Ad Page Count Management


The magazine's page count is calculated by the total number of ad pages. The formula to calculate how many ad pages can be sold for a certain page count is: 50% of the page count plus 1.

Ex: For a 44-page magazine 50%+1 is 23. 

  • Any ad page count over 23 will bump the page count to the next available size.
  • Editorial pages have nothing to do with ad pages or the size of the magazine.

Ex: If the ad page count was 22.50, making the total pages 44, but a full page ad is sold making the total ad pages 23.50 pages, the ad pages have now exceeded the maximum ad pages for a 44 page magazine, and will bump the total page count to 52 pages. The magazine total page count will fluctuate up and down in total pages depending on the range of ad page count.


Below is a table showing the page count and maximum ad pages using the equation.

Page Count Maximum Ad Pages
36 19
40 21
44 23
52 27
56 29
60 31
68 35
72 37
76 39
84 43
88 45
92 47
100 51
104 53
108 55
116 59
120 61
124 63
132 67
136 69
140 71
148 75
152 77
156 79
164 83
168 85
172 87
180 91
184 93
188 95
196 99
200 101
204 103
212 107
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