Advertising

        Sunlight Through the Shadows reaches tens of thousands of readers on 
hundreds of BBS's and the Internet, available on FIDO, RIME, Pen & Brush 
Network, e-mail, and the World Wide Web.  It is accessible by almost anyone, 
coming in ASCII, ReadRoom, and NeoBook formats.  If you or your company 
wants to expose your product to a variety of people all around the world, 
this is your opportunity!

Type              Format               Cost Per Issue
Personal Ad       ASCII/ReadRoom       US$   5.00 min
Classified        NeoBook              US$   5.00 min
Regular Ad        ASCII/ReadRoom       US$  25.00
Half Page         NeoBook              US$  25.00
Full Page         NeoBook              US$  40.00
Feature Ad        ASCII/ReadRoom       US$  50.00
BBS Ad            BBS                  US$ 100.00


Descriptions

Personal Advertisements
        Personal advertisements are non-business ads appearing in the ASCII
and ReadRoom versions of STTS.  They cost $5.00 for 4 lines of advertising, 
with each additional line $1.00. Four lines is the minimum length.  Your ad 
can be as little as one line, but the cost is still $5.00. 
        Advertisements should be in ASCII and formatted for 80 columns. They
should include whatever you're trying to sell (or buy) as well as a price 
and a method of contacting you. 

Classified Advertisements
        The STTS classifieds are simple word advertisements like those in
newspapers and can be used for business or personal needs.  A classified
ad runs 20 words minimum, with the first four words in bold, for $5.
Additional words are $.15 apiece, $.25 for bold.  These ads only appear in
the NeoBook version.

Regular Advertisement 
        We're accepting business advertisements in the ASCII and ReadRoom 
versions of STTS.  If you're interested in advertising in STTS, a full-page 
(ASCII or ASCII and ANSI) is $25.00/issue. Those interested can contact me 
by any of the means listed under Contact Points.  If you purchase 5 months 
of advertising ($125.00) the sixth month is free.

Half Page 
        A half page ad in the NeoBook version covers (oddly enough) half of
a screen.  Full 16 color VGA graphics are available, including a variety of
text fonts and buttons with many functions, including printing out order 
forms and brochures.  Each half page ad cost $25.00 and issue.

Full Page
        A full page ad covers an entire screen in the NeoBook version, 
excluding the magazine's operational buttons.  Text can be displayed in a 
variety of font forms and sizes.  Graphics and icons up to 320x240
pixels total, in 16 color VGA graphics can also be displayed.  A full page ad
can also have up to ten buttons with a variety of functions, including
printing out order forms and brochures.

Feature Advertisement 
        We'll include one feature ad per ASCII/ReadRoom issue.  The feature 
ad will pop up right after the magazine's ANSI cover, when the user first 
begins to read the magazine.  This ad will also appear within the body of 
the magazine, for further perusement by the reader.  A feature ad will run 
$50.00 per issue, and should be created in both ANSI and ASCII formats.  If 
you purchase 5 months of advertising ($250.00) the sixth month is free. 


BBS Advertisement 
        Many BBS SysOps and users call STTS BBS each month to get the 
current issue of STTS Magazine. These callers are from all over the USA as 
well as Canada, Portugal, the UK, and various other countries. Advertising 
is now available for the logoff screen of the BBS. The rates are $100.00 per 
month.  Ads should be in both ASCII and ANSI format.  We're accepting RIP 
ads as well, but only for the this advertising option.  If you purchase 5 
months of advertising ($500.00) the sixth month is free.


Advertisement Specifications

ASCII/ReadRoom
        Ads may be in as many as three formats. They MUST be in ascii text 
and may also be in ANSI and/or RIP Graphics formats.  Ads should be no 
larger than 24 lines (ie: one screen/page) and ANSI ads should not use 
extensive animation. 
        If you cannot make your own ad or do not have the time to make your 
own ad, we can make it for you.  However, there is a one-time charge of 
$10.00 for this service.  We will create ads in ASCII and ANSI only. If you 
absolutely need RIP ads and cannot create your own, we'll attempt to put you 
into contact with someone who can. 

NeoBook
        Classifieds are easy, just send the text you want displayed.  For
Half and Full Page ads, we use a mixture of NeoBook fonts and PCX graphics.
We can create an ad from scratch for you for a one time fee of $10.00.
However, if you have an existing PCX/GIF/BMP or other format graphical
advertisement already created, we can use it as a template for creating a
NeoBook ad at no additional charge.