Xlibris
Self-publishing and on-demand printing services provider
title: "Xlibris" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1997-establishments-in-indiana", "american-companies-established-in-1997", "book-publishing-companies-based-in-indiana", "companies-based-in-bloomington,-indiana", "publishing-companies-established-in-1997", "self-publishing-companies"] description: "Self-publishing and on-demand printing services provider" topic_path: "geography/india" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xlibris" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Self-publishing and on-demand printing services provider ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox publisher"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Xlibris logo.png |
| parent | Author Solutions |
| founded | 1997 |
| country | United States |
| headquarters | Bloomington, Indiana |
| keypeople | Bill Elliot |
| publications | Books |
| url | |
| :: |
| image = Xlibris logo.png | parent = Author Solutions | status = | founded = 1997 | successor = | country = United States | headquarters = Bloomington, Indiana | distribution = | keypeople = Bill Elliot | publications = Books | topics = | genre = | imprints = | revenue = | numemployees = | nasdaq = | url =
Xlibris is a self-publishing{{cite news |first=Rachel |last=Donadio |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/books/review/Donadio-t.html |title=You're an Author? Me Too! |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 27, 2008}} and on-demand printing services provider, founded in 1997 and based in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. In 2000, The New York Times stated it to be the foremost on-demand publisher. The current president is Bill Elliot.
Overview
Xlibris is a printing and distribution service that produces hardback and paperback books. It also publishes e-books in several formats. The company was acquired by a supported publishing company, Author Solutions, Inc., on January 8, 2009. Prior to that, 49% of the company had been owned by Random House.
In the same year, the company announced its expansion into the UK, Australian, and New Zealand markets.
The name is a derivation of the Latin term ex libris, which means "from the library of".
Reception
In a New York Times article, D.T. Max stated that the quality of Xlibris's books was better than that of its competitors in the self-publishing industry, but criticized the organization of the site, where books were only indexed by an alphabetical listing by title with bare descriptions of the plot and theme. He ultimately phoned a company executive for a recommendation and to place an order.
References
References
- Elliot, Bill. "Our Leadership Team. (n.d.). Author Solutions.". Author Solutions.
- Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A.. (2009-01-08). "Print-on-Demand Publishers Marry As Author Solutions Buys Xlibris". The Wall Street Journal.
- D. T. Max. (July 16, 2000). "No More Rejections". [[The New York Times]].
- Gayle Feldman. (March 1, 2004). "Got a Book in You? More Companies Than Ever Are Willing to Get It Out". [[The New York Times]].
- (November 9, 2009). "Xlibris International Expands into the UK, Australia and New Zealand and Announces the Inclusion of eBook Publishing Feature". Xlibris.
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::