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Interlink CirculationAn introduction to the most widely used newspaper circulation system in America

Interlink Circulation

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Top 10 Reasons Publishers Choose Interlink

1. HighProductivityü High-speedlabelprinterdriversü Fullyautomatedlistservicesü Fullyautomatedsoftwareupdatesü Quickmenu-freeaccesstoall

functionsrequiredforlistupdates

2. AddressQualityü AllUSPSaddressqualitydatabases

updatedmonthlyü Includesaddresscodingrequiredfor

bar-codedautomationratemailü IncludesCASS,DPV,LACS,eLOTand

USPS-certifiedWalkSequencecoding

3. CustomerCare

ü LivesupportMon-Thu9a.m.to6p.m.EasternandFri9a.m.to5p.m.Eastern

ü Connectthewayyouwantbyphone,fax,emailandonline

ü Affordableone-on-onetrainingoptions

4. SubscriberCareü Renewalsü Paymentsü Vacations/Snowbirds

5. CirculationBuildingü Integratednewspapersamplingü IntegratedUSPSCDSlistserviceü Call-backlistforsub-savercallsü Interlink’sexclusivePrint-to-Mail

renewalservice

6. DeliveryManagement

ü Insertmanagementü Non-mailhomedeliverymanagementü Singlecopysalesmanagementü PAVE-certifiedPeriodicalMailwith

exclusivenewspaperextensions

7. BusinessReportingü Earned/unearnedincomeü Subscriptionrevenueforecastingü Paidandtotalcirculationbyissueor

averagedoverrangeofissuesü Current-issuepressrunestimateü Subscriptionpaymentrevenueü Mastersubscriberlist

8. Accountingü Paidsubscriptionaudittrackingü Earned/unearnedincomeü Subscriptionpaymenttrackingü Subscriptionrevenueforecastingü Singlecopydealersalesbillingü Singlecopyrackcollectionstracking

9. HighSecurityü Builtinautomatedoff-sitebackupü Usesbank-gradeencryptionwhen

communicatingwithInterlinkservers

10. Non-DuplicatedShopperü AllUSPSaddressqualitydatabases

automaticallyupdatedmonthlyü Includesaddresscodingrequiredfor

bar-codedautomationratemailü IncludesCASS,DPV,LACS,eLOTand

USPS-certifiedWalkSequencecoding


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Top 10 Reasons Publishers Choose Interlink

Detailed View

1. HighProductivityü Bydesignallfunctionsrequiredforlistupdatesandissuedeliveryaremenufree.Theadvantages

ofsuchasysteminclude:

§ Thequickestwaytoupdateyoursubscriberrecordsissueafterissue.§ Avoidstheout-of-sight,out-of-mindforgetfulnessthatmenu-dependentsystemsfoster.§ Easytolearnandintuitive.Whetherthesystemisnewtotheoperatorortheoperatoris

newtothesystem,learningasystemisoftenundervalued,especiallyuntilasubstituteoperatorsitsinfrontofthescreenondeadline.

ü Fullyautomateslistservices.Theuserdoesnothavetoclicktheirmousetoservicetheirlist.Whiletheusercansimplychecktheboxtoskiplistservice,bydefault,thelistisautomaticallyservicedeverytimetheCloseIssueprocessruns.

2. AddressQualityü InterlinkupdatesitsUSPSaddressqualitydatabasesmonthly,whichismorefrequentlythan

servicesprovidedbyBulkMailerbySatori,AccuZIP,orMelissaData’sMailers+4.Interlinklicenseesloosethefewestsubscriptionstopooraddressqualityofanynewspapercirculationvendor.

ü InterlinkisUSPS-certifiedtoassignallrequiredaddresscodingtoqualifyforAutomationRatemailforallmailclasses.InterlinkfullysupportsprintingIntelligentMailbarcodeswhetheryouusemailinglabelsorthelatesttrendsininkjetaddressing.

ü CASS(CodingAccuracySupportSystem)isreallyonlythebeginning.Withmonthlyupdates,InterlinkCASSdataisthefreshestavailable.

ü DPV(DeliveryPointValidation)includedwithoutextracharge.InterlinklicenseeshadtheadvantagesofDPVformorethanayearbeforeitwasrequired.NewspaperaddressesthatfailDPVaredelivered,whileDPVfailedshopperaddressesarenot.InterlinklistsalladdresseswithDPVerrorsforeasycorrection.

ü LACS(LocatableAddressChangeService)includedwithoutextracharge.Withmorethan6millionaddressesintheUSPSLACSfile,andthousandsbeingaddedeverymonth,yougetaddresscorrectionautomatically.

ü eLOT(enhancedLineOfTravel)meetsonlytheBasicEnhancedCarrierRouteraterequirementsbutforlowerpostage,you’llneedInterlink’sWalkSequenceservicewhichisincludedatnoadditionalcost.


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ü USPS-certifiedWalkSequenceisincludedwithallInterlinkpostallicenses.BecauseInterlinkCirculationisnewspaperfocused,itincludesfullyautomatedWSHdiscountsatthenewspaper-only25%threshold.NogeneralpurposemailingpackagefromvendorssuchasBulkMailerbySatori,AccuZIP,orMelissaData’sMailers+4supportsthe25%rule.

ü Comeswithbuilt-inhigh-speedlabelprinterdrivers.ThistechnologygoesbeyondWindowsprinterdriversinsubstantiallyreducingprinternoiselevel.

3. CustomerCare

ü Livesupportfrom9a.m.to6p.m.Eastern.Speakdirectlywithsomeonewhocanhelpyou.

ü Connectthewayyouwantbyphone,fax,emailoronline.Theendofwaitingonhold.

ü Affordableone-on-onetrainingoptions.Forthosewholearnbestthroughconversation.

4. SubscriberCareü Renewals

§ AutomatedorManualrenewalscheduling.§ ChooseamongFirstNotice,SecondNoticeandExpirationNoticeoptions.§ Noticeformatsincludelabels,postcards,multi-partformsandmail-merge.§ Print-to-Mailoption letsyouchoosetohaveanationalmailhouseprintandmailyour

personalizedrenewalnoticesforjust30centsperpieceplusFirstClasspostage.

ü Payments

§ Automaticallyextendasubscriptionexpirationdatebypostingitssubscriptionpayment.§ Automaticallydiscountorprorateapaymentthatisnotequaltothecurrentrateassigned

tothesubscriber.§ Paymentsreportingletsyoulistpaymentsbydateordaterangeandshownotonlyvalue

ofpayments,butalsovalueofdiscountstakenforthelistedpayments,andvalueofsalestax,ifapplicable,forthepaymentslisted.

§ Screenviewanysubscriber’spaymenthistoryfromtheeditaddressview.§ Easilylinkpaymentstobankdepositsforsimplifiedcompliancewithauditingservices.

ü Vacations/Snowbirds

§ Homeandawayaddressesindependentlyretained.§ Switchingbetweenhomeandawayaddressmaybeautomatedusingbuiltincalendar.

ü Giftandalternatebilling

§ Giftsubscriptionssupportedwheredonorisbilledratherthanrecipient.§ Bill-torenewalssupportsoptionslikeofficebillingwithhomedelivery.


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ü Reporting

§ PaymentsReportbydateordaterange.§ Paidcirculationbyissueorrangeofissues.§ PressRunEstimateforsubscriptionsorfullypaperwithsinglecopyusageisdefined.§ MonthlyEarned/UnearnedIncomeReport.§ SubscriptionRenewalNotice.§ NewSubscriptionPaymentNoticeforstartswithoutpayment.§ CallBackListtosimplifysub-savercallscheduling.§ SalesTaxsummary.§ MasterAddress/Subscriptionlist.

5. CirculationBuildingü Integratednewspapersamplingfornon-subscribersletsyoutakeadvantageoflow-costdeliveryof

samplenewspaperswithsubscriptioninvitationsinsertedforconvenientstarts.

ü AvailablefullyintegratedUSPSCDSlistservice.ComputerizedDeliverySequence(CDS)givesyoufullcontrolofalltheaddressesinyourprimarycirculationarea,futureproofingyouagainstpossibleshopperorothercompetition.CDSistheUSPSservicethatupdatesyourlistevery60dayswithnewaddresseswhileupdatingvacant,throwback(addresseeacceptsmailonlyatPOBoxthoughhasastreetaddress),andseasonaladdressflags.Interlink’sintegratedsamplingtoolplusCDSgivesyouapowerfultoolforbuildingcirculation.Plus,Interlinkistheonlynewspapercirculationvendorofferingclientsnear-immediateaccesstoCDSwhereitisavailable.

ü Integratedcallbacklistisimmunetothenationaldo-not-calllistbecauseyouhaveabusinessrelationshipwiththesevaluablecontacts.Thecallbacklistincludessubscriptionsthatsoonwillexpireorhaverecentlyexpired.Targetingthesehouseholdsisaprovenwaytoreducechurnandthelowest-costwaytoachievemaximumcirculationcounts.

ü Interlink’sexclusivePrint-to-Mailservicedeliversqualityrenewalswithoptionalcreditcardacceptance,anddoessoforthepriceofastampplusjust30centsperpiece.AsPrint-to-Mailistotallyautomatic,theonlyenvelopesyoutouchhavepaymentsinthem.Usingyourownartworkandmessage,yourrenewalnoticesaresentasafiletoourprintingandmailingservicewheretheyareinthemailthenextbusinessday.Print-to-Mailincludesthepowerfulsubscription-retainingconvenienceofaremittancecouponusedtoaddresstheincludedwindowedreturnenvelope.

6. DeliveryManagement

ü InsertManagementletsyouofferpremiumpricedinsertsfortargeteddelivery.Italsoletsyoureducepostagetodistantlocationswhereinsertsarenotbeingsent.Interlinkclientsusethisfeaturetoautomaticallysupportmultiplepostagestatementsbasedoninsertcontent.YoucandefineinsertdeliverybyZIPCodeandevenindividualpostalroutewithinaZIPCode,aswellasbyindividualracksanddealers.Foryourconvenience,insertdistributionschemesareretainedforlaterreuse.


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ü IntegratedHomeDeliveryisavailable.Forpublisherdeliveringnearbypapersbyprivatecarrier,InterlinkCirculationofferscarrierandroutemanagementatthesamerateasmail-deliveredsubscriptions.Includedwiththeseservicesisanemergencymailingoptionfordownroutes.

ü SingleCopySalesmanagementisavailable.InterlinkCirculationManagementmakestrackinganddeliveringpaperstoracksanddealersquickandsimple.Billingdealersisfullymanagedwhethercollectionsaremadeattimeofdeliveryforsome,orbillingisdonemonthlyforothers.

ü PeriodicalMaildeliverydesignedspecificallyfornewspapers.Interlinkofferstheonlynewspaper-specificcirculationmanagementsystemwithitsownGoldLevelUSPSPAVEcertification.USPSPAVEcertificationdramaticallysimplifiesmaildistribution,providesnewspaper-specificmailsupportnotavailablefromgeneralpurposemailingsoftware,andletsInterlinkeasilyintegratehigh-valuetargetedinsertsintoyourmailstream.

ü IntegratedUSPS-certifiedWalkSequencebyInterlinkguaranteesqualificationforhigh-densityandsaturationpostagerates,thelowestpostageratesofferedtoperiodicalmailers.NotethatWalkSequenceserviceisintegratedwithInterlinkCirculationManagementatnoextracostandmaynotbeincludedevenasanextra-costoptionfromCASSprocessingservicessuchasBulkMailerbySatori,AccuZIP,orMelissaData’sMailers+4.Andnoneofthesevendorssupportthepostage-cutting,newspaper-specific25%rule.(DMM707.13.3.4.c)

7. BusinessReportingü Earned/unearnedincome.

ü Subscriptionrevenueforecastingbasedonfuturemonthlyexpirationcountsforallsubscriptions.

ü Paidandtotalcirculationbyissuereportforcurrentissueandforissuesaveragedbydaterange.

ü Currentissuepressrunestimate.

ü Subscriptionpaymentrevenuebydateordaterange.

ü Mastersubscriberlistofcurrentandexpiredsubscribers.

8. Accountingü Paidsubscriptionaudittrackingcanbelinkedtobankdepositsforthird-partyconfirmation.

ü Monthlyearned/unearnedsubscriptionincomereport.

ü Subscriptionpaymentlistingreportedbydateorrangeofdates.

ü Singlecopydealersalesbillingsupportscollectionsduringdeliveryandbill-by-monthaccounts.

ü Singlecopyrackcollectionsmanagement.

ü Subscriptionrevenueforecastingbasedonfuturemonthlyexpirationcountsforallsubscriptions.


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9. HighSecurityü InterlinkCirculationusesbank-gradeencryptionwhenmovingyourlisttoandfromInterlink

servers.AndsincethisistheonlylinkrequiredforusingInterlinkCirculation,thenetworkadministratorcanfullydeployfirewallshieldstosimply‘notanswerthephone’shouldahackersetouttoprobeyourcirculationcomputer.

ü InterlinkCirculationincludesautomatedoff-sitebackupatnoadditionalcost.Eachtimeyourlistisserviced,themostrecentcopyisretainedinyourprivatefolderononeofInterlink’ssecureserverswhereitisavailableforquickretrievalwhenneeded.

10. Non-duplicatedshopperü Automatedshopperstartswhennewspapersubscriptionsaresettoexpired.

ü User-definedshoppercirculationterritoryusingZIPCodes.

ü AvailablefullyintegratedUSPSCDSlistservice.CDSupdatesyourlistevery60dayswithnewaddressesandupdatesvacant,throwback(mailreceivedonlyataPOBoxandnotthestreetaddress),andseasonaladdressflags.InterlinkoffersCDSsubscriptionsdirectlyandistheonlynewspapercirculationvendorofferingthisservice.

ü IntegratedUSPS-certifiedWalkSequencebyInterlinkguaranteesqualificationforhigh-densityandsaturationpostagerateswhicharethelowestpostageratesofferedtoanymailer.WalksequenceservicemaynotbeincludedinbasicpackagesfromCASSprocessingservicesprovidedbyBulkMailerbySatori,AccuZIP,orMelissaData’sMailers+4.

ü IntegratedUSPS-certifiedStandardMailpresortforshopperseliminatestheneedforthird-partymailpreparationsoftware.

ü Non-maildeliverymanagementforthoseusingsuchdeliveryisintegratedandavailable.n


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Let’s have a closer look at the Simple User Guide

1. Simplyupdateyourrecordsasneededforthenextissuebyclickingonatab,findtherecordandmaketheupdate.Withalways-visibletabs,you’llneverforgetoptionshiddenawayindrop-downmenus.

ü Updatelistwithnewsubs,payments,oraddresschanges

ü Updatesinglecopyrackandagentrecords

ü Updatetheinsertssoldforthenextissue

2. ClicktheCloseIssuebuttontosignalyouhavecompletedlistupdates

forthenextissue.CloseIssuehandleseachofthefollowingprocesseswithoutyourintervention.Thismeansyournextissuewillbecorrectevenifyouareawayfromtheoffice.

§ AutomaticallyupdateseachaddresswithofficialUSPSCASS,eLOT,andWalkSequencecodingavailableonInterlinkservers.


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§ Automaticallytallieschangesinthelistandcreatesandstoresanewpressrunestimate.

§ Automaticallyupdatescirculationrecordsfortheissue.TheserecordsareusedforallcirculationauditsandautomaticallyproducetheannualUSPSForm3526StatementofOwnership,ManagementandCirculationrequiredtomaintainthePeriodicalPermit.

§ Automaticallyrunsandstoresallofthereportsrequiredtodistributetheissuebeingclosed,includingmail,singlecopyandhomedelivery.Anyofthesereportscanberunorreruninanyorderforthecurrentorhistoricalissues.

§ Automaticallycreatestherenewalnoticesforsubscriptionswithexpirationdatesthatfallwithinrangefornotificationaccordingtothepublication’srenewalschedule.Thesenoticesarestoredandarecordiskeptwheneachsetisprinted.Andfor30centsperpieceplusFirstClasspostage,Interlink’sPrinttoMailservicewillprintandmailyoursubscriptionnoticesautomaticallywhenyouclicktheCloseIssuebutton.

§ Automaticallystopsanysubscriptionthathasexpiredwithoutrenewal.Interlinkconfiguresthebuilt-inexpirationscheduletofollowthepublication’spractices.Italsocreatesareportthatliststhesubsthatwillexpirewiththecurrentissueandthesubsthatwillexpirewiththenextissueifpaymentisnotreceived.Thisfeaturemaybeturnedoffbythosewhotakeamorehands-onapproachtoexpiringnon-renewingsubs.

§ Automaticallyswitchesscheduleddeliveryaddresschangesforsubscriberswhorequestit.

3. PrintingReportsissimplewithreportcategoriessoevennewortemporaryoperatorswillquicklyseewhattoprintforthenextissue.Youmaycheckmorethanonereporttoprint,andwithreporttypesconfiguredtotheactualprintersonyoursystem,labelsgotothelabelprinter,whilepagesgotothepageprinterbyjustclickingthereport!

There you have it!Witha3-stepsequence,InterlinkCirculationexpertlyguidesyouthroughtheprocessofpreparingyournewspaperfordelivery.Indeed,iftheexperiencedoperatorwereunabletocometowork,Interlink’sclientsolutionsteamcould,inamatterofjustafewminutes,reassuringlywalkaninexperiencedpersonthroughclosingtheissueandprintingthereportsforthenextissueofyourpaper.n


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New User Orientation Guide for Interlink Circulation

AspartofyourorientationtotheInterlinkCirculationprogram,youwillcovereachoftheitemslistedbelow.YourInterlinksupportcontactwillscheduletimewithyoutoinstallyournewsystem,thoroughlyreviewyourdata,andfullyeducateyouroperatoronInterlinkCirculation.Uponcompletionoftraining,youwillbeabletomailyoursubscriberstheirpapers,keeptheirsubscriptionscurrent,andkeepyoursystemcurrent.

One Issue at a Time 1. SubscriptionManagement

a. FindingSubscribersb. UpdatingSubscriberInformationc. ApplyingPaymentstoaSubscription

2. SettingupInsertsa. CreatingNewInsertsb. TurningInsertsOn/Off

3. ClosinganIssuea. WhatHappensDuringCloseIssueb. ExpiringSubscriptions(onlyifmanualrenewalmethod)c. ServicingtheListasPartofCloseIssue

4. AllAboutReportsa. StatisticsReportb. PostageReportc. MailingLabelsd. Sack/TubTagse. CASSErrorReport

Renewals, Program Updates, Special Needs 1. SendingOutRenewalNotices2. DownloadingandInstallingProgramUpdates3. ContactingInterlinkforTechnicalSupport


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Interlink List Transfer and Setup

What we do for you Interlink’sStandardListSetupServiceincludesthefollowinglocalizedfunctions:

1. RenewalManagement§ Rateoptionsareflexible

§ StandardRatesinclude:In-County,Out-of-County,andOut-of-State.StandardRatesareautomaticallyset,basedoncountyandstatecodesassociatedwiththeaddress.

§ Eachratecanhavefrom1to4terms,suchas6Months,1Year,2Years,etc.§ Eachratecanaccommodatediscountssuchas“SeniorCitizen”§ CustomratessuchasStudentorMilitarycanbecreatedandassignedtoindividual

subscriptionrecordsbytheuser.§ Notificationschedulesareflexible

§ Automatedmonthlyorweeklymailingoruser-managednotificationschedule§ Onenoticeandtwonoticeswithorwithoutanadditionalexpirationnotice§ User-writtenmessagesforeachnotice

§ Notificationformatsincludemailinglabels,multi-partbillingforms,andpostcards§ Automatedoruser-managedexpirationofexpiredsubscriptionsisasetupoptiontheuser

controls.

2. Insert/PreprintManagement§ Eachpreprinttobeinsertedintoanissueofthepapercanbelisted,anditszonedefinedbyZIP

CodesorevenbypostalrouteswithinaZIPCode§ Multiplepostagestatementsareautomaticallygeneratedtomatchactiveinsertsorpredefined

Insertzones

3. MailManagement§ Automatedaddresscodingformaximumpostagediscounts,includingWalkSequence§ Newspaper-specificpackagingtospeeddeliverytospecificZIPCodes

Formatting your list for Interlink list transfer and setup service Interlink’sStandardListSetupServiceisbasedonlistdatabeingpresentedinthemostwidelyusedcomputerizedfileformattoday:CommaSeparatedVariable,orCSV.ThespreadsheetprogramExcelfromMicrosoftOffice,availableonMacsandPCs,“reads”agreatmanyfileformatsandcanconvertthemintoaCSVfile.Mostcirculationprogramsusedbypublisherstoday,evenolderprograms,usuallysaveorexporttheirdatainCSVformatdirectly.


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GiventheCSVfileformat,yourlistfileshouldincludethefollowingsixfields:

§ Name[30characterswithorwithouttitles,andfirstnameandlastnameineitherregularorreversedorder]§ Address[30characters–ifyouhavemorethanonceaddressline,seebelow]§ City[20charactersmax]§ State[2characters]§ ZIP[5-digitenough,+4OK]§ ExpirationDate[mm/dd/yyyyformat–useExceltoreformyourdatesusing“Custom”formatandenter

“mm/dd/yyyy”intheentryarea]

Yourlistmayalsoincludespecificadditionalfieldswithnoaddedfee.TheadditionalfieldsshouldbepreciselyformattedaccordingtothespecificationsassociatedwitheachfieldintheExcelspreadsheetfiledistributedforyourconveniencewiththisdocument.Fortunately,Excelandotherspreadsheetprogramsusebuilt-informattingtoolsandsearchandreplacetoolstohelpyouquicklyandconvenientlyconformtoInterlinkCirculationimportrequirements.Theadditionalfieldsyoumayincludeare:

§ ASecondNamefield[30characters–perhapsacompanyname]§ ASecondAddressfield[30characters–usedasan‘overflow’addressfield]§ PhoneNumberfield[10or7characterslong,differentrecordscanbedifferentlengths]§ NewspaperStatusField[Mustbenumeric:1=Active,2=Expired,3=Inactive.Usedtoidentifycurrently

activesubscriptionsrecordswithinalargerlist]§ RateCodefield[Mustbenumeric:1-15;Interlinkassigns1=In-county,2=Out-of-County,and3=Out-of-

Staterates–youmayuse4-15toautomaticallyassignratesofyourownchoosing]§ TMC Status field [Must be numeric: 1 = Active, 2 = Inactive – to identify currently active TotalMarket

Coverageshopperrecordswithinalargerlist]§ Pay Type field [Must be numeric: 1 =Office paid, 2 = Carrier paid, 3 = Complementary, or 4 = Sample

subscriptions]

Withatrulyoldercirculationsystem,itisalwayspossibletosimplyre-enterthesubscriptionrecordstogetthemintoCSVformat.FreetoolsareavailablethatletyoukeyinyoursubscriberrecordsdirectlyintoasimpleCSVfile.PleaseaskyourInterlinksalesrepresentativeforassistancewithsuchtoolsifyouwouldliketousethismethod.

Custom list conversion is also available DatafieldsinCSVformatthatgobeyondtheStandardListSetupfieldsnotedabovecanoftenbemovedtoyournewInterlinkCirculationlist.Thiscustomtransferserviceisbilledhourly,withaonehourminimum,at$195perhour.CommonadditionalitemsincludeInitialStartDate,emailaddress,GiftSubscriptionDonorRecordforagiftsubscription,Alternateorvacationaddress,etc.Inmanycases,theseitemsonlyapplytoafewsubscriptionrecords.ThismakesthemquickandeasytomanuallyupdateinyournewInterlinkCirculationsystemafteritisinstalled,withoutincurringanadditionalfee.

Interlinkalsoofferscustomprogrammingservicesthatcanextractdatafromjustaboutanyfileformatusedincomputing.Thisservicebeginsat$300sopleasediscusswithyourInterlinksalesrepresentativeifthisoptionisrightforyoursituation.n


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Interlink Circulation System Requirements

Computer System Specifications InterlinkCirculationrequiresacomputersystemmeetingthesespecificorminimumrequirements:

§ BroadbandinternetconnectionontheCirculationPC.ISDN,DSL,Cable-modem,orT1areallacceptable.Satelliteservices,wirelessanddialupcanbeusedinapinch,butarenotrecommendedorsupported.

§ Windows7orneweroperatingsystem.(Macusersself-reportfullymeetingInterlinksystemrequirementsusingParallelsorBootcamponanIntelMac,thoughInterlinkdoesnotsupporttheMacsideofthesesystems.)

§ 4GBRAMormorerecommendedforbestperformance.§ 50GBormorefreediskspaceonthelocalPC.§ IntelDualCorei5processororequivalent–askyoursystemadministratororvendorifyouareuncertain

whetheryourprocessermeetsthisrequirement.§ AlaserprinterthatisconfiguredandtestedtoworkproperlyunderWindows.§ Optional–Ahighspeedlabelprinterfromthesupporteddriverlist.ItmustbeavailableasaWindows

printerbutdoesnotrequireadriver—thetextprinterdriverisfine.Otherprintersmaybecompatible,butarenotsupported.

DirectAddressingSystemsInterlinkfullysupportsdirectaddressingsystems.Thesesystemsprinttheaddressinformationdirectlyontothenewspaperusinginkjettechnology.InterlinkCirculationusesanindustry-standardfileformattosendpresorted“label”setsdirectlytoallsuchsystems.

Continuous-feedLabel-basedAddressingSystemsInterlinksupportsawiderangeofcontinuous-feedlabelprinters.Thefollowingtablewillhelpyouchoosewhichprinterisrightforyou.Notethethermalprinterrequiresspeciallabelstock.PrintersnotlistedmaybecompatiblewiththeEpsonformattingcodes,sopleasecontactyoursalesrepresentativewithspecificquestions.

LabelFormat 2k–5klph 5k–10klph >10klph

1-2-up

EpsonLQ-590EpsonFX-890

EpsonDFX-9000(9-pinonly)

CitizenCLP-7202eCitizenCLP-621(Thermalprintersz-fold,notractors

1-uponly)

2-3-4-up EpsonLQ-2090EpsonFX-2190

EpsonDFX-9000(9-pinonly)

Cut-sheetlabelprintersInterlinkCirculationsupportsnearlyalllaserandinkjetprintersforwhichaWindowsprinterdriverisavailable.WehavefoundtheBrother5140and5240laserprintersworkwellwithInterlinkCirculationandthattheHPlineoflaserprintersarealsowidelyusedbyInterlinkclients.Laserprintersarebyfartheconsumablescost-per-pageleadercomparedwithinkjetprinters.n


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Interlink Licensed Services Rate Sheet

Interlink Circulation Thefollowingmonthlylicensefeesarebasedontheunitsdefined(totheleft),andthenumberofissuespublishedweekly(totheright).Proratetoestablishthelicensefeeforspecificcounts.

Fornewclients,InterlinkprovidesaListTransferandNewUserOrientationservicethatdeliversexcellentresultsstartingwiththefirstissue.Theone-timefeeforthebasiclisttransferserviceis$1,295.Additionalservicefeesmayapplyformorecomplextransfersorwhenadditionaloptionalmodulesarelicensed.

MonthlyFees 1xWeekly 2-4xWeekly Daily

1 SubscriptionCount $92/1,000 $102/1,000 $107/1,000

2 ShopperModule(3levels) $24.50,$59.50,$149.50

3 CDSService(annualcost) $40/1,000

4. Multi-UserModule $129.50

5 PalletMailManagement $249.50

StartupFeeforStandardListConversion,SetupandTraining:$1,295Discountsapplyforannualpre-paymentLegend:

1. SubscriptionCount.Individualcopies(paidorfree)ofyournewspaperthatyoudeliverbymailorbycarrier.Prorateactualcount.Minimumfeeis$78.20permonth.

2. ShopperModule.TheshoppermoduleintegrateswiththeUSPSCDSmasteraddressliststooptionallynon-duplicatewithyournewspaper.

3. CDSService.ThisisthefeeforretrievingandintegratinglicensedCDSrecords.4. Multi-UserModule.Thismoduleletstwoormoreusersoperateatthesametime.5. PalletMailManagementModule.Thisoptionreducessackcountsandpostagewhereout-of-countymail

volumeis5,000andup.

Interlink Ad Billing Thefollowingmonthlyfeeisthelicensefee.Pleaserefertothelicensetermsforinstallationandserviceoptions.

MonthlyFees 1xWeekly 2xWeekly 3xWeekly Daily

Persite $49.50 $49.50 $49.50 $49.50

Legend:Persitecoversallpublicationsmanagedatthesitewherethelicenseisregistered.

Note:PricinglistedhereiscurrentonlyasofthedateofthisdocumentandissubjecttochangebyInterlinkInc.withoutnotice.YourInterlinksalesrepresentativeishappytoprovideapersonalquoteforallInterlinkservices.

How to contact your Interlink sales representative [email protected] Interlink,Inc.

(888)473-3103 POBox207 BerrienSpringsMI49103

PO Box 207Berrien Springs MI 49103Phone (888) 473-3103Fax (206) 984-2240

Computer running:

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Windows 7 or newer

• 4GB RAM Minimum

• Intel Dual-Core i5 processor or equivalent

Always-on connection to the Internet

Page printing: Any inkjet or laser printer that has been configured to work with Windows.

Label printing: See recommendation list

System requirements

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