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Detroit Free Press Programs
DNIE offers a variety of programs that include sponsored classroom delivery of electronic replica (digital) editions - e-Editions of the Detroit Free Press OR customer paid print delivery on Thursdays and/or Fridays. Print delivery is also availble on Sundays. Our educational rate for e-Editions is 1 cent per copy Mondays through Saturdays, with sponsorships currently available for all e-Edition orders. CUSTOMER PAID print copies are currently available at 25 cents per copy on Thursdays and/or Fridays; 75 cents Sunday. Browse the list below and click Order Now for the program(s) that meet your needs! Payment status - sponsored or customer paid - is listed as part of the program title. Sponsored e-Edition programs may also include delivery of print supplements - only on Thursdays or Fridays.
*2013-14 PRINT YAK @ 3 cents each plus Free Press e-Editions
Customer paid print delivery (ONLY IN WAYNE, OAKLAND & MACOMB COUNTIES) of 30 or more copies per week of 31 issues of Yak's Corner @ the NEW LOWER RATE OF 3 CENTS PER COPY. Program also includes 100% sponsored yearlong daily and Sunday access to Detroit Free Press E-editions (electronic replica editions. Yak's Corner, the 8-page news magazine for younger readers produced by the Michigan K.I.D.S. Detroit Newspapers in Education nonprofit, is an easy-to-read mixture of news, features, student art and facts of interest -- all written with ages 6-12 in mind and all linked to Core Common Standards. The combination of the weekly print Yak's Corner and daily and Sunday Free Press e-Editions provides students with news and information from Michigan and around the world, enhancing students' critical thinking skills and improving comprehension of informational text. PROGRAM DETAILS: Delivery of 31 issues of the Thursday Yak's Corner from September 12, 2013 through May 29, 2014, excluding 11/28/13, 12/26/13, 1/2/14, 1/9/14, 2/20/14, 4/10/14 and 4/24/14. Yak's Corner is also included with the Thursday Free Press e-Edition and is also available for viewing and/or download at www.yakscorner.com on Monday morning. Monday through Sunday electronic deliveries of 30 or more e-Editions (electronic replica copies) of The Free Press from Tuesday, September 3, 2013 through Friday, June 13, 2014 Online "Yaktivities" - discussion starters, comprehension questions, quizzes and links to Core Common Standards based on each week's Yak's Corner issue at wwww.yakscorner.com Online general newspaper use teacher resources at www.dnie.com IMPORTANT NOTE! A minimum of two and a maximum of four FREE BONUS print supplements will be scheduled for delivery during the 2013-2014 school year. All print supplements will be delivered on TBD Thursdays. The preset quantity for supplements is 30. Topics and exact dates will be communicated through our weekly DNIE Weekly News e-newsletter, which is sent Monday afternoon from Detroit NIE (dniewklynews@dnps.com.) Remember to update the order quantity from the preset 30 print Yak's at 3 cents each, 30 100% sponsored e-Editions and 30 FREE supplements to the desired number of print Yak's, e-Editions and student supplements after you create the order! The quantity of FREE BONUS supplements may always be more than the number of Yak's and e-Edition newspapers you've ordered. Classroom posters included with a program have a preset quantity of one (1). THIS IS A CUSTOMER PAID PROGRAM, @ 3 CENTS PER COPY - 2 CENTS LESS THAN LAST YEAR - FOR PRINT EDITIONS OF YAK'S CORNER. THIS PARTIALLY SPONSORED PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE WHILE FUNDS LAST ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS. IF YOU WANT 100% SPONSORSHIP OF ALL COSTS, IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE WITH THE 2013-14 DIGITAL VERSION OF THIS PROGRAM. >>Order Now<<

2013-14 Digital YAK'S CORNER and eFree Press-100% sponsored
100% sponsored digital delivery of 31 issues of Yak's Corner, the 8-page news magazine for younger readers produced Michigan K.I.D.S., the Detroit Newspapers in Education (DNIE) nonprofit. Yak's Corner is an easy-to-read mixture of news, features, student art and facts of interest - all written with ages 6-12 in mind, and all linked to Common Core Standards The program also includes yearlong daily and Sunday access to Detroit Free Press E-editions (electronic replica editions.) The combination of the weekly Yak's Corner and daily access to Free Press e-Editions provides students with news and information from Michigan and around the world, enhancing students' critical thinking skills and improving performance in comprehension of informational text. All Yak's Corner e-Edition program orders include: Online access to 31 issues of the Thursday Yak's Corner - September 12, 2013 through May 29, 2014, excluding 11/28/13, 12/26/13, 1/2/14, 1/9/14, 2/20/14, 4/10/14 and 4/24/14. Yak's Corner is included with the Thursday Free Press e-Edition and is also available for viewing and/or download at www.yakscorner.com by Tuesday morning Monday through Sunday electronic deliveries of 30 or more e-Editions of The Free Press from Tuesday, September 3, 2013 through Friday, June 13, 2014 Online "Yaktivities" - discussion starters, comprehension questions, quizzes and links to Common Core Standards based on each week's Yak's Corner issue at www.yakscorner.com online general newspaper use teacher resources A minimum of two and a maximum of four FREE BONUS print supplements will be scheduled for delivery during the 2013-2014 school year on TBD Thursdays. Topics and exact dates will be communicated through the weekly DNIE Weekly News e-newsletter, which is sent Monday afternoon from Detroit NIE (dniewklynews@dnps.com. IMPORTANT NOTE! Although the preset quantity for e-Editions and BONUS print supplements is 30, you can update the number of e-Edition accesses and/or the number of supplements after you create your order. Classroom posters included with select supplements have a preset quantity of one (1.) This number may be increased based on a ratio of 1 poster to 30 supplements. >>Order Now<<

2013-14 PRINT YAK and TH PRINT FREE PRESS-customer paid @.25
CUSTOMER PAID Thursday delivery of the print edition of Yak's Corner, along with the print edition of the Detroit Free Press. This program is ONLY AVAILABLE IN WAYNE, OAKLAND AND MACOMB COUNTIES. You pay $.25 per set for Yak's Corner and the Thursday Free Press. Yak's Corner, the 8-page news magazine for younger readers produced by the Michigan K.I.D.S. Detroit Newspapers in Education nonprofit, is an easy-to-read mixture of news, features, student art and facts of interest - all written with ages 6-12 in mind and all linked to Core Common Standards. The combination of the weekly print Yak's Corner and Thursday print Free Press provides students with news and information from Michigan and around the world, enhancing students' critical thinking skills and improving comprehension of informational text. PROGRAM DETAILS: Delivery of 31 issues of the Thursday Yak's Corner and Thursday Free Press from September 12, 2013 through May 29, 2014, excluding 11/28/13, 12/26/13, 1/2/14, 1/9/14, 2/20/14, 4/10/14 and 4/24/14. Online "Yaktivities" - discussion starters, comprehension questions, quizzes and links to Core Common Standards based on each week's Yak's Corner issue at wwww.yakscorner.com Online general newspaper use teacher resources at www.dnie.com IMPORTANT NOTE! A minimum of two and a maximum of four FREE BONUS print supplements will be scheduled for delivery during the 2013-2014 school year. All print supplements will be delivered on TBD Thursdays. The preset quantity for supplements is 30. Topics and exact dates will be communicated through our weekly DNIE Weekly News e-newsletter, which is sent Monday afternoon from Detroit NIE (dniewklynews@dnps.com.) Remember, you may update the preset order quantity of 30 print Yak's,print Free Press' and FREE supplements after you create your order! Classroom posters included with a program have a preset quantity of one (1) but may be increased at a ratio of 1 poster to 30 supplements. THIS IS A CUSTOMER PAID PROGRAM, @ 25 CENTS PER SET. IF YOU WANT SPONSORSHIP, IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE WITH THE 2013-14 DIGITAL YAK'S CORNER VERSION OF THIS PROGRAM. >>Order Now<<

2013-2014 Free Press e-Edition access - 100% SPONSORED
Detroit Free Press 100% sponsored Monday through Sunday e-Editions from Tuesday, September 3, 2013 through Friday, June 13, 2014 This is a pre-set program for: Access to 30 or more Detroit Free Press e-Editions - exact electronic replicas of the print version of the Free Press - at school or home Delivery of 30 or more FREE BONUS print supplements several times during the 2013-2014 school year on TBD Fridays. Topics and exact dates will be communicated through the weekly DNIE Weekly News e-newsletter, which is sent Monday afternoon from Detroit NIE(dniewklynews@dnps.com.) IMPORTANT NOTE! Although the preset quantity for e-Editions and BONUS print supplements is 30, you can update the number of e-Edition accesses and/or the number of supplements after you create your order. Classroom posters included with select supplements have a preset quantity of one (1.) This number may be increased based on a ratio of 1 poster to 30 supplements. >>Order Now<<

2013-2014 Free Press FRIDAY print delivery - customer paid
This program offers customer paid Friday print delivery of the Detroit Free Press @ $.25 per copy ONLY IN WAYNE, OAKLAND OR MACOMB COUNTIES! The minimum preset quantity per delivery is 5, which may be updated to any amount more than 5 after you create your order! This program also includes 30 or more copies of FREE BONUS supplements delivered twice or more throughout the year. And some programs include classroom posters, at a ratio of 1 poster to 30 supplements. In addition to changing the newspaper quantity after you create your order, you may also update the number of BONUS supplements and posters. The preset calendar for this program is September 6, 2013 through June 13, 2014. The preset exclusion dates are: November 29, December 26, January 3, and April 18. Other dates may be excluded or included. Please call 800-678-0789 or e-mail dnie@dnps.com if you need to: exclude additional dates include any of the excluded dates listed above change the preset delivery period to start before or after September 6, 2013 or end before or after June 13, 2014 IMPORTANT NOTE! All BONUS print supplements will be delivered on TBD Fridays. The exact dates and topics will be communicated through our weekly DNIE Weekly News e-newsletter, which is sent Monday afternoons from Detroit NIE (dniewklynews@dnps.com.) >>Order Now<<

2013-2014 Free Press TH-FRI print delivery - customer paid
This program offers customer paid Thursday and Friday print delivery of the Detroit Free Press @ $.25 per copy ONLY IN WAYNE, OAKLAND OR MACOMB COUNTIES! The minimum preset quantity per delivery is 5, which may be updated to any amount more than 5 after you create your order! This program also includes 30 or more copies of FREE BONUS supplements delivered twice or more throughout the year. And some programs include classroom posters, at a ratio of 1 poster to 30 supplements. In addition to changing the newspaper quantity after you create your order, you may also update the number of BONUS supplements and posters. The preset calendar for this program is September 5, 2013 through June 13, 2014. The preset exclusion dates are: November 28-29, December 25-26, January 2-3 and April 18. Other dates may be excluded or included. Please call 800-678-0789 or e-mail dnie@dnps.com if you need to: exclude additional dates include any of the excluded dates listed above change the preset delivery period to start before or after September 5, 2013 or end before or after June 13, 2014 IMPORTANT NOTE! All BONUS print supplements will be delivered on TBD Fridays. The exact dates and topics will be communicated through our weekly DNIE Weekly News e-newsletter, which is sent Monday afternoons from Detroit NIE (dniewklynews@dnps.com.) >>Order Now<<

SUNDAY FREE PRESS CUSTOMER-PAID PRINT DELIVERY @$.75
Free Press Sunday Classroom delivery at educational discount rate of 75 cents per copy. Available only in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties for a minimum of 10 copies per Sunday; minimum of two deliveries. If you need assistance, call 800-678-0789 or email dnie@dnps.com >>Order Now<<