Established Digital Book Distribution Website [SOLD]

This established digital book distribution website allows independent authors to publish and distribute free digital literature, generating revenue through display advertising. The sale includes multiple domain names, a trademarked brand, 3,000+ licensed books, and a substantial email list with untapped marketing potential. The business has grown organically over more than 10 years with minimal SEO or marketing efforts.
LANGUAGE
English
ESTABLISHED
2010
Team Size
1
TECH STACK

Domain Metrics

Domain Rating
47
/ 100
Domain Authority
45
/ 100
Trust Flow
49
/ 100
Citation Flow
38
/ 100
Linking Root Domains
973
Indexed Pages
2990
Backlinks
53900
Keywords
7800
GTMetrix Grade
99
/ 100

Business Description

I you like books you are going to love this! Since its launch, this established website has been used as a platform for publishing and distributing free digital literature on behalf of independent authors.

The site is now perfectly positioned to enjoy improved performance in its current form or as a scalable business in any related field.

While the site has been developed and run purely as a sideline, it does generate steady monthly income from display advertising.

User acquisition is predominantly via organic search, closely followed by direct (brand) traffic. Hardly any spend on marketing has been made throughout the site’s history. You may appreciate how quickly you or your team could increase traffic and revenue substantially by using SEO, SEM and SMM. Content has always been human written, not AI-generated.

SOME STATS

  • 1 month: 16 June 2024 – 15 July 2024
  • Global users: 62000
  • Sessions: 77000
  • Pageviews: 358000
  • Bounce Rate: 24.8%

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

The following are Included in the sale:

  1. Domain suite: (.com) (.net) (.org) (.uk) (.co.uk)
  2. Intellectual property: brand name and logo (registered trademark in the UK)
  3. Website assets, including all code and digital files
  4. UK Limited Company, if required (currently dormant)
  5. Comprehensive operating manual, along with email support for a period to be agreed
  6. Inventory 3000+ licensed books
  7. Email list. This is a bonus you should take into account. The list is currently used purely for transactional mail but could be used as a lucrative marketing channel, subject to email marketing regulations in your country:
    • 328,950 (USA, UK, and other English-as-first-language countries)
    • 520,517 (other countries).

REASON FOR SALE

No country for old men! Owner retiring. No other reason.

UPDATE: OCTOBER, 2024

This business has been sold in. Here is what the seller had to say about their experience.

Financials

Revenue Sources

Currently monetized via AdSense Auto Ad’s at 50% Ad Load. Increasing Ad Load will immediately increase revenue. I have kept it at 50% purely to give a fair picture of earnings.

Traffic

Acquisition is mainly via Organic Search, closely followed by Direct traffic. 60,000 users per month, low bounce rate.

Traffic Sources

$26850
Asking Price