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Click here to unsubscribe or update your email address. http://link.rm0004.net/subscription/?t=3DR0WNvoXzYLvkS_V0oQENeQ2 MARTIN FONER'S PUBLISHING NEWSLETTER Either You're Serious About Success in Publishing... Or You're Not THINKING ABOUT SELLING? ... OR THINKING ABOUT BUYING? Hello... Everyone has an idea of a good time to sell or buy another publishing = company or a line or even a solid backlist specific title to fill in. This is a precarious moment indeed for ANYONE with thoughts of Selling= OR Buying. If you are thinking about Selling... this is about the best moment in = the next two to three years IF you think the current political and eco= nomic turmoil is going to continue... and it is, until at least mid-20= 21. From my 30+ years in brokering... frayed nerves force prices down. Bad= economics force prices down. A recession fueled by any number of bad = decisions FOR CERTAIN force prices down. (In the last recession, the b= est companies lost about 25% of sale value, the middle lost 40%, and t= he marginal companies simply didn't sell at all.) So, I kid you not. If you are thinking about selling, this is THE time= . One more reason... there are plenty of buyers out there looking for so= lid additions to their companies before they also have to hunker down = and survive whatever is coming. If you have an interest in selling, contact me confidentially to deter= mine a complimentary ballpark value for your company, and we can start= the process... we will have to hurry a bit if you want to make the en= d of 2019, but it is certainly doable, and if you have something stron= g enough, possibly the end of September. mailto:mfoner@nplconsult.com =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 800-501-6431 If you have an interest in buying but you don't see what you are looki= ng for here, let me know... I have a few Sellers who aren't quite read= y yet to be in the marketplace, (fence sitters), and more in discussio= n every month, from transfer of manuscript rights to 30 year old publi= shers with 900,000 unit sales, and graphic novels. I am in discussions= with one of each at present. Contact me on the above or the below: mailto:mfoner@nplconsult.com . 1. UNUSUAL, COMPREHENSIVE MAP COMPANY... In business 30 years. Recent = push deeper into digital and licensing rights added over 200 new IP as= sets to their line including a deep and comprehensive line of map prod= ucts. Known for mind-expanding images, their works have been licensed = to TV networks, major museums, publishers and educators. Now with over 500 copyrights, marketing agreements, and variations, th= is part-time (to run) map company has a customer list, products, multi= ple websites, and contracts licensing their products to highly respect= ed organizations and corporations. Just in 2019, digitizing much of this work and putting this treasure t= rove up on Amazon... sales reflect this new 'push'. Eighteen years ago they got serious attention when the TV program "Wes= t Wing" used one of their copyrighted maps on multiple episodes and WH= AM!... they were off to the races. All owners are into retirement and are not heavy digital marketers...b= ut their networking over the years has done them well. Profits consistently in the $20s... plus $70K inventory... and 500+ pr= oducts/IP assets in their line... Asking $295,000 which is 5X net plus inventory and nominal unit value = for IP assets. They would like to make the sale during the summer befo= re the school year begins. 2. Equine Magazine and Related Products.=C2=A0In business 25 years, pr= ofitable, owner is ready to retire. Strong following in their niche. R= evenues steady, profits as well. Time for a new person to come in and = add to the successful marketing and approach, solid social media numbe= rs, but always can have a new perspective, new markets. More detailed = info and forward projections and what needs to be done, all available = to review. Asking $90,000, negotiable if closed this summer. 3. Men Supporting Women's Movement Magazine.=C2=A0This subject could N= OT be more timely! Has been around over 20 years. Revenues come from s= ubscriptions and some moderate donations during the year. The magazine= is a glossy and currently accepts no advertising, something that shou= ld change and make the entire operation substantially profitable almos= t immediately. Advertising possibilities are limitless in this #METOO = era. Current owner willing to stay on as part time editor and take 1099 or = W-2 income in lieu of full purchase price, permitting new owner to get= a substantial tax benefit from this type of transaction. We can discu= ss. Asking $75,000 but again, negotiable based on hiring current owner or = not. Profit multiple covers asking price. 4. Amazing Illustrated Tech History Title of APPLE...=C2=A0Amazing ove= rsized coffee table book with substantial history and endorsed by Stev= e Wozniak. Complete history of=C2=A0APPLE and its products including h= undreds of photos of original and current products. First published in= 2013 and did very well (40,000+ copies). Ready for re-issue and re-ma= rketing and in light of current events should easily do better second = time around, given their #1 status as an international corporate star.= Asking includes some inventory available, rights, and forfeiture of r= oyalty. Negotiable to reduce in exchange for royalty downline.=C2=A0Th= is is a fantastic front list re-issue premier title for any publisher. Asking $95,000. w/out royalty; $60,000 with. 5. Civil War Information Records Books. AND WHAT A TREASURE TROVE THIS= IS! The publisher was finally able to give me a reasonably clean coun= t of the total number of titles, records of families, battles, chronol= ogies, you name it. So far we are up to about 1,500+ titles. Most digi= tal and a few physical. This is an opportunity to add to your Civil Wa= r line and to create/market over 1,500 eBooks if that is your thing. O= r, create and market over 1,500 physical. Bonus one is there are roughly 300 titles waiting to be 'produced' by = primary author, putting this deal at over 1,800 titles! Bonus two is that of all these titles, only 500-600 of them have eveR = been put up for sale anywhere...and most of those within the last 12-1= 8 months, so sales numbers are going to be preliminary at best. Inventory is close to $70K. Revenues are around $50K, net around $35K.= Asking on this one includes the value of having over 1,500 titles in = Civil War information and the potential inherent in physical and eBook= s... Asking $249,000. 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 will go= quickly for the right buyer. (My regular newsletter, of great importance and interesting informatio= n for publishers, is coming the middle of next week.) 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, NPL Publishing Consultants, 2019.=C2=A0=C2=A0 = mailto:mfoner@nplconsult.com This email is being sent to Lojban@lojban.org. 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= MARTIN FONER&rsq= uo;S PUBLISHING NEWSLETTER

= Eith= er You’re Serious About Success in Publishing… Or You&rsq= uo;re Not

= THIN= KING ABOUT SELLING? … OR THINKING ABOUT BUYING?=

= &nbs= p;

Hello…

Everyone has an idea of a good time to se= ll or buy another publishing company or a line or even a solid backlis= t specific title to fill in.

This is a precarious moment indeed for AN= YONE with thoughts of Selling OR Buying.

If you are thinking about Selling…= this is about the best moment in the next two to three years IF you t= hink the current political and economic turmoil is going to continue&h= ellip; and it is, until at least mid-2021.

From my 30+ years in brokering… fr= ayed nerves force prices down. Bad economics force prices down. A rece= ssion fueled by any number of bad decisions FOR CERTAIN force prices d= own. (In the last recession, the best companies lost about 25%= of sale value, the middle lost 40%, and the marginal companies simply= didn’t sell at all.)

So, I kid you not. If you are thinking ab= out selling, this is THE time.

One more reason… there are plenty = of buyers out there looking for solid additions to their companies bef= ore they also have to hunker down and survive whatever is coming.

If you have an interest in selling, contact me confident= ially to determine a complimentary ballpark value for your company, an= d we can start the process… we will have to hurry a bit if you = want to make the end of 2019, but it is certainly doable, and if you h= ave something strong enough, possibly the end of September.

= mfoner@nplconsult.com    800-501-6431

 

If you have an interest in buying but you don’t se= e what you are looking for here, let me know… I have a few Sell= ers who aren’t quite ready yet to be in the marketplace, (fence = sitters), and more in discussion every month, from transfer of manuscr= ipt rights to 30 year old publishers with 900,000 unit sales, and grap= hic novels. I am in discussions with one of each at present.

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

 

1. UNUSUAL, COMPREHENSIVE MAP COMP= ANY… In busi= ness 30 years. Recent push deeper into digital and licensing rights ad= ded over 200 new IP assets to their line including a deep and comprehe= nsive line of map products. Known for mind-expanding images, their wor= ks have been licensed to TV networks, major museums, publishers and ed= ucators.

Now with ove= r 500 copyrights, marketing agreements, and variations, this part-time= (to run) map company has a customer list, products, multiple websites= , and contracts licensing their products to highly respected organizat= ions and corporations.

Just in 2019= , digitizing much of this work and putting this treasure trove up on A= mazon… sales reflect this new ‘push’.

Eighteen yea= rs ago they got serious attention when the TV program “West Wing= ” used one of their copyrighted maps on multiple episodes and WHAM!... they were off to the races.

All owners a= re into retirement and are not heavy digital marketers…but thei= r networking over the years has done them well.

Profits cons= istently in the $20s… plus $70K inventory… and 500+ prod= ucts/IP assets in their line…

Asking $295,000 which is 5X net pl= us inventory and nominal unit value for IP assets. They would like to = make the sale during the summer before the school year begins.<= /strong>

 

2. Equine Magazine and Rel= ated Products. In business 25 y= ears, profitable, owner is ready to retire. Strong following in their = niche. Revenues steady, profits as well. Time for a new person to come= in and add to the successful marketing and approach, solid social med= ia numbers, but always can have a new perspective, new markets. More d= etailed info and forward projections and what needs to be done, all av= ailable to review.

Asking $90,000, negotiable= if closed this summer.

 

3. Men Supporting Women&rs= quo;s Movement Magazine. This s= ubject could NOT be more timely! Has been around over 20 years. Revenu= es come from subscriptions and some moderate donations during the year= . The magazine is a glossy and currently accepts no advertising, somet= hing that should change and make the entire operation substantially pr= ofitable almost immediately. Advertising possibilities are limitless i= n this #METOO era.

Current owner willing to stay on a= s part time editor and take 1099 or W-2 income in lieu of full purchas= e price, permitting new owner to get a substantial tax benefit from th= is type of transaction. We can discuss.

Asking $75,000 but again, = negotiable based on hiring current owner or not. Profit multiple cover= s asking price.

 

4. Amazing Illustrate= d Tech History Title of APPLE… Amazing oversized coffee table b= ook with substantial history and endorsed by Steve Wozniak. Complete h= istory of APPLE and its products including hundreds of p= hotos of original and current products. First published in 2013 and di= d very well (40,000+ copies). Ready for re-issue and re-marketing and = in light of current events should easily do better second time around,= given their #1 status as=20 an international corporate star. Asking includes some inventory availa= ble, rights, and forfeiture of royalty. Negotiable to reduce in exchan= ge for royalty downline. This is a fantastic front list re-issue = premier title for any publisher.

Asking $95,000. w/out= royalty; $60,000 with.

 = ;

5. Civ= il War Information Records Books. AND WHAT A TREASURE TROVE THIS IS! <= /span>The publisher was finally able to give me a reasonably clean c= ount of the total number of titles, records of families, battles, chro= nologies, you name it. So far we are up to about 1,500+ titles. Most digital and a = few physical. This is an opportunity to add to your Civil War line and= to create/market over 1,500 eBooks if that is your thing. Or, create = and market over 1,500 physical.

Bonus one is there are roughly 300 ti= tles waiting to be ‘produced’ by primary author, putting t= his deal at over 1,800 titles!

Bonus two is that of all these titles= , only 500-600 of them have eveR been put up for sale anywhere…= and most of those within the last 12-18 months, so sales numbers are g= oing to be preliminary at best.

Inventory is close to $70K. Revenues are around $50K, = net around $35K. Asking on this one includes the value of having over = 1,500 titles in Civil War information and the potential inherent in ph= ysical and eBooks… Asking $249,000.

 

 

Well, = for the moment, this is the list.

If you= have interest in any of these, let me know at mfoner@nplconsult.com, as soon as possible as these companies and lines wi= ll go quickly for the right buyer.

 =

(My regular newsletter, of great importance and interesting inf= ormation for publishers, is coming the middle of next week.)

 =

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 DELE= TE, and it will be done. Thanks.

© Martin Foner, NPL Publishing Consultants, 2019.   mfoner@nplconsult.com

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

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