Received: from nobody by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1hujjh-0005qD-TV for lojban-newreal@lojban.org; Mon, 05 Aug 2019 13:37:41 -0700 Received: from mail-3-165.rch001.net ([52.124.3.165]:55596) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1hujje-0005og-N4 for Lojban@lojban.org; Mon, 05 Aug 2019 13:37:41 -0700 From: "Martin Foner" To: Reply-To: Subject: Publishers for Sale, One Immediate Drastic Reduction... and a Limited Offer on Editing, Proofing, Ghostwriting X-BPS1: 7203402 Feedback-ID: 2335934:e3f358ff3e2f409298df36d6dac03a14:marketing:reachmail X-BPS2: 73291 Message-ID: <2eedc8b2-a575-4b39-a41e-0e126cbf5057@a.sc02.rmdlvry001.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe=One-Click X-Mailer: RM Mailer (v5.4.1002.0) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=-GD735nzPaDkLgeI4XYvDIg==" Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 15:37:38 -0500 X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_bar: - This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=-GD735nzPaDkLgeI4XYvDIg== 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.rm0004.net/v/R0WNvn7W4ROML6OgKr1pDw2 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.rm0004.net/subscription/?t=3DR0WNvn7W4ROML6OgKr1pDw2 MARTIN FONER'S PUBLISHING NEWSLETTER Either You're Serious About Success in Publishing... Or You're Not ONE PUBLISHER FOR SALE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SHORT LIST OF PUBLISHERS FOR SALE LIMITED TIME OFFER FOR EDITING/PROOFING/GHOSTWRITING Hello, Everyone... <=C2=B7=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Briefly... #1 company belo= w has had a personal issue come up that forces an immediate sale, as i= n August, with a closing by the end of September. First round bidding = is underway and closes August 10th. And the floor for placing bid is n= ow 50% of asking... a great deal to start bidding at $150,000...
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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

= ONE = PUBLISHER FOR SALE DRASTICALLY REDUCED

= SHOR= T LIST OF PUBLISHERS FOR SALE

= LIMI= TED TIME OFFER FOR EDITING/PROOFING/GHOSTWRITING

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Hello, Everyone…

<·       Briefly… #1 company below has h= ad a personal issue come up that forces an immediate sale, as in Augus= t, with a closing by the end of September. First round bidding is unde= rway and closes August 10th. And the floor for placing bid = is now 50% of asking… a great deal to start bidding at $150,000= …

 

<!·       Below… also see a short list = of publishers currently available. NOTE: I am in the middle of signing= up two or three more publishers, so by next week this list won’= t be current. If you wait til mid month, contact me for an updated lis= t.

 

 *·<= span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">    =    Finally… sinc= e August is almost always a quiet month… I have two freelance w= riters and editors available for some additional work, whether it be e= diting or ghostwriting (I handle much of the proofing work personally = as a double check on work done.) For August ONLY, we = are offering FREE proofreading with every copy editin= g project… this is a 25% savings!! And if you need ghostwriting= or re-writing of a title, the=20 August ONLY special is $50 an hour, a 50% savings over our standard ra= te!!

 

Just contact me for these = services   mfoner@nplconsult.com.

 

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.

So here is where everyone is at this mome= nt.

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&rs= quo;t sell at all.)

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

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, the end of September.

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 (yes I am in discussions with one of each).

Contact me on the buying or the selling: mfoner@nplconsult.com.

 

1. UNUSUAL, COMPREHENSIVE MAP COMPANY… <= span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roma= n';">In business 30 years. Recent push deeper into digital and licensi= ng rights added over 200 new IP assets to their line, likely the most = comprehensive line of map products available.  

Now with over 500 copyrights, marketing a= greements, and variations, this part-time (to run) map company has a c= ustomer list, products, multiple websites, and contracts licensing the= ir products to well known organizations and corporations.

Just in 2018, digitizing much of this wor= k and putting this treasure trove up on Amazon… sales reflect t= his new ‘push’.

Thirty years ago they got serious attenti= on when the TV program “West Wing” used one of their copyr= ighted maps on multiple episodes and they were off to the races.

All owners are into retirement and are no= t heavy digital marketers…but their networking over the years h= as done them well.

Part-time Profits consistently in the $20= s… plus $70K inventory… and 500+ products/IP assets in t= heir line… If run as a full-time business, it has even better p= otential…

Asking $295,000 which is 5X net plus inventory and nominal unit= value for IP assets. First round bidding closes August 10th with floor bidding starting at $150.000… a real bargain. Cont= act me IMMEDIATELY!

 

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. Revenues come from subscriptions and some moderate donation= s during the year. The magazine is a glossy but accepts no advertising= , something that should change and make the entire operation substanti= ally profitable almost immediately.

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 at un= der 3X, covers asking price.

 

*** I also have a Community Christian Magazine netting roughly = $80,000 a year… asking $195,000.

*** I also have a new listing of a Bridal/Bar/Bat Mitzvah group= of magazines customized by city... and live related events, business,= netting roughly $40,000 a year… asking $75,000.

 

*** If you are interested in all FOUR magazine companies&hellip= ; I believe I could make a deal with everyone at one time for $100,000= less than the combined asking prices. Cash only, summer closing.

 

4. Amazing Illustrated Tech History Title of APPLE&= hellip; Complete history of APPLE and its products inclu= ding hundreds of photos of original and current products. Amazing over= sized coffee table book with substantial history and endorsed by Steve= Wozniak. First published in 2013 and did very well (40,000+ copies). = Ready for re-issue and re-marketing and in light of current events sho= uld easily do better second=20 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. 

Asking $85,0= 00. w/out royalty; $50,000 with.

 

5. Civ= il War Information Records Books. And what a treasure trove t= his is, and a genre that is ALWAYS popular with retail customers. The = publisher was finally able to give me a reasonably clean count of the = total number of titles, records of families, battles, chronologies, yo= u name it. So far we a= re 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/m= arket over 1,500 eBooks if that is your thing. Or, create and market o= ver 1,500 physical.

Bonus one is there are roughly 300 titles waiting to b= e ‘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 even been put up for sale anywhere…and most of those= within the last 12-18 months, so sales numbers are going to be prelim= inary 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 will go quickly for the right bu= yer.

 =

= LIMI= TED TIME OFFER FOR EDITING/PROOFING/GHOSTWRITING

For the month of August ONLY… we will do a complete Copy Editing AND Proof= reading project for the price of the Copy Editing only… the Pro= ofreading work is free! Minimum 20,000 word project.

For the month of August ONLY… we will do a ghostwriting project complete, = or a re-write of a book that needs work… for $50./hour… = HALF PRICE of our usual hourly fee for this type of ser= ious, detailed work. T= HIS IS A 50% SAVINGS OVER OUR REGULAR PRICING! Minimum 20,= 000 word project.

If you= have that manuscript sitting and waiting for a professional to pick i= t up, make corrections, and put it into shape to be published… = this is your chance to get it done and at savings from 25% to 50%! Pro= crastinating again? You won’t get this deal again until 2020 if = then.

Email me  mfoner@nplconsult.com for details and to get into our schedule f= or August. The last time we ran a “sale” like this we fill= ed up quickly. Don’t delay, don’t get left out! Limited ti= me, limited spaces.

(My regular newsletter, Part Four of the 50 Ways to Leave Amazo= n series 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.

 

 

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