LanternHouse.store — Premium public-domain publishing imprint (Near launch)
Near launch: collector-grade editions — Complete Works of Dr John Dee, The King's England (41 counties), Common Sense 250th — folio gold-foil covers, multi-format shop
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TTM revenue
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TTM profit
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Traffic / mo
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Age
Launching today
Overview
Lantern House (lanternhouse.store) is a live premium public-domain publishing imprint and shop: folio-standard gold-foil cover design language, direct sales (Amazon links prepared but empty until filled), and edition formats spanning ebook, paperback, cloth hardback and numbered collector's editions.
Catalogue pillars verified on the live site and in /workspace/publishing: the Complete Works of Dr John Dee series (opening with Monas Hieroglyphica — new English edition, translated and edited by M.D. Robertson, with print/PDF/epub artefacts); The King's England (Arthur Mee) — 41 county volumes with typography covers and a planned Then & Now feature; and Common Sense, 250th Anniversary Edition (hero on the homepage).
Live product pricing observed for Monas Hieroglyphica formats includes £7.99 / £16.99 / £34.99 / £150.00 (ebook through collector). PaymentsEnabled is currently false — Stripe keys, Amazon URLs, ISBNs and print-on-demand account remain to complete; label this Near launch. Pre-revenue / not disclosed. Make an offer.
Included: domain lanternhouse.store, storefront source, publishing files (covers, interiors, plans) as available, deploy setup. Owner time under 1 hour per week (owner-stated).
- Platform
- Custom Next.js / Astro storefront
- Monetisation
- Direct multi-format book sales (+ Amazon when URLs/keys set); Stripe Checkout when enabled
- Owner time / week
- Under 1 hour per week (owner-stated)
- Traffic trend
- Not disclosed
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P&L snapshot (TTM)
Pre-revenue / not disclosed. No TTM revenue or profit figures are published on this listing. Request schedules under NDA if the seller chooses to share them.
What's included
- Domain lanternhouse.store
- Storefront source (shop, series pages, cart, legal)
- Publishing files: Monas Hieroglyphica interiors/covers (print, collectors PDF, epub)
- King's England series plan + Then & Now notes
- Common Sense anniversary cover work-in-progress assets
- Store config for Stripe / Amazon hooks (keys not included)
- Docker / Caddy deployment setup
Why buy
- A coherent luxury imprint with live series pages and collector pricing — not a single POD listing.
- Deep public-domain programme (Dee, King's England, Common Sense) with cover and interior work already produced.
- Near-launch storefront: catalogue UX live; payments and fulfilment switches remain for the buyer to flip.
Growth opportunities
Framed as opportunities for a new owner — not forecasts, guarantees or promises of results.
- Enable Stripe, attach POD fulfilment, assign ISBNs, fill Amazon product URLs.
- Finish Common Sense cover and open 250th-anniversary campaign.
- Roll King's England county volumes and Then & Now pairs.
- Expand Dee complete works beyond Monas and True & Faithful Relation.
Transfer process
Private sale: domain, storefront + publishing assets, deploy hand-off with credential rotation; buyer configures Stripe, Amazon and POD. Escrow via independent partner only. Owner time under 1 hour per week (owner-stated).