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	First-year Stylebook Online rate	First year with 20% discount for enrolling in auto renewal	First-year Stylebook & Merriam-Webster Online rate	First year with 20% discount for enrolling in auto renewal
Individual user	30	24	42	33
Named-User Licenses
10 named users	240	192	335	268
25 named users	525	420	735	588
50 named users	1,000	800	1,400	1,120
100 named users	1,835	1,468	2,570	2,056
175 named users	3,215	2,572	4,505	3,604
250 named users	4,4330	3,464	6,060	4,848
375 named users	6,500	5,200	9,090	7,272
500 named users	8,660	6,928	12,130	9,704
750 named users	12,600	10,080	17,640	14,112
1,000 named users	15,750	12,600	22,050	17,640
1,750 named users	27,560	22,050	38,590	30,872
2,500 named users	36,750	29,400	51,450	41,160
5,000 named users	73,500	58,800	102,900	82,320
7,500 named users	102,375	81,900	143,325	114,660
10,000 named users	136,500	109,200	191,100	152,800
	First-year Stylebook Online rate	First year with 20% discount for enrolling in auto renewal	First-year Stylebook & Merriam-Webster Online rate	First year with 20% discount for enrolling in auto renewal
Concurrent-User Licenses
10 concurrent users	315	252	440	352
25 concurrent users	690	552	970	776
50 concurrent users	1,330	1,064	1,870	1,496
100 concurrent users	2,300	1,840	3,220	2,576
175 concurrent users	4,200	3,360	5,880	4,704
250 concurrent users	5,825	4,660	8,160	6,528
375 concurrent users	8,450	6,760	11,835	9,468
500 concurrent users	11,320	9,056	15,855	12,684
750 concurrent users	16,800	13,440	23,520	18,816
1,000 concurrent users	19,865	15,892	27,825	22,260
1,750 concurrent users	35,830	28,664	50,165	40,132
2,500 concurrent users	49,085	39,268	68,720	54,978
5,000 concurrent users	97,020	77,616	135,830	108,664

AP Member Rates
	First-year Stylebook Online rate for AP members	First year with 20% discount for enrolling in auto renewal	First-year Stylebook & Merriam-Webster Online rate for AP members	First year with 20% discount for enrolling in auto renewal
Individual user	24	19	33	26
Named-User Licenses
10 named users	195	155	270	216
25 named users	420	336	590	472
50 named users	800	640	1,115	892
100 named users	1,470	1,176	2,060	1,648
175 named users	2,570	2,056	3,600	2,880
250 named users	3,465	2,772	4,850	3,880
375 named users	5,200	4,160	7,275	5,820
500 named users	6,930	5,544	9,700	7,760
750 named users	10,080	8,064	14,110	11,288
1,000 named users	12,600	10,080	17,640	14,112
1,750 named users	22,050	17,640	30,870	24,696
2,500 named users	29,400	23,520	41,160	32,928
5,000 named users	58,800	47,040	82,320	65,856
7,500 named users	81,900	65,520	114,660	91,728
10,000 named users	109,200	87,360	152,880	122,304
	First-year Stylebook Online rate for AP members	First year with 20% discount for enrolling in auto renewal	First-year Stylebook & Merriam-Webster Online rate for AP members	First year with 20% discount for enrolling in auto renewal
Concurrent-User Licenses
10 concurrent users	250	200	355	284
25 concurrent users	555	445	780	624
50 concurrent users	1,065	852	1,490	1,192
100 concurrent users	1,840	1,470	2,570	2,056
175 concurrent users	3,360	2,688	4,705	3,764
250 concurrent users	4,660	3,728	6,530	5,224
375 concurrent users	6,760	5,408	9,465	7,572
500 concurrent users	9,055	7,244	12,680	10,143
750 concurrent users	13,440	10,752	18,820	15,056
1,000 concurrent users	15,900	12,720	22,260	17,808
1,750 concurrent users	28,665	22,932	40,130	32,104
2,500 concurrent users	39,270	31,416	54,980	43,984
5,000 concurrent users	77,620	62,096	108,675	86,940

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