Howdy - thanks to those of you who took an interest in purchasing my little company (Puget Sound Books and Angel Fire Press) that is selling on Ebay. The bidding ends today. This is a business I have run from a home office since eight years ago. I published and sold a lot of books since then, and since 2004 did just under $50,000 in sales. With a current inventory of $17,000 list price (878 books) you could make some very nice money just moving the existing books - before you decided whether you wanted to publish any others.

This sale includes the inventory, contacts like book stores, distributors, and wholesalers, the right to republish the existing books, free email and phone help, and of course the web site that has been running for eight years (about $30 a month cost, cancel at any time): www.angelfirepress.com (plus other domain names). Royalties are paid through the end of October (they are 10% of list price), there is no outstanding debt, and all you pay is the ebay price plus the shipping fees to get you the books. You also get a block of ISBN numbers, the ability to take excellent tax right-offs, and a long-existing company that gives you credibility should you want to keep putting books out.

Take a look at Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Small-Book-Publishing-Company-May-be-run-from-home_W0QQitemZ270475597610QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ef99a172a

The bid right now is a tiny $810 - it's a great bargain right now!