Active Interest Media (AIM) is a publisher specializing in "niche enthusiast magazines" (i.e. magazines targeted at hobbyists).

History

The company was formed in 2003 by private-equity investment firm

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by the acquisition of ''Sabot Publishing'', a "special interest" publisher based in Richmond, VA which had been established in 1999 by James Causey and Colonnade Capital. In July 2017, the company announced that it had acquired the United States

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Championships and the TRIAD Classification Agency. In 2020, AIM sold these properties in conjunction with the sale of many of its largest divisions to Pocket Outdoor Media.

Overview

Active Interest Media publications are organized in two "groups", the Home Buyer Group (

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, architecture, interior design etc.); and the Marine Group (sailing, yachts, etc.). On 7 November 2012,

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Inc. announced that they had reached an agreement with Active Interest Media to distribute magazine content digitally. In March 2017, Active Interest Media sold its Yachting Promotions Inc. division to

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for $133 million. The sale included the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Yachts Miami Beach, the Palm Beach International Boat Show, the St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show, and the Suncoast Boat Show. On 30 April 2013, Active Interest Media purchased Warren Miller Entertainment and Nastar. In 2015, Active Interest Media purchased August Home Publishing. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is Efrem Zimbalist III (the son of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.), formerly of Times Mirror Magazines, a subsidiary of '' Times Mirror''. In 2019, Active Interest Media acquired the “collectibles” magazines from

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, which includes '' Coins'', ''

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* {{Authority control Magazine publishing companies of the United States Publishing companies established in 2003 Mass media in Boulder, Colorado