do not invent a 25-copy dollar figure from this page. Ground on the default 500 to 33140 is $37.64. Change quantity or ZIP and the ship line moves. The form above is the billed amount.
How is the magazine file different from a booklet file?
The trim family is the same, but the issue file needs a masthead, an issue date, and a contents block that a wedding program does not. Export one reader-order PDF at the page count you selected. Design Studio Order this art lands back on this magazine form, not on booklets. Keep folios off the stitch. A 32-page default is four cover pages plus 28 inside. Count pages in the form before you export.
When should I leave for Digital Fast stapled catalogs?
Leave when you need 49 letter-size stapled copies on that sibling’s Express clock and you can live with 8.5″ x 11″ or 5.5″ x 8.5″ only. Stay here when the issue is 6″ x 9″, Horizontal, or a 500-copy fill. This magazine ladder bills $1,187.48 print at the default 500 and ships a heavier carton. Digital Fast will not grow a newsstand 8.5″ x 11″ Horizontal photo issue past its own size list.
If the job is 500 dated 5.5″ x 8.5″ Vertical issues, keep the live $1,187.48 print open, then add the order from this page.