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Book Publishing Company Investment Opportunity in New Delhi, India

One-stop platform for booklovers to create, connect, discover, buy, and share across the globe.
Last financial year Revenue - 2.56 Crores INR. Registered Customers - 1.5 Lakhs + Founders have worked in this field for the last 7 years. KPIs. 1. Revenue Growth Rate - YoY - 59%, LMCM- 14% 2. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) - 167 INR (Boxes) 125 (merchandise) 223 (Retail) 3. Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) - 11,000 (boxes), 4,300 (merchandise) 7,700 (retail). 4. LTV to CAC ratio 65 (boxes), 34 (merchandise), 34 (retail) 5. Customer Retention Rate (CRR) - 71% [ Most of our orders are from recurring customers] Round closure is awaited to start investing in customer acquisitions. 6. Customer Growth Rate - 27% 7. Generate revenue by selling books.
9.3   New Delhi
Run Rate Sales
USD 530 thousand
EBITDA Margin
20 %
Financial Investment
USD 180 K for 20%
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Book Publishing Business Investment Opportunity in New Delhi, India

Publisher and distributor of books catering to 100+ clients seeks investment.
- Our journey began almost 5 years back as a startup focused on publishing and promoting self-help books, motivational classics, fiction, and non-fiction. - We launched with 85 titles catering to the above genres. - We have developed partnerships with over 100+ clients across India, reflecting our widespread presence and reputation in the industry. - The printing is given to 3rd party printers.
5.6   New Delhi
Run Rate Sales
USD 220 thousand
EBITDA Margin
30 %
Financial Investment
USD 120 K for 20%
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Newspaper Publishing Business Investment Opportunity in Raipur, India

Newspaper publishing agency which has an experience of over 18 years in judiciary and journalism.
- We are a legal news provider in regional and city areas too. - The CM Raman Singh inaugurated the ceremony of this paper. - Newspaper generally covers all types of legal and administration news and has a strong network with the judiciary. - Our team has an experience of over 18 years in judiciary and journalism. - We were awarded by DLSA and got many awards from different organizations. - We have 4 employees who are editors.
6.0   Raipur
Run Rate Sales
USD 10 thousand
EBITDA Margin
40 %
Financial Investment
USD 12 K for 30%
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Newly Established Book Publishing Business Investment Opportunity in Kakinada, India

Playschool in Andhra Pradesh expanding to Middle school levels and into textbook publication.
- Play school located in kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. - The director has an experience of 30 years in the education business internationally and nationally at different levels and localities with extensive training as an educational psychologist. - We are planning to expand to primary school by next year and have already started the process. - Currently having 7 employees including teachers and staff for preparing teaching resources. - The goal is to open 5 new branches in this locality till the primary level and to plan and start the higher levels year on year consolidating the effective methodology over a period of years. - Operations started in the last academic year, as a result, our last year's revenue was negligible. - We are looking for investors who can understand the education field and can focus on expansion of services. Single individual has started this with own funds. We welcome advice and would like to have a partner who can share the vision and the ethos. Ready for full partnership or loan as well.
Playschool in Andhra Pradesh expanding to Middle school levels and into textbook publication.
7.6   Kakinada
Run Rate Sales
USD 70 thousand
EBITDA Margin
30 - 40 %
Financial Investment
USD 36 K for 50%
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Newly Established Digital Publishing Company Investment Opportunity in Kolkata, India

Digital media startup based in Kolkata, seeking investment for project completion with good ROI.
1. A digital media and publication startup, in the pre-revenue stage, based in Kolkata. 2. Products and services include operating a news portal and YouTube channel, multilingual book publishing, magazine publishing and printing. 3. In the first financial year, we want to focus on digital media, by working on the news portal website and our YouTube channel. Later moved on to magazine publication and printing. 4. Currently, we are working on the 2 stated digital media projects. 5. Average duration of these projects will be 3 months and the value will be INR 5 to 6 Cr for both. 6. Projecting 100% ROI and 40-50% profit margins. 7. Due to the established presence of the owner in the media and journalism industry, we are expecting a good response from customers and good revenues. 8. The business has MCA registration. Some facts and achievements of the owner are: - Is a postgraduate in relevant fields, with extensive experience in journalism and digital marketing. - Awarded the Yugal Kishore Shukla Journalism award for best contribution to Hindi journalism in January 2022. - Published first Hindi novel in 2019, awarded Author of the Year literary award in 2023. - Editor in-chief of a popular literary magazine. - Extensive experience working with internationally reputed UC News and Dailyhunt.
6.6   Kolkata
Run Rate Sales
Nil
EBITDA Margin
Nil
Financial Investment
USD 120 K for 49%
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Book Publishing Business Seeking Loan in Vijayawada, India

Book publishing business with 20 colleges and 10 schools as their clients located in Vijayawada.
- Business involved in printing and publishing of academic books. - We have strong customers in Andra Pradesh & Telangana. - We are planning to expand into publishing new products. These are JEE and NEET materials. - Our clientele includes 20 colleges and 10 schools. - We have 47 faculties who freelance and prepare academic content, we then get their PDFs and print them and make them available to schools and colleges.
6.5   Vijayawada
Run Rate Sales
USD 70 thousand
EBITDA Margin
30 - 40 %
Business Loan
USD 12 K at 10%
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Book Publishing Business Investment Opportunity in Delhi, India

Seeks Investment: Academic book publishing business with 400+ clients located in Delhi.
- Our journey began almost 6 years back as a startup focused on publishing and promoting nursery to class 12 books. - We initially launched with 35 titles catering to the nursery, LKG, and UKG students. - Over the course of 6 years, we experienced significant growth and expanded our collection to include more than 100 titles. - Our company started with a self-investment of INR 35 lakhs, which allowed us to establish a strong foundation for our business. - Through effective publication and marketing strategies, we successfully gained a foothold in the education markets of Bihar, J&K, Rajasthan, Indore, and Hyderabad. - We have developed partnerships with over 200 clients across India, reflecting our widespread presence and reputation in the industry. - Our commitment to providing quality educational resources has propelled our growth, resulting in a projected net sale of over INR 3.5 crore for the upcoming FY. - As we continue to expand and diversify our offerings, we remain dedicated to shaping the future of education and empowering students through our comprehensive range of books. - The printing work is given on a job work basis to 2 printing companies in Haryana and Delhi. - The business has tied up with 10+ content creation companies to provide them with the content for the books. - We have around 400 clients in the B2B section. - More than 10k students consume the books published by us. - Majority of our revenue is from the CBSE and ICSE curriculum.
5.9   Delhi
Run Rate Sales
USD 190 thousand
EBITDA Margin
30 - 40 %
Financial Investment
USD 120 K for 30%
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Book Publishing Company Investment Opportunity in Noida, India

B2C & B2B service provider for book publishing & distribution along with social writing platform.
- Offer an Amazon KDP-like platform for book designing, publishing, and distribution services across the globe. - Created a YouTube-like platform for writers to write online stories and earn from views. - The business has 15K+ Publishing contracts. - A community of over 150k writers. - State-of-the-art website offering book publishing & social writing experience. - Offices in NCR, Kolkata, and London. - Single window solution for all publishing needs. - Major sales are obtained from the B2C market and the rest from B2B. - Publishes all kinds of genres and has a market share of up to 15% - The business is registered in Delhi and operates from Noida. - Our business is where readers, writers, coffee, and cuisine unite in happiness.
B2C & B2B service provider for book publishing & distribution along with social writing platform.
9.6   Noida
Run Rate Sales
USD 900 thousand
EBITDA Margin
10 %
Financial Investment
USD 80 K for 10%
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Digital Publishing Business for Sale in Delhi, India

Digital publishing company that has an online platform which receives traffic of 4k-5k users daily.
- Business is listed with IRN, ISBN, and other global media registrations for the publication of books and as well as have a decent number of regular visitors. - The platform has full integration of an e-commerce model for launching any book sales with competitive pricing and delivery. - Platform receives traffic of around 4-5k users every day. - The authors can log in to the platform and publish their articles. - We offer publication services for books both online and hard bind. - The business has not generated any sales yet because since its establishment we were working on R&D and have very recently launched the platform. - The business was planning to generate revenue through its subscription services.
7.0   Delhi
Run Rate Sales
Nil
EBITDA Margin
Nil
Business for Sale
USD 360 K
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Digital Publishing Business for Sale in Mumbai, India

For Sale: India's largest Hindi health content platform with 16+ lakh monthly visitors organically.
- India's second-largest Hindi health content platform. - Parent company running the same business profitably in 8 geographies. - 16 lakh organic traffic on the website. - INR 10 crore spent building the platform, parent company looking to exit India through a distress sale. - Ideal purchase for a healthcare/health tech business looking to reach pan India and reduce its marketing expenses. - Business is in break even stage at the moment. - Revenue is generated via ads.
For Sale: India's largest Hindi health content platform with 16+ lakh monthly visitors organically.
9.4   Mumbai
Run Rate Sales
USD 70 thousand
EBITDA Margin
Nil
Business for Sale
USD 200 K
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Profitable Magazine Publishing Company Investment Opportunity in Milan, Italy

Innovative startup publishing and multimedia publishing house of luxury fashion and lifestyle products from Milan.
- This is an innovative startup (there are a lot of benefits with startups in Italy) When we started we launched the first digital magazine, and in 2 years it became a big magazine well-known all over the world. We have developed very good relationships with a lot of clients all over the world in the fashion and luxury area: Giorgio Armani, Valentino, Prada, Chanel, Gucci, Versace, etc. - The owner worked in fashion communication for more than 2 decades. - The magazine is also approved by Google News. - The magazine actually has 1.5 million viewers and is increasing day by day. - We are covering all fashion shows in luxury areas of NY, London, Paris, and Milano and we are doing a commendable job. Our mission: Current year- Realizing the biggest marketplace for our magazine. Also, arrive to get proper certification on Instagram and arrive to launch podcast services. Recruiting a sales manager and publishing papers up to EUR 300 to 400k. Next year - Realizing the web TV and opening the first office in London and Spain. Increase the followers of the paper to 1 million. In 2 years - Publishing other magazines and opening a second office in the USA. Increase the followers to more than 5 million. - The sales have considerably increased because of the increase in clientele due to our strong efforts. - We got our first client the previous year who gave us EUR 15k.
6.5   Milan
Run Rate Sales
USD 130 thousand
EBITDA Margin
50 %
Financial Investment
USD 160 K for 20%
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Magazine Publishing Business for Sale in Campinas, Brazil

For Sale: Company holding technical congresses and seminars in the metallurgical area.
- In addition to conferences, seminars, magazines, and its own websites, the company has a constantly updated mailing list with more than 30,000 contacts, with its well-consolidated brand. - Have organized over 50 conferences to date and have 2 upcoming conferences. - We generate revenue by selling sponsorship and selling tickets to interested participants who want to attend the events. - Have published 2 magazines to date. - 2 employees are outsourced since the pandemic.
For Sale: Company holding technical congresses and seminars in the metallurgical area.
7.8   Campinas
Run Rate Sales
USD 80 thousand
EBITDA Margin
20 %
Business for Sale
USD 120 K
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Profitable Book Publishing Company Investment Opportunity in Moscow, Russia

Children's book publishing house with mobile apps and digital contents seeks investment for expansion.
- We are a young publishing house and also one of the top 50 publishing houses in Russia. - We have more than 250 clients in Russia and other countries. - Business has Russian patents and trademarks, and has been awarded several international and Russian industrial awards. - Company has over 200 products and unique content developed in-house. - We develop content, books and mobile applications for children, as well as educational programs.
7.8   Moscow
Run Rate Sales
USD 612 thousand
EBITDA Margin
25 %
Financial Investment
USD 4 Mn for 40%
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Typesetting Company Investment Opportunity in Chennai, India

Digital publishing and typesetting company with 10 clients seek investment.
- Founded 5 years ago as a proprietorship entity and officially incorporated recently in India as a private limited firm. - Our main business is offering publishing services for international publishers. - We also provide media services, creative design services, and software consultancy. - Business has over 10 clients and all our clients are based outside India. - Globally served clients from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy, Germany, Singapore, and United States. - Almost 90% of clients are with us for more than 3 years. - We have had recurring income from these companies for almost 5 years. - The director has over 23 years of experience in this industry. - We have 2 full-time employees & few part-time resources. - Generate equal revenue from digital publishing as well as typesetting. - Company is registered in Kanchipuram but the operations are based out of Chennai.
6.3   Chennai
Run Rate Sales
USD 33 thousand
EBITDA Margin
30 - 40 %
Financial Investment
USD 60 K for 25%
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Book Publishing Company Investment Opportunity in Thiruvananthapuram, India

Coaching center with 13 branches & 15 franchisees and own publishing seeks investment.
- We are the number 1 coaching & publications for PSC exams. - Our institute has both online and offline classes. - We have 28 centers in Kerala out of which 15 branches are owned and 13 are franchisees. - An annual brand fee of 2-3 lakh is charged from the franchisee outlets. - In total, more than 20,000 students are enrolled in our courses. - We also have our own publications and have published 40+ book titles. - The business earns equal revenue from coaching institutes and publishing.
Coaching center with 13 branches & 15 franchisees and own publishing seeks investment.
8.6   Thiruvananthapuram
Run Rate Sales
USD 2.2 million
EBITDA Margin
30 - 40 %
Financial Investment
USD 2.4 Mn for 20%
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