In 2023, Anthony Raymond and Kallisti Publishing Inc. acquired International Wealth Success (IW$), the entrepreneurial publishing company founded by Tyler G. Hicks in 1966.
The story behind that acquisition is unusual.
Several years earlier, Anthony Raymond purchased Hicks’ How to Buy a Business With No Money Down. At the time, he was already operating Kallisti Publishing, studying acquisitions, and reading deeply in the field of business buying, seller financing, valuation, negotiation, and deal structure.
What made Hicks’ book stand apart was its practicality. It offered far more than encouragement. It gave the reader a working path, including acquisition principles, forms, documents, and a clear approach to finding and buying a business.
A few years later, Mr. Raymond used the knowledge and forms from that book while acquiring International Wealth Success — the very company that had published it.
The full story now appears at International Wealth Success: I Bought the Book. Then I Bought the Company That Published It.
Read the full article here: https://iwealthsuccess.com/got-book-and-bought-the-company-that-published/
For Kallisti Publishing Inc., this acquisition reflects a deep belief about books: the best books are precious. They carry wisdom, preserve the voice of their authors, and continue helping readers long after their first publication.
Tyler G. Hicks created a remarkable body of entrepreneurial work. Through IW$, ATTAIN, and the expanding IW$ Guide series, Kallisti Publishing is bringing that work forward for a new generation of entrepreneurs, business buyers, dealmakers, and ambitious readers.
This is a story about publishing, business acquisition, practical knowledge, and the lasting power of a useful book in the hands of a reader willing to apply what he learns.
