The 2010 Purdue Extension Corn & Soybean Field Guide will be available in late December 2009.
The 2010 edition will include updated pesticide tables, as well as new photographs for easier weed, insect, disease, herbicide injury, and nutrient deficiency identification.
To preorder copies of the guide (without custom covers), call the Purdue Extension Education Store at (888) EXT-INFO. The guides cost $7 each plus shipping.
Order Custom Covers
Get your customers’ and clients’ attention with customized covers of the 2010 Corn & Soybean Field Guide featuring your organization’s logos and information.
For details about the guides, please e-mail or phone:
Kevin Leigh Smith
kevlsmith@purdue.edu
(765) 494-9558
Corey K. Gerber
gerberc@purdue.edu
(765) 496-3755
What’s the Cost?
Custom covers do not cost any more than our standard covers, but a minimum order of 100 copies is required. Larger orders receive discounts. The prices for the 2010 edition are:
- 100-299 guides: $7 each
- 300-749 guides: $6.30 each (10 percent discount)
- 750-1,499 guides: $5.95 each (15 percent discount)
- 1,500-2,499 guides: $5.60 each (20 percent discount)
- 2,500-3,999 guides: $5.25 each (25 percent discount)
- 4,000 or more: contact Kevin Leigh Smith or Corey Gerber
Note: Deliveries to Indiana may be subject to Indiana sales tax. These prices are per cover design — groups that order multiple cover designs do not receive a cumulative discount.
When Are Guides Shipped?
We will offer two printings of the 2010 editon.
Please order no later than Monday, October 26 if you want your customized guides shipped in December 2009.
Please order by Friday, January 29, 2010 if you want your guides shipped in late March 2010.
How Do I Order?
To order your custom guides, please e-mail Kevin Leigh Smith with the following information:
- Your name and organization.
- Number of custom guides you want to order.
- Your e-mail address.
- Your telephone number.
- A shipping address (please provide an actual street address, we won’t be able to deliver to post office boxes).
- A billing address (if different).
- A description of what you want on the cover (and please attach any graphics files you want to include — details about graphics files are provided below).
- When you would like to receive the guides (first printing or second).
Don’t forget to indicate when you would like to receive your guides. Guides from the second printing are sold on a first come-first served basis and run out fast. However, you can reserve copies from the second printing if you order by October 26.
Also, be sure to order enough guides this year. To keep prices low, these two printings are the only opportunities you’ll have to order custom covers for the 2010 edition.
If you belong to a larger organization, pooling all of your orders together can reduce your costs, avoid unnecessary duplication, and ensure you receive guides. Please consult with the appropriate individuals in your organization to consolidate your orders.
What Is the Process?
Once you let us know what you want on the cover, you will receive a rough PDF to make sure the elements are where you want them.
After that, our graphic designer will finalize the design. We create several custom covers at once, so you will receive this final PDF proof some time after the ordering deadline (in early November for the first printing, in early February for the second printing).
After you receive this final proof, you will send us any corrections or changes. We will not print your cover until we receive your final approval.
What Can I Put on the Cover?
If you have ordered guides from us in the past, you will notice that we are featuring a new look for 2010. Instead of a solid color, all versions of the guide will feature a photo on the front cover.
There will still be a live area on the front cover where you can place your logo and information, and a live area on the back where you can place information, graphics, and company colors.
Click here to see a sample of the template.
The live area on the front cover is 3.25 inches wide x 0.875 (7/8) inch tall. On the sample, the live area is the white box on the front.
The live area on the back cover is 3.5 inches wide x 4.5 inches tall. On the sample, this space is all of the back cover except the Purdue EEO statement on the bottom of the page.
What Artwork Do I Need?
Please submit your company logos and other artwork in vector format (EPS or AI) whenever possible. Other formats (TIF and JPG) are acceptable, but please send high-resolution images (at least 300 dpi at actual print size). Logo files that have a lower resolution may look good on your computer screen, but will print poorly.
What Else Can I Put on the Cover?
- Colors — in the live area on the back cover you can specify any background color you like. For example, you can send us a specific PMS color, or we can match the background to one in your logo. If you do not specify a color, we will use white.
- Photos — because we print these covers using a four-color process, you can also use photos or any other art as long as it is of publication quality and fits in the live space.
- Text and other information — we can include any other information you want on the front or back covers (phone numbers, e-mail addresses, Web site URLs, taglines, and so on). If you have a particular font you would like to use, please specify the font and send a sample of the text. The only limitation, of course, is space.
Shipping and Billing
It is possible to ship your guides to more than one location. For details, please contact Kevin Smith — kevlsmith@purdue.edu or (765) 494-9558. Multiple shipping locations may be subject to shipping charges.
We also can issue separate billing statements, but Purdue University rules now require each billing statement be for 100 copies or more.
Typically, Purdue issues invoices in January or February for the first printing and April or May for the second printing.
Other Questions?
If you have any other questions about the guides or custom covers, please contact:
Kevin Leigh Smith
kevlsmith@purdue.edu
(765) 494-9558
Corey K. Gerber
gerberc@purdue.edu
(765) 496-3755