Tier one
Edition sponsor
[$0,000]
- Funds one full print run.
- Named on the sponsor page.
- Bulk copies: [000].
- Disclosure printed in the title.
Support an edition
Fund a print run. Keep your hands off the page.
Sponsorship pays for printing, distribution, and the verification work behind an edition. It never buys a page, a listing, a recommendation, or a line of copy. Every sponsored title states who funded it and what that did and did not cover.
01 — Formats
Four ways to fund a title.
All amounts below are placeholders. Replace them with the imprint's real rates and what each tier includes.
Tier two
Reprint sponsor
[$0,000]
- Funds a revision reprint.
- Named in the reprint colophon.
- Bulk copies: [000].
- No say over revisions.
Tier three
Free distribution sponsor
[$0,000]
- Puts copies into community hands.
- Named on the distribution note.
- Recipient list published.
- No editorial input.
Tier four
Research sponsor
[$0,000]
- Underwrites an annual data report.
- Named in the method note.
- Findings published in full either way.
- No sight of copy before print.
02 — The boundary
Written into every agreement.
A sponsor may
- Choose which city edition or report to fund.
- Be credited by name on a fixed sponsor page.
- Receive the agreed bulk copies.
- Confirm the print date and the disclosure wording in advance.
- Withdraw from future editions at any time.
A sponsor may never
- See, comment on, or approve editorial copy before publication.
- Appear inside a directory listing or a recommendation.
- Be described as a partner, endorser, or adviser of the imprint.
- Receive reader data, subscriber lists, or enquiries.
- Influence which cities we publish for or how findings read.
Example disclosure block
“Printing of this edition was funded by [Sponsor Name]. The sponsor had no involvement in commissioning, writing, checking, or approving any part of this book, and no reader information was shared with them.”
The same wording appears on the title's catalogue entry. Placeholder text — confirm with your own policy before use.
03 — How it works
From enquiry to colophon in five steps.
Sponsorship runs on the publication calendar, so the earlier in a cycle you enquire, the more titles are open.
- 01
Enquiry by email
Tell us which series interests you and which cities or reports you want to support.
- 02
Availability check
We confirm which titles in the next cycle are unsponsored and send the current rate card.
- 03
Agreement
A short agreement sets out the fee, the credit wording, the disclosure block, and the independence terms.
- 04
Editorial runs independently
Commissioning, writing, verification, and checking proceed exactly as they would for an unsponsored title.
- 05
Print, credit, report
The edition prints with the disclosure, the sponsor is credited on this site, and bulk copies are dispatched.
04 — Enquiries
Start with an email.
There is no booking, no call, and no form to fill in with a third party. A single email to the imprint reaches the person who handles sponsorship.
- Which series or city you are interested in.
- The organisation that would be credited.
- Any timing constraints you are working to.
Rates and availability
Placeholder. Publish real rate cards no earlier than you are ready to honour them, and keep the independence terms attached to every tier.
Independence is the product.
A guidebook readers trust is worth more to a sponsor than a page of advertising. That is the whole argument for funding one.