Why AMM?

Thanks for considering Aerospace Modeler Magazine (AMM) for your product line!

You won’t find a more effective product for serving your customers and building your hobby business. For less than the cost of a single decal sheets or a few bottles of paint, Aerospace Modeler Magazine gives modelers and enthusiasts access to hundreds of hours of projects, valuable hints and tips, and enthusiastic encouragement from some of the best modelers in the world. Aerospace Modeler Magazine’s positive editorial focus encourages modelers to develop their skill in their craft and to enjoy their hobby more than ever.

Aerospace Modeler Magazine gives your best customers a good reason to come into your store or to order in bulk from you on a regular basis. Aerospace Modeler Magazine exposes your best customers to new products and creates demand for existing lines of paints, tools, accessories, and other products. For both distributors and retailers alike, Aerospace Modeler Magazine’s top-quality production values, unmatched content, and reasonable cost add up to great value that your customers can clearly see, and they’ll associate those features with your company and appreciate you for bringing it to them. There’s no better discriminator for your business in the market today.

• Aerospace Modeler Magazine is a quarterly focused on (but not restricted to) topics that primarily interest an American audience. It strongly complements monthly European model aviation titles.

• Aerospace Modeler Magazine’s high production values keep pace with those of top-quality model aviation magazines published in Europe and Japan. There’s no compromise in quality.

• Quality of content for the topics we cover is second to none. Our articles are written by world-class model builders and authors. Our editorial team and authors have more real-world airplane experience than any other staff in the world, and we have the best access of any aviation modeling magazine in the world to American modelers and research sources.

• Based on its distinctive technical, historical, and modeling content, Aerospace Modeler Magazine’s is an archive-quality journal with a long shelf life. It goes far beyond any generic modeling magazines and helps motivated modelers “take the next step” in developing their skill and technique, which is key to cultivating their enjoyment and enthusiasm. Aerospace Modeler Magazine practically sells itself in any aviation enthusiast or modeling market – large or small – where it’s properly exposed and promoted.

We’ve engaged Zero to Sixty Marketing LLC to provide first-class customer service for retailers and distributors, and we make it easy for you to carry Aerospace Modeler Magazine.

• Order directly from the publisher by creating a password-protected AMM Distributor and Retailer Account. You’ll get the same customary discount you’d get from other distributors, and you’ll get your copies faster.

• Order at your convenience from the regular distributors in your market for other hobby products. Links to their websites are found elsewhere on this page.

It’s Easy to Order Direct from the Publisher

To buy Aerospace Modeler Magazine in bulk and receive a discount, you must create a password-protected AMM Distributor and Retailer Account. It only takes three easy steps. Please contact the Distribution Manager if you have any questions or encounter any problems establishing or maintaining your account.

STEP 1. Review the AMM Distributors and Retailers Terms & Conditions (T&Cs), which gives full details on quantities, discounts, shipping, and returns. These T&Cs have been recently been revised considerably to make them more customary and to support retailers and distributors both inside and outside the US, so please read them carefully. Here are some key features:

• Base price (same as cover price in the US) is the same for all retailers and distributors, regardless of destination country.

• Discounts vary by order size, but they’re also the same for all retailers and distributors, regardless of destination country.

• Shipping rates vary by destination country. Shipping rates have been standardized, and we’ve expanded service using private carriers like UPS and FEDEX for larger orders.

• Minimum order is still five (5) copies of the current issue shipped to a single address. The same minimum applies to discounted bulk orders for back issues.

• Payment for magazines shipped to US addresses is due in full in US funds in 30 days from the date on our invoice. Unless other arrangements are made with us in advance, payment is due in full in US funds in advance for all magazines shipped to addresses outside the US. A hard copy packing list / invoice will come in the package with your order.

• You can now view your order history and also pay outstanding invoices by credit card (MC or VISA) on the AMM website.

STEP 2. Once you’re satisfied with the T&Cs, create your password-protected AMM Distributors and Retailers Account on the AMM website. In addition to the usual contact, billing, and shipping information, we’ll ask for some other information to set up your account:

• When you’re ready, you’ll establish a Standing Order Quantity (SOQ). Your SOQ will be initially set to ZERO (0), and you can set a non-zero value at the same time you set up your account. Nothing will be shipped or billed to you until you activate your account by resetting your SOQ to some quantity above the minimum of 5. Your first automatic shipment will be the next issue we send to the printer after you adjust your SOQ to some number greater than 5. If you want to start your order with the most recent issue or order any other back issues, we have to do that manually. Please contact the AMM Distribution Manager.

• We’ll ask for your store hours. In addition to telling us the best time to contact you, we hope to implement a “hobby store finder and referral” feature on our website soon. AMM readers traveling to your city or town will be able to find you and plan a visit to your shop. Any shop carrying AMM will likely have other items for their aviation or real space modeling hobby which might not be available back home. There’s a place in your account to indicate if you don’t want to be included in this service.

• We’ll ask for a unique identifying number. This is not required for independent stores, but it’s absolutely critical to keep shipping and billing straight for large or small chains or franchises that share a common name. For HobbyTown USA franchises, we’ll simply use your 5-digit zip code.

• For US companies, we need your state sales tax ID number.

• We’ll ask for a dedicated Point of Contact and contact information for that person. This person should be the owner, the manager, or a permanent employee of your business.

• You can also do your part to help us keep costs down. Please use proper punctuation and capitalization when creating your account. Please make sure your contact and address information is correct at all times.

STEP 3. Once you’ve created your account, we’ll send you an e-mail notice that your account is active. You can then access your account to change your SOQ or update your contact, billing, or shipping information at any time. We’ll also get a duplicate notice through the website, and we’ll look over your data, too. If there are any problems, we’ll contact you. Otherwise, your first issue will be the next issue we send to press, and it will be shipped as soon as possible after we get it back from the printer.

Please contact the AMM Distribution Manager directly to:

• Order AMM back issues at bulk discounts.

• Re-order additional copies of the most recent issue.

• Resolve any issues with your orders, invoices, or shipments.