The magazine hits the register. Take the UPC.
If they scan it at the register, you need a UPC. Packs from 1 to 100. Pay once and download the artwork now.
If they scan it at the register, the UPC goes now.
Newsstand or chain: one UPC per title. Pay. Download the artwork. Send it to the printer.
Newsstand: one UPC per title
On the rack, a title usually lives with a single 12-digit UPC. Month or week, if the channel wants it, goes in a 2-digit add-on beside the symbol. Your designer builds it.
One title, one code
The pack leaves you the UPC and EAN ready. Pay. Download the artwork. Send it to the printer.
The UPC for the register.
The pack gives you the UPC and EAN for newsstand or chain. One title, one code. Pay and download the artwork.
The 2-digit add-on, if you use it
Issue
- Weekly: week 01 to 53
- Monthly: month 01 to 12
- Biweekly or quarterly: first month or week of the period
- Special: sequential 01 to 99
How it is used
- It sits beside the title's same UPC
- Your designer places it next to the symbol
- A 5-digit add-on can carry the date
- If the channel does not ask, leave the UPC alone
What you send the printer
The SVG or PDF of the UPC. One title, one code. The issue add-on, if needed, is built by your designer beside the symbol.
It hits the register
The pack gives you UPC and EAN, with certificate and artwork. One title, one code. Ready for newsstand or chain.
When the channel wants the register
The pack leaves UPC and EAN ready. One title, one code. Certificate and artwork in your account.