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NAICS 51313051

SBA Loans for Book Publishers

Book Publishers are one of the most-funded SBA 7(a) industries. Explore which lenders are actually approving book publishers loans, what loan sizes they fund, and where activity is concentrated.

Find lenders funding book publishers
Total loans
70
all programs
Approved $
$14.4M
last 5 years
Avg loan
$205K
median $145K
Most active lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
9 loans
Jobs supported
312K
cumulative

Loan size distribution

SBA 7(a) · LAST 12 MONTHS
38.6%
20%
20%
8.6%
7.1%
4.3%
1.4%
<$50K
$50–100K
$100–250K
$250–500K
$500K–1M
$1–2M
$2M+
Most common range
$100K – $250K
34% of loans
Median
$145,000
90th percentile
$612,000
BOOK PUBLISHERS-FRIENDLY LENDERS

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Top lenders for book publishers

Newtek Bank, National Association
9
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
8
Northeast Bank
7
U.S. Bank, National Association
5
BayFirst National Bank
4
Lendistry SBLC, LLC
4

Top states for book publishers loans

TX
8
NY
7
CA
6
GA
5
MN
5
OR
5
Loan records · Book Publishers
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Wayside Publishing
Freeport, ME
$3,000,000
7(a)
Bath Savings Institution$42K/job · 2025-02-03
Cali's Books, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · 90026
$1,485,000
7(a)
Lendistry SBLC, LLC$743K/job · 2025-06-30
MENUCHA PUBLISHERS INC.
Brooklyn, NY · 11218
$1,093,000
7(a)
InBank$273K/job · 2025-03-24
SPIRIT MEDIA INC
Morrisville, NC · 27560
$1,000,000
7(a)
SouthState Bank, National Association$17K/job · 2023-11-16
RIPPAVERSE PUBLISHING, LLC
Plano, TX · 75093
$550,000
7(a)
Newtek Bank, National Association$29K/job · 2026-03-24
WRITE MY WRONGS CO
Emeryville, CA · 94608
$500,000
7(a)
First Business Bank$500K/job · 2022-04-19
Cabot Heritage Corporation
Salem, MA
$500,000
7(a)
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank$17K/job · 2022-09-16
Lad Custom Publishing, Inc.
Buford, GA · 30518
$500,000
7(a)
Colony Bank$16K/job · 2024-08-27
THE CHILD'S WORLD INC
Parker, CO · 80138
$500,000
7(a)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association$83K/job · 2025-11-19
Story Chorus
Bismarck, ND · 58504
$303,500
7(a)
Readycap Lending, LLC$76K/job · 2024-01-30
M3 NEW MEDIA, INC. BEYOND PUBLISHING
Frisco, TX · 75035
$300,000
7(a)
Readycap Lending, LLC$43K/job · 2022-05-25
AUTHOR'S TRANQUILITY PRESS LLC
Hiram, GA · 30141
$300,000
7(a)
Lendistry SBLC, LLC$50K/job · 2025-03-13
Paige Press, LLC
Leander, TX · 78641
$300,000
7(a)
Readycap Lending, LLC$60K/job · 2024-11-13
Military Community Awareness, Inc.
Bohemia, NY · 11716
$250,000
7(a)
Newtek Bank, National Association$83K/job · 2025-12-05
MINDSTIR MEDIA, LLC
Portsmouth, NH
$250,000
7(a)
Northeast Bank$250K/job · 2024-01-23
VanBergen, INC.
Denton, TX · 76210
$230,000
7(a)
CenTrust Bank, A Division of SmartBiz Bank National Association2026-01-07
4 Horsemen Publications Inc
Sylva, NC · 28779
$200,000
7(a)
Newtek Bank, National Association$25K/job · 2023-11-14
Hello 2 Kids
Auburn, GA · 30011
$170,000
7(a)
SouthState Bank, National Association$34K/job · 2025-05-19
Rocketship Entertainment LLC
Doylestown, PA · 18901
$150,000
7(a)
Newtek Bank, National Association2025-12-31
30 Bird Media LLC
Columbia, MD · 21044
$150,000
7(a)
BayFirst National Bank2024-04-09
Feel-Good Fiction Books
American Fork, UT · 84003
$150,000
7(a)
BayFirst National Bank2025-06-13
ClydeBank Media LLC
Albany, NY · 12207
$150,000
7(a)
Celtic Bank Corporation$21K/job · 2023-01-25
PINK FLAMINGO PRODUCTIONS, LLC
East Peoria, IL · 61611
$150,000
7(a)
Northeast Bank$150K/job · 2025-01-07
Harp & Sword Media LLC
Grapevine, TX · 76051
$148,900
7(a)
Northeast Bank$149K/job · 2025-08-22
Wise Ink, Inc.
Burnsville, MN · 55337
$138,400
7(a)
VisionBank$10K/job · 2025-03-03
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