Folio: supplier profiles 08: find the resources you need to take your business to the next level: a selection of the publishing industry's leading vendors

Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management, Sept, 2008

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LEARN MORE ABOUT SOME OF OUR LEADING SUPPLIERS AND THEN PUT THEM TO WORK FOR YOU

On the pages that follow, you will find comprehensive information on some of the publishing industry's most knowledgeable and best established companies. From publishing software to printers to circulation-management vendors, these suppliers can make your job easier. Let them help you supercharge your sales, your workflow and overall management of your publication. Let their expertise help drive your revenue.

And don't miss the FOLIO: SHOW, SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2008 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown where you can visit many of these companies

Advanced Publishing

Advanced Publishing Corporation

130 Broadview Ave.

Saint John, NB Canada

E2L 5C5

Tel: 1-866-785-4400

info@advancedpublishing.com

Contact

Gina Gavish

Director of Sales

Phone: 203-798-2957

Email: ggavish@advancedpublishing.com

Trish Connolly

CEO

Phone: 506-674-9550

Email: tconnolly@advancedpublishing.com

www.advancedpublishing.com

Advanced Publishing provides a complete turnkey service that enables publishers to provide feature rich interactive digital editions to readers and subscribers via its leading web based solutions.

Why Advanced Publishing?

* Universal access with the industry's only available dual version that gives reader a choice between our rich RIDE version, and our non-plug in Digital Anywhere version

* Full color, sharp images for page flipping richness

* Reader registration and email notification provided as part of our service

* HD quality video with custom branded player and rich interactive media

* World-wide server infrastructure to ensure no matter where readers are they see the content fast

* Sharing features including e-mail, RSS feeds, blogs, social networking

* Data base driven portable bookmarking features

* Full interactive hyperlinking to all websites and email addresses

* Fully searchable "in view" archives: search one issue or the full archive and results are returned in seconds.

* Branding is for your magazine, not ours, with unique URL and landing page

* Premium sponsorship opportunities for Advertisers

* Innovative Publishers Access Center to view subscriber and web analytics in real-time for on-screen review or download

* ABC and BPA certified circulation information at no extra cost

* Secure content for authorized readers only

* On issue reader support via Live Chat or email

* Competitively priced

* Engage[R]: Advanced Publishing's state of the art e-mail marketing service available as an add-on service

Advantage Cumputing Systems

3850 Ranchero Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Phone: 734-327-3010

Fax: 734-327-3620

sales@AdvantageCS.com

www.AdvantageCS.com

Year Established 1979

Number of Employees 72

Contact

Cindy Morphew, Marketing

Director at (734) 327-3651, or cmorp@AdvantageCS.com

Contacts/Personnel

Dan Heffernan, Vice President

Cindy Morphew, Marketing Director

Advantage Computing Systems (ACS), a leading supplier of circulation, marketing and fulfillment software products since 1979, has gained wide recognition throughout the publishing industry for producing a high-quality advanced product and delivering top-notch customer services. ACS' sole business is to help publishers manage their circulation, marketing and fulfillment needs effectively and completely.

Specialization

Ideal for publishers who market subscriptions (magazines, journals, newsletters) books (trade, consumer, academic), CDs/DVDs, online content, directories, advertising, conferences and events, catalog items, and ancillary products to an integrated database. Packed with features and functionality, yet highly flexible, Advantage is the in-house software solution to your circulation, e-commerce, CRM, marketing, analysis and data warehouse system needs.

Publisher's Advantage Mudules

* Circulation Management

* Product Order

* Inventory Management

* Access Management and Billing

* Reader Service

* Contact/Relationship Management

* Conference/Event Management

* Customer Service

* List Management

* Sales Analysis

* Website Interface

* Campaign Management

* User-Defined Reports

* Accounts Receivable

* Advanced Integrated Mailing

* Advertising Management

* Book Club

* Bulk Distribution/Newsstand

* Commissions

* Credit Card Authorization & Billing

* Duplicate Consolidation

* Membership

* Royalty

* Sales Tax Integration

* Standing Order

* Teleservice

* Database Recovery

Other Features

Multiple system options, including the latest Windows; Multiple database options, including SQL Server and Oracle

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Brown Printing Company

Sales & Marketing

1500 Broadway, Suite 505

New York, NY 10036

212-782-7800

contact.us@bpc.com

www.bpc.com

Contact:

Jill Tobin

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Company Overview

Brown Printing Company proudly serves America's premier magazine publishers and catalogers with premedia, printing, distribution and value-added services. Founded in 1957, Brown is a proven industry leader printing more than 1,000 magazine titles for over 400 clients.

Facilities

Brown operates three state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities strategically located across the United States.