What I was wondering was whether we'd have to go to fewer pages to get an acceptable cost and whether fewer pages would feel more like a "Coupon flyer" than a journal. It sounds like we'd either have a flimsy quarterly or a more expensive one. The added postal expense would be on top of the anticipated increase in printing costs that are occuring regardless of page size. Just quick & dirty snapshot comparing to our former Boston rates" Boston costs were est. at roughly $5,700 (+600) = $6,100 per 1,000 count mailed. Current cost per 1,000 mailed = 2670 + $150 + 620 = $3,440 plus contractor costs 600 ------ 4,040 New cost per 1,000 mailed = $2900 + $150 + 620 = 3,670 plus contractor costs 600 ------ 4,270 We could spend about $1,800 more (per 1,000) on postage before we reach the former Boston rates. However, at the Boston rates we probably would not not be running AGA in the black. sh _______________________________________________ AGA-sc mailing list AGA-sc@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc