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Chapter F - Consumer Magazines

ARTICLE 1

F 1.1 Paid Circulation Defined
F 1.2 Prices
F 1.3 Subscription Offer Based on Acceptance Unless Declined
F 1.4 Average Price
F 1.5 Premium Reporting

ARTICLE 2

F 2.1 Sponsored Sales
F 2.2 Gift Subscriptions
F 2.3 Gift Subscriptions Not Recognized as Paid Circulation
F 2.4 Association, Organization and Society Subscriptions
F 2.5 Group (Mail Subscriptions Special)
F 2.6 Partnership Sales
F 2.7 Club/Membership Subscriptions
F 2.8 Subscriptions Purchased for Military Personnel

ARTICLE 3

F 3.1 Initial Audit

ARTICLE 4

F 4.1 Publisher's Statements

ARTICLE 5

F 5.1 Geographic Analysis
F 5.2 Distribution by ABCD County Size
F 5.3 Distribution by Counties
F 5.4 Distribution by ZIP Code
F 5.5 Distribution by Demographics
F 5.6 Reporting of Analyzed Non-Paid Circulation

ARTICLE 6

F 6.1 Renewals

ARTICLE 7

F 7.1 Deferred Subscription
F 7.2 Back Copies
F 7.3 Collection Stimulants

ARTICLE 8

F 8.1 Premium Defined
F 8.2 Premiums with Subscriptions/Single Copy Sales
F 8.3 Premiums with Combination Sales
F 8.4 Subscription/Single Copy Sales in Combination
F 8.5 Subscriptions Paid for by Contestant
F 8.6 Subscriptions as Prizes
F 8.7 Subscriptions Involving Charitable Donations
F 8.8 School Subscriptions
F 8.9 Subscriptions Purchased with Award Points
F 8.10 Subscriptions Received in Connections with an Advertising Contract
F 8.11 Two Subscriptions in One Sale
F 8.12 Subscription Offer Identifying a Surcharge
F 8.13 Channels of Subscription Sales
F 8.14 Credit Subscriptions
F 8.15 Installment Subscriptions
F 8.16 Subscriptions Paid for by Advertising

ARTICLE 9

F 9.1 Reinstatements
F 9.2 Extensions Because of Price Reduction
F 9.3 Extensions Because of Reduction in Frequency
F 9.4 Transfers in Consolidation
F 9.5 Purchase of Subscription List
F 9.6 Transfers from One Going Publication to Another
F 9.7 Transfers from Suspended Publication to Others

ARTICLE 10

F 10.1 Separate Editions

ARTICLE 11

F 11.1 Advertising Rate Base or Circulation Guarantee

ARTICLE 12

F 12.1 Special Issues

ARTICLE 13

F 13.1 Definition of Individual Recipient
F 13.2 Method of Circulation
F 13.3 Analyzed Non-Paid Circulation
F 13.4 Analyzed Non-Paid List Source
F 13.5 Analyzed Non-Paid Bulk Defined
F 13.6 Analyzed Non-Paid Market Coverage Circulation Defined
F 13.7 Analyzed Non-Paid Delivered with Host Products Defined

ARTICLE 14

F 14.1 Supplemental Unit Analysis
F 14.2 Annual Single-Copy Reporting Option

ARTICLE 15

F 15.1 Verified Circulation
F 15.2 Individually Requested Circulation
F 15.3 Late Mailing Explanation

ARTICLE 16

F 16.1 Consolidated Media Report
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