ArcaMax Publishing

Company type	Private[1]
Industry	Web syndication
Founded	1996[1] or 1999[2]
Headquarters	Newport News, Virginia , United States[1]
Key people	Scott Wolf president & CEO[2] Hugh Spain managing editor[1]
Number of employees	11 (2006)[1]
Website	ArcaMax.com

ArcaMax Publishing is a privately-owned American web/email syndication news publisher that provides editorial content, columns & features, comic strips, and editorial cartoons via email.^[2] ArcaMax also produces co-branded newsletters with corporate clients.

The company is based in Newport News, Virginia. Its revenue comes from advertising.^[2] Potential subscribers typically come from topical banners or co-registration for related topical sites or newsletters; as this approach can be exploited by spam purveyors, the company conducts an initial source evaluation before contacting potential subscribers by email to complete a "double opt-in" circuit aimed to decrease the amount of company resources expended on un-deliverable email communications, while at the same time reducing to a minimum the number of emails sent to people who are not interested in receiving them.^[2]

History

ArcaMax originally sold educational materials at the cost of shipping and handling.^[1] By July 2004, the company began distributing ezines, which eventually featured health and fitness, money management and automotive advice, among other topics.^[1] Their first high-profile syndicated features were Garfield and Dear Abby. Currently the company offers more than "90 comic strips, many more advice and political columnists, news headlines, videos, and games."^[3]

Around 2006, the company began the Arcamax Book Club, which delivered book chapters to subscribers via email.^[1]

Comic strips

ArcaMax syndicates their content digitally through arrangements with other (print) syndicates, primarily Andrews McMeel Syndication (formerly Universal Uclick), Creators Syndicate, and King Features Syndicate.