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 Dragon
Times
is a periodical distributed by direct mail to subscribers and through the
major book chains (Barnes & Noble, Borders Books & Music, Hastings
Entertainment, Tower Books & Videos). Wholesale distribution in North
America and Canada is by International Periodical Distributors (IPD) of San
Diego, California. A subscription to four issues costs $15 including shipping
& handling. While efforts are made to publish at quarterly intervals,
greater emphasis is placed on quality of content than strict adherence to
deadlines. Subscribers will however, always receive the full four copies.
Direct
Sales
(subscriptions + single retail copies) amount to 96% compared with an industry
wide average of around 58%). Actual “sell through” (ratio of copies
printed to copies sold in book stores) is averaging 82% compared with 48%
for the “leading” US martial arts magazine.
Printing
Dragon Times is
a tabloid sized newspaper printed in Santa Barbara, California by web-offset
process. Pages 1,2,19,20,21,22, 39 & 40 are printed in full color on white
bond paper. The smallest print run was 10,000 copies, the largest 37,000 copies,
average runs for 2001-2002 were 15,000 copies. Each edition is made up of
40 pages size 17” x 11”
Advisors
Our advisors
are among the best known and most highly respected martial arts instructors
in the world and include: M. Higaonna 9th Dan, Hanshi, S. Gushi, 9th Dan,
Chosei Motobu 9th Dan • F. Demura 8th Dan, T. Konishi 9th Dan, •
T. Kubota 8th Dan • Rev. T. Kuramoto 6th Dan • T. Nakamura 9th Dan
Hanshi• Liu Chang I • Z. Shimabukuro 9th Dan, • Y. Marutani
7th Dan • H. Igaki 6th Dan • K. Yamazaki 7th Dan •
Makoto Hirohara.
Contributing
Editors
include Harry Cook BA (U.K.) Graham Noble B.Sc (UK) • David Hooper Ph.D.
(Japan) • Guy H. Power MA (U.S.) • Charles Goodin (US) Mario McKenna
MS. (Japan)
•
Charles Joseph Swift B.Sc. (Japan) •
Nyle Monday M.A
(US) •
Robert Dohrenwend Ph.D. (US) •Brian
Kennedy (ROC) •
Elizabeth Guo
(ROC).
Content
Includes articles
on the history and development of the martial arts • biographies of famous
masters • technical and instructional articles • product reviews
• schedule of traditional karate events • editorial comment  •
interviews of prominent martial arts personalities. Click
here
to read a sample article from issue #6.
Subscriptions…cost
$15 for 1 year (4 issues) $25 for 2, (8 issues) including postage. Click
here to
subscribe.
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| Description |
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& White |
Color |
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11"
x 17" |
$1500 |
Page
39 only $1800 |
| Half
page |
8.5"
x 11" |
$800 |
Page
39 only $900 |
| Quarter
Page |
5.5"
x 8.5" |
$425 |
N/A |
| Eighth
Page |
5.5"
x 4.25" |
$225 |
N/A |
| Sixteenth |
2.5"
x 2" |
$150 |
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