Received: from mail-3-191.rch001.net ([52.124.3.191]:40746 helo=mail-1-191.rch001.net) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1dwvnI-0008Gm-30 for Lojban@lojban.org; Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:45:26 -0700 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; s=k1; d=sc02.rmdlvry001.com; h=From:To:Reply-To:Subject:Message-ID:List-Unsubscribe:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Date; bh=tQ/aYmRlNhY/mcn1krt8xgQ0cVg=; b=UZAbmWU7/s27OKHV/bF9mjWOp7F7wKls7kgnwUtZvpUB6NIK16Nwxs/maNI7e6yp50bSCJiRV+Wl b2wTToVRGcj0Dn2QRsR7eWT9W60TcgYmz/ZcRcXM5M4A0oZwvddd5aPRVaVtnD2WkqX89KqWaSMJ s7niByBt2ZMvDuBpAHU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; q=dns; s=k1; d=nplconsult.com; b=VpRUlXIlU/da2nvmQbevmzHbbEfwpt+JJaAUJPKArXZUrd9w9DqBJOAAunXL2e1DUF3AAMQq7prI 7Z0q53B6Qs9BenFx7KU78CFOmQQWDeBj9hCvFcu0zrQ3i4DRHtfdy35M9Tf5AjfalmtyhwMVBGPM CIySZOKJNPfmfJcdC4c=; From: "MARTIN FONER" To: "Lojban@lojban.org" Reply-To: Subject: PUBLISHERS FOR SALE - 5K TO 1.5MM X-BPS1: 6267788 Feedback-ID: 6267788:1992058:RM X-BPS2: 4165 Message-ID: List-Unsubscribe: , X-Mailer: RM Mailer (v5.4.752.0) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=-I9bvLBmd7euIzDG0zaxbhw==" Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:45:24 -0500 X-Spam-Score: -0.4 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.4 X-Spam_score_int: -3 X-Spam_bar: / This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=-I9bvLBmd7euIzDG0zaxbhw== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Having trouble viewing this mail? Click here to view it in your browse= r. http://link.rm0002.net/v/SXn5pA2oH-h6W4yNWI86HQ2 Make sure that you always get our messages: Add mfoner@nplconsult.com = to your contacts. Click here to unsubscribe or update your email address. http://link.rm0002.net/subscription/?t=3DSXn5pA2oH-h6W4yNWI86HQ2 MARTIN FONER'S PUBLISHING NEWSLETTER Either You're Serious About Success in Publishing... Or You're Not A 'PUBLISHERS FOR SALE' ISSUE Hello, Everyone... A regular newsletter of important and interesting information for publ= ishers is coming at the end of the week. Meanwhile, publishers are going quickly not only in my universe, but i= f you get other more general newsletters, you will see some non-profit= 'names' and some mid-sized companies on the block and sold. So, I decided another "For Sale" issue would be appropriate. As well, with only 90 days left in the year, any year end acquisitions= need to be started NOW. If you have an interest in buying but you don't see what you are looki= ng for here, let me know... I have 4 or 5 new Sellers who aren't quite= ready yet to be in the marketplace, and more every month. If you have an interest in selling, contact me confidentially to deter= mine a ballpark value for your company, and we can start the process. Contact me on the above or the below: mfoner@nplconsult.com mailto:mfo= ner@nplconsult.com . Martin 1.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Midwest US Monthly Regional Magazine... With a re= ligious bend but not overly deep... more community than overtly religi= ous. In business over 20 years and very profitable. Advertising revenu= es of $200,000... Nets $80K+... Asking $200,000. Excellent opportunity= to branch out for a religious publisher, a Midwest publisher, newspap= er, or newsletter company, or anyone wanting to create a strong net pr= ofit stream from a minimal investment. 2.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Mid Sized Non-Fiction focused in Business, Self-I= mprovement, Health & Wellness... Very strong front and back list, over= 450 titles, and strong pipeline for new titles... over 75 in the pipe= , and 35 more in negotiation/development. Ten year old company... grow= th every year, profits growing. 2017 will do over $600K and net $300K.= Asking $1,450,000... but will wait til 3Q figures out to confirm and = sell. Could be done in $1.2 - $1.3MM zone if quick and cash. Seller wi= ll finance up to 1/3 of price for three years max. In Calif, but can r= elocate anywhere. Minimal staff, all freelance, minimal inventory, mos= tly digital and rest is primarily POD. A one person management operati= on. 3.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Civil War Information Records Books. And what a t= reasure trove this is. The publisher was finally able to give me a rea= sonably clean count of the total number of titles, records of families= , battles, chronologies, you name it. So far we are up to about 1,500+= titles. Most digital and a few physical. This is an opportunity to ad= d to your Civil War line and to create/market over 1,500 eBooks if tha= t is your thing. Or, create and market over 1,500 physical. Bonus one = is there are roughly 300 titles waiting to be 'produced' by primary au= thor, putting this deal at over 1,800 titles! Revenues are around $30K= , net around $25K. Inventory is close to $70K. Asking on this one incl= udes the value of having over 1,500 titles in Civil War information an= d the potential inherent in physical and eBooks... Asking $249,000. 4.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Primarily Travel Guide Books... I have a 25 year = old small publisher specializing in travel guide books... US, Europe, = everywhere... about 40 titles... (And there are a dozen books in other= areas that can be included or separated, see #5 and #6.) The whole co= mpany could go in the $100K range... if you move quickly. Or, just pur= chase the travel related books for about $75,000 clean. 5.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Genealogy Books... From the company above, 8-10 t= itles current. Pricing would be in the $25,000 range. 6.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Career Search Books... From the company above, 4 = titles in job search. Pricing would be in the $15,000 range. 7.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Media Planning... university texts and field guid= es, in biz for 20+ years... strong repeat sales by edition. Net for on= e man show is historically $43K... now up in 2016 and 2017 to mid $50'= s. Three titles, basic inventory, long customer list... asking $195,00= 0. 8.=C2=A0 =C2=A08. Green Construction... text and field book for 'green= ' construction, very current, 2016 Copyright. Publisher can't seem to = gain traction and needs a new home where it will fit the line of the p= ublisher better. Inventory of roughly 3,500 units and rights to title,= asking $10,000. 9.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Gambling Publisher, dormant... Not active for a w= hile, owns seven titles plus distributed about 25 titles. Inventory, w= hich is old, is main asset, is over $50,000 at print or discounted dis= tributor cost. Also about 15,000 copies of a gambling newsletter, and = a few domain names. Asking $19,000., negotiable. 10.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Romanc= e/Erotic Fiction Publisher, almost dormant... Still doing some busines= s... expected to close up at end of 2016 and returned rights to many t= itles but still holds rights to dozens of titles, plus domain names, s= o doing small biz in 2017. Even not promoting, expected 2017 revenues = at $7,500 and net at $5,000. Some physical inventory, about $3K, but a= ll have been done as eBooks. Some future title commitments and some bo= oks could be resurrected. Asking $24,000., negotiable. 11.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Classi= cs Books... 47 year-old publisher of classics in philosophy and metaph= ysics. Its portfolio is about a dozen titles by Kant, Descartes, Hobbs= , etc. These are titles=C2=A0not offered by any other publisher and ar= e unique scholarly volumes with a facsimile of the original (Latin, Ge= rman, etc.) verso and an authoritative English translation-of-that-pag= e recto. Asking $95,000, but somewhat negotiable. 12.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Art Re= ference Books... 47 year-old scholarly art reference book publisher wi= th a list of over 200 art reference books and multi-volume sets in pri= nt with a standing order customer list upwards of 300, and a mailing l= ist of 1,000 buyers. They have the authoritative, definitive, 110 titl= e (so far), reference and pictorial encyclopedia of European master ar= tists. Asking $299,000 based on $70K average net. Inventory of $500K a= t cost will be sold separately from this deal, but could be purchased = for $150K cash, or 5 years of payments at $40K. 13.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Small = educational publisher. I have a small educational publisher who specia= lizes in remedial at high school reading and math for sale. I have men= tioned the company before and they are willing to sell the whole small= company at once or sell off their titles individually. The owners wan= t to retire now, and are not really interested in a long term buy out.= Just to retire. For the whole company, asking $55,000. They are willi= ng to sell off individual titles, so request a list of them. 14.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Disast= er Prevention & Recovery Directory, Dormant. I have a professional dir= ectory that was active for roughly 20 years, with a premier name in th= e field that has gone dormant for the last four. When it was last acti= ve, it was sold, and the new owner simply didn't have the time and ene= rgy to look after it and let it go dormant. There won't be much in the= way of records or back up... but again, the price, which has been a d= iscussion, would be primarily for the goodwill of the name, about 15,0= 00 listings in the directory, a very short buyer list, advertiser list= , and other files. Asking is $9,500 on closing and 10% of revenues for= two years. 15.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Nine B= ook Series Very Similar to Harry Potter. I have a very fascinating ser= ies of books... very, very much in the format and writing and style of= Harry Potter, except written to a higher level, well-illustrated, and= really a more teen/adult version based on reading level. This was wri= tten in three trilogies... nine books total. Many are now in print, se= lf-pub, and a few are in production phase, ready to print. The author = is asking $45,000 for all including all current inventory of those alr= eady in print... plus a downline royalty. 16.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Myster= y & Thriller Books, mostly. I also have an interesting company, in bus= iness for a few years, with almost 150 titles, many in thriller, myste= ry, some western, and a smattering of non-fiction. Most are in ebook f= ormat and some are dual, ebook and physical. Sales are increasing towa= rd 100K. Profits are, obviously, strong on this but this company's pri= mary interest is in selecting books for filmmaking, as they option and= make the films. They are happy to consider an arrangement where they = keep bringing titles to the new owner as long as they can work the fil= m rights. They are asking roughly $295,000 plus a downline percentage/= royalty to be determined. 17.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Art In= struction-Individual Title for those who want to draw/paint but have n= o formal training. Book has decent history and author is willing to up= date if needed. Asking $5,000 plus downline royalties. 18.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 True M= emoir of Hiding in Berlin During WWII-Individual Title interesting tru= e story of a Jew who has to survive the war stuck in Berlin... current= ly being put out for movie rights... and it might just make it. Asking= $5,000 plus downline royalties, no film rights. Well, for the moment, this is the list. If you have interest in any of these, let me know at mailto:mfoner@npl= consult.com , as soon as possible as these companies and lines are goi= ng fairly quickly for the late summer/early fall. If you want to be removed from this mailing list, simply either click = on the link in the newsletter footer, or send me an email with the wor= d DELETE, and it will be done. Thanks. Copyright Martin Foner, 2017.=C2=A0=C2=A0 mailto:mfoner@nplconsult.com This email is being sent to Lojban@lojban.org. Use this link to be deleted or to update your email address http://link.rm0002.net/subscription/?t=3DSXn5pA2oH-h6W4yNWI86HQ2 This message was sent by NPL Publishing Consultants | 3565 Las Vegas B= lvd South #800 | Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 --=-I9bvLBmd7euIzDG0zaxbhw== Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Having trouble viewing this mail? Click here to view = it in your browser.
Make sure that you always get our messages:= Add mfoner@nplconsult.com to your contacts.

Click here to unsubscribe or upd= ate your email address.
3D""

MARTIN FONER’S PUBLISHING NEWSLETTE= R

Either You’re Serious A= bout Success in Publishing… Or You’re Not=

A ‘PUBLISHERS FOR SALE&= rsquo; ISSUE

 

Hello, Everyone…

A regular newsletter of im= portant and interesting information for publishers is coming at the en= d of the week.

Meanwhile, publishers are = going quickly not only in my universe, but if you get other more gener= al newsletters, you will see some non-profit ‘names’ and s= ome mid-sized companies on the block and sold.

So, I decided another &ldq= uo;For Sale” issue would be appropriate.

As well, with only 90 days= left in the year, any year end acquisitions need to be started NOW.

If you have an interest in= buying but you don’t see what you are looking = for here, let me know… I have 4 or 5 new Sellers who aren&rsquo= ;t quite ready yet to be in the marketplace, and more every month.

If you have an interest in= selling, contact me confidentially to determine a ba= llpark value for your company, and we can start the process.

Contact me on the above or= the below: mfoner@nplconsult= .com.

Martin

 1.    Midwest US Monthly Regional Magazine… With = a religious bend but not overly deep… more community than overt= ly religious. In business over 20 years and very profitable. Advertisi= ng revenues of $200,000… Nets $80K+… Asking $200= ,000. Excellent opportunity to branch out for a religious pub= lisher, a Midwest publisher, newspaper, or newsletter company, or anyo= ne wanting to create a strong net profit stream from a minimal investm= ent.

2.    Mid Sized Non-Fiction focused in Business, Self-Imp= rovement, Health & Wellness… Very strong front and back li= st, over 450 titles, and strong pipeline for new titles… over 7= 5 in the pipe, and 35 more in negotiation/development. Ten year old co= mpany… growth every year, profits growing. 2017 will do over $6= 00K and net $300K. Asking $1,450,000… but will= wait til 3Q figures out to confirm and sell. Could be done in $1.2 - = $1.3MM zone if quick and cash. Seller will finance up to 1/3 of price = for three years max. In Calif, but can relocate anywhere. Minimal staf= f, all freelance, minimal inventory, mostly digital and rest is primar= ily POD. A one person=20 management operation.

 3.    = Civil War Information Records Books. And what a treasure trove thi= s is. The publisher was finally able to give me a reasonably clean cou= nt of the total number of titles, records of families, battles, chrono= logies, you name it. So far we are up to about 1,500+ titles.<= /strong> Most digital and a few physical. This is an opportunity to ad= d to your Civil War line and to create/market over 1,500 eBooks if tha= t is your thing. Or, create and market over 1,500 physical. Bonus one = is there are roughly 300 titles waiting to be ‘produced’ b= y primary author, putting this=20 deal at over 1,800 titles! Revenues are around $30K, net around $25K. = Inventory is close to $70K. Asking on this one includes the value of h= aving over 1,500 titles in Civil War information and the potential inh= erent in physical and eBooks… Asking $249,000.

4.   = Primarily Travel Guide Books… I hav= e a 25 year old small publisher specializing in travel guide books&hel= lip; US, Europe, everywhere… about 40 titles… (And there= are a dozen books in other areas that can be included or separated, s= ee #5 and #6.) The whole company could go in the $100K range… i= f you move quickly. Or, just purchase the travel related books for abo= ut $75,000 clean.

 

5.Genealogy Books… From the company above, 8-10 titles current. Pricin= g would be in the $25,000 range.

 

6.    Career Search= Books… From the company above, 4 titles in job search. Pricin= g would be in the $15,000 range.


7.    Media Plann= ing… universit= y texts and field guides, in biz for 20+ years… strong repeat s= ales by edition. Net for one man show is historically $43K… now= up in 2016 and 2017 to mid $50’s. Three titles, basic inventory= , long customer list… asking $195,000.

 8.  &nb= sp;8. Green Construction… text and f= ield book for ‘green’ construction, very current, 2016 &co= py;. Publisher can’t seem to gain traction and needs a new home = where it will fit the line of the publisher better. Inventory of rough= ly 3,500 units and rights to title, asking $10,000.
 

9.Gambling Publisher, dormant… Not active for a while, owns seven titl= es plus distributed about 25 titles. Inventory, which is old, is main = asset, is over $50,000 at print or discounted distributor cost. Also a= bout 15,000 copies of a gambling newsletter, and a few domain names. <= strong>Asking $19,000., negotiable.


10.    = ;       Romanc= e/Erotic Fiction Publisher, almost dormant… Still doing some b= usiness… expected to close up at end of 2016 and returned right= s to many titles but still holds rights to dozens of titles, plus doma= in names, so doing small biz in 2017. Even not promoting, expected 201= 7 revenues at $7,500 and net at $5,000. Some physical inventory, about= $3K, but all have been done as eBooks. Some future title commitments = and some books could be resurrected. Asking $24,000., negotiab= le.

 

11.         &nb= sp; Classics Books… <= span style=3D"text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 16pt;">47 year-old publ= isher of classics in philosophy and metaphysics. Its portfolio is abou= t a dozen titles by Kant, Descartes, Hobbs, etc. These are titles = ;not offered by any other publisher and are unique scholarly volumes w= ith a facsimile of the original (Latin, German, etc.) verso a= nd an authoritative English translation-of-that-page recto. <= strong>Asking $95,000, but somewhat negotiable.

 

 12.    =        Art Ref= erence Books… 47 year-old scholarly art reference book publish= er with a list of over 200 art reference books and multi-volume sets i= n print with a standing order customer list upwards of 300, and a mail= ing list of 1,000 buyers. They have the authoritative, definitive, 110= title (so far), reference and pictorial encyclopedia of Euro= pean master artists. Asking $299,000 based on $70K av= erage net. Inventory of $500K at cost will be sold separately from thi= s deal, but could be purchased=20 for $150K cash, or 5 years of payments at $40K.

 

 13.       = ;    Small educational publis= her. I have a small educational publisher who specializes in remedial= at high school reading and math for sale. I have mentioned the compan= y before and they are willing to sell the whole small company at once = or sell off their titles individually. The owners want to retire now, = and are not really interested in a long term buy out. Just to retire. = For the whole company, asking $55,000. They are willi= ng to sell off individual titles, so request a list of them.

 

14.           Disaster Pr= evention & Recovery Directory, Dormant. I have a professional directory that was active= for roughly 20 years, with a premier name in the field that has gone = dormant for the last four. When it was last active, it was sold, and t= he new owner simply didn’t have the time and energy to look afte= r it and let it go dormant. There won’t be much in the way of re= cords or back up… but again, the price, which has been a discus= sion, would be primarily for the goodwill of the name, about 15,000 li= stings in the directory, a very short buyer list, advertiser list, and= other files. Asking=20 is $9,500 on closing and 10% of revenues for two years.


15.    = ;       <= span style=3D"font-size: 16pt;">Nine Book Series Very Similar to Harry= Potter. I have a ver= y fascinating series of books… very, very much in the format an= d writing and style of Harry Potter, except written to a higher level,= well-illustrated, and really a more teen/adult version based on readi= ng level. This was written in three trilogies… nine books total= . Many are now in print, self-pub, and a few are in production phase, = ready to print. The author is asking $45,000 for all = including all current inventory of those already in print… plus= a downline royalty.


16.    = ;       <= span style=3D"font-size: 16pt;">Mystery & Thriller Books, mostly. = I also have an intere= sting company, in business for a few years, with almost 150 titles, ma= ny in thriller, mystery, some western, and a smattering of non-fiction= . Most are in ebook format and some are dual, ebook and physical. Sale= s are increasing toward 100K. Profits are, obviously, strong on this b= ut this company’s primary interest is in selecting books for fil= mmaking, as they option and make the films. They are happy to consider= an arrangement where they keep bringing titles to the new owner as lo= ng as they can work the film rights. They are asking roughly $= 295,000 plus a downline percentage/royalty to be determined.<= /span>

 

17.         &nb= sp; Art Instruction-Individual Title<= /strong> for th= ose who want to draw/paint but have no formal training. Book has decen= t history and author is willing to update if needed. Asking $5= ,000 plus downline royalties.

 

18.         &nb= sp; True Memoir of Hiding in Berlin During W= WII-Individual Title interesting true story of a Jew who has to survi= ve the war stuck in Berlin… currently being put out for movie r= ights… and it might just make it. Asking $5,000 plus do= wnline royalties, no film rights.

 

Well, for the mome= nt, this is the list.

If you have intere= st in any of these, let me know at mfoner@= nplconsult.com, as soon as possible as these companies and lines are going fair= ly quickly for the late summer/early fall.

 

If you want to be = removed from this mailing list, simply either click on the link in the= newsletter footer, or send me an email with the word DELETE, and it w= ill be done. Thanks.

© Martin Foner, 2017.=    mfoner@nplconsult.com

=20

This email is being sent to Lojban@loj= ban.org.

Use this link to be del= eted or to update your email address


This messag= e was sent by NPL Publishing Consultants | 3565 Las Vegas Blvd South #= 800 | Las Vegas, Nevada 89109


--=-I9bvLBmd7euIzDG0zaxbhw==--