DealSlide tracked this Amazon KDP portfolio returning to market after 39 days pending at the same $400K ask. On Empire Flippers, pending means a buyer had placed the required deposit.

Timeline: First detected on DealSlide on March 5, 2026, at $350K. The ask later rose to $458K, then fell to $400K on July 22. It went pending two days later and returned on September 2.

The numbers: Empire Flippers reports $298K annual revenue / $160K annual profit, a 54% margin, putting the ask at about 1.3x revenue and 2.5x profit. The portfolio includes roughly 40 nonfiction titles, with the top title contributing about one-third of sales.

On the failed deal: The prior buyer spent 39 days under offer before the deal fell through. With meaningful title concentration and Amazon platform dependence, the reason for the return matters.

The most important question to ask: What caused the deal to fall apart after 39 days pending, and did diligence uncover anything around the KDP account, top title or Amazon compliance?