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In addition to receiving 26 issues of The Independent Kansas City’s Journal of Society, your subscription will include our annual publication, the Charitable Events Calendar and a subscription to our e-newsletter, The Insider.

Questions about your current subscription? Contact Laura Gabriel at 816-471-2800.

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  • Materials requiring production that are received after the deadline incur a $75 late fee.
  • Customer may receive up to (3) proofs at no charge (additional proofs are $100 per occurence).

Ads cancelled after the deadline will be billed at 100 percent. Rates and deadlines are subject to change without notice. The Independent reserves the right to refuse to publish any advertisement. Advertisements created by the staff of The Independent are the property of the publication. Use of these ad materials in other publicatons or as marketing materials is prohibited without consent of the publisher and a preparation fee applies.

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We also accept Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and QuarkXpress files. Please include all fonts and CMYK images. Any files that need to be resized, converted, adjusted, or altered by our art department will lose any camera-ready discounts, and will be charged a production fee of $100 an hour with a minimum charge of $100. 

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We had a terrific response the first weekend that we advertised The Village of Leawood Villa community in The Independent. We had more than a dozen calls within days of the publication being delivered. The Village of Leawood is almost sold out, and we are so pleased with the results from our ads in The Independent. - Mark Simpson, The Village of Leawood
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“As the oldest, most well-established magazine in Kansas City, we rely on our ads in The Independent to generate a good deal of our business. It provides unbeatable exposure, particularly for our luxury listings. The Independent is an outstanding tool for us to obtain listings, and even better for us in procuring buyers.” -Kathy Koehler & Heather Bortnick
I have been a subscriber for 50 years. I became familiar with the “I” when I came to KC as a bride in 1942. We lived among “young marrieds” in the “Peanuts” in back of the Walnuts- those apartments are long gone. I moved back to Cuba in the early 50's, so I took a subscription to keep up with friends- many are long gone. I think I enjoy it even more now as it is larger and better. I go to shop, try new eating places, and special events in the arts and music. The Independent keeps me up-to-date. At 89, I am the designated drive and tour guide (hope I know when to stop). Still an organist at Christ Church...I look forward to every issue. -Kathleen 'Kay' Morse
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