Business media qualifying digital distribution
- Mid-term conversions from print-only to digital version/edition may be completed at the publisher’s discretion provided the subscriber can opt-out of the conversion and retain the print subscription or terminate the subscription altogether.
- The label “digital” on AAM reports will be used to describe all copies distributed via electronic or paperless means, inclusive of both digital versions and digital editions.
- Nonpaid Multi-Copy Same Addressee digital editions are not eligible for inclusion as qualified circulation on AAM reports.
- All digital delivery is reported separately in AAM reports utilizing the following formats: (Average Paid, Qualified Nonpaid, Nonqualified Circulation; Issue by Issue; Business Analysis; Source Analysis (optional); Mailing Address Analysis; Geographic Analysis; Prices; Term Data; Sales Channels; and Premium Usage.)
- Digital
- Total Qualified
- Paid Digital Multi Copy Sales: Paid Digital Multi-Copy Sales and license agreements will be reported under paid circulation as Multi-Copy Same Addressee-Digital in AAM reports, provided the purchaser paid at least one cent per each subscription.
- Geographic Analysis: Digital version/edition subscribers are required to provide a land address for reporting purposes in the Geographic Analysis section. However, should a digital version/edition subscriber fail to provide a useable land address, the subscriber will be reported as Email Address Only, but would not be subject to the 5 percent limit for unclassified distribution as stated in Rule D 5.1 (d)/D105.1 (d) Geographic Analysis.
- Digital Nonreplica: Reporting of digital nonreplica is considered a separate edition and must be broken out in the Regional Demographic section for AAM reporting.
Average Qualified Paid Circulation
Categories:
- Individual Print
- Individual Digital
- Membership Benefit Print
- Membership Benefit Digital
- Sponsored Individually -Addressed Print
- Sponsored Individually -Addressed Digital
- Multi-Copy Same Addressee-Print
- Multi-Copy Same Addressee-Digital
- Single Copy Print
- Single Copy Digital
Average Qualified Nonpaid Circulation
Categories:
- Individual Print
- Individual Digital
- Membership Benefit Print
- Membership Benefit Digital
Average Nonqualified Circulation
Categories:
- Allocated For Shows & Conventions-Print
- Allocated For Shows & Conventions-Digital
- Miscellaneous, Including Staff Copies-Print
- Miscellaneous, Including Staff Copies-Digital
Issue by Issue
Categories:
- Digital
Business Occupational Analysis
Categories:
- Digital
Source Analysis (optional)
Categories:
- Digital
Mailing Address Analysis
Categories:
- Digital
Geographic Analysis
Categories:
- Digital
Analysis of the Sales of Total New and Renewal Subscriptions (Price, Term Sales & Channels, & Premium Usage)
Categories:
- Digital