ArcaMax Publishing

ArcaMax Publishing is a website and news source based in Newport News, VA. The business offers daily news, entertainment, and comic ezines to subscribers. The site has gained a reputation around the country and in many English-speaking parts of the world as a major source of family-friendly news and informational content with more than 3 million subscribers to their more than 70 ezines. ArcaMax content primarily caters to families, consumers and hobbyists.

ArcaMax Publishing has existed as an independent company since July 2004. It was originally the publishing division of another company that began publishing in 1999.

Ezines

There are more than 70 ArcaMax ezines, most of which are sent daily. These include topical stories, reader-submitted content, and occasionally quizzes and trivia related to the ezine itself. For example, the "Cats & Dogs" newsletter is made up primarily of pet photos sent in by subscribers.

The company has expanded its variety of syndicated content to include comic strips "Garfield", "Baby Blues", and "Zits". ArcaMax also features syndicated columns that include "Dear Abby" and parenting advice from James Dobson and John Rosemond.

With its own chef, the recipes publication was one of ArcaMax's first launched ezines in the late 1990s. The ArcaMax Chef provides a menu's worth of recipes accompanied by slapstick commentary about household life (i.e. the endless quest to grow the perfect tomato, raising children and the challenges of interior decorating). Other ArcaMax recipe publications include healthy selections and menu planner editions.

All ArcaMax e-mail publications and website content are free to readers. The service is ad-supported.

Website

The website was launched in 2004. It contains content exclusive to the site and feature stories from the ezines.

The site has expanded to include interactive features. Hundreds of trivia quizzes on a variety of educational, logic and odd topics are available through ArcaMax.com. A vocabulary hangman game, interactive crossword and sudoku were added in 2005. Recently, the site has been offering multiplayer games for download as well, allowing users to play against others worldwide for free.

Special sections

On occasion, the ArcaMax website will feature a section of special content, usually related to current events or a holiday.

The special sections generally consist of advice articles, special games and trivia, and sometimes a special contest or promotion related to the theme of the section. Once the holiday or event is over, the section is retired, as well as the majority of the articles in it.

Book club

In December 2005, ArcaMax launched an online book club, featuring free books available by e-mail and on the website. The books available are generally older books in the public domain. Subscribers may pick one book or more, and automatically receive a section of their chosen book(s) by e-mail per day. Readers who fall behind can catch up on the site and reset their e-mail subscription, and readers who choose to read ahead can do the same -- the appropriate next section is sent the next day.

The ArcaMax library currently holds over 600 books, with about 80 classics per month being added. Current titles include "The War of the Worlds", "Pride and Prejudice" and "Aesop's Fables".

A patent for the company's unique system of e-mail and website distribution has been applied for.

External links

* [http://www.arcamax.com ArcaMax.com Website]