Sending Us Ads

Production of Auto Auction Shopper/Used Car News is 100% digital. See Digital Formats below. Files may be submitted electronically or on standard storage media.

Disks

Send Compact Disk, or Zip cartridges to Auto Auction Shopper/Used Car News, 24114 Harper Avenue, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080.

Email

Files with a compressed size under 10 megabytes may be attached to email, sent to graphics@usedcarnews.com, with cc to the servicing Sales Representative. Files attached to email should be compressed in standard Zip or StuffIt format.

FTP

Files of up to 300 megabytes may be submitted by way of FTP transmission as follows: If using Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer, navigate to ftp://usedcarnews.com and drop files into the "incoming" folder that appears there. Other Mac or Windows web browsers may not support this method, so you will need to use an FTP client such as SmartFTP for Windows, or Fetch for Mac. Using an FTP client, log in anonymously to ftp://usedcarnews.com with no ID or password. For more information or assistance, call the Production Manager at 1-800-794-0760.

Digital Formats

The preferred file format for ads is an exact-size Portable Document Format (PDF) file. We will also accept TIFF, EPS and JPEG files saved with a correct-image-size resolution of 400 dpi.

UCN does not accept native-format page layout files such as Quark XPress, InDesign, PageMaker, or Multi-Ad Creator without prior arrangement.

UCN does not accept word-processing, presentation software or spreadsheet files as layout files for printing.

Regardless of file format, all printing is 4-color process (CMYK). The presence of RGB, LAB, or Indexed colors in the file may cause rejection of the ad.

ICC profiles embedded by color managed workflows may be left in the files. However, color profiles are not used for print production, and all colors should be converted prior to submittal. See "Printing and Color Guidelines" below.

Password protected digital files cannot be used and will be rejected.

Regardless of file format, all fonts must be embedded in the file or converted to outline before saving. Auto Auction Shopper/Used Car News will not be responsible for ensuring non-imbedded fonts print properly.

For more information, or to obtain a PDF Settings file, call the Production Manager at 1-800-794-0760.