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Xlibris is a self-publishing〔Rachel Donadio: (You’re an Author? Me Too! ) The New York Times, April 27, 2008〕 and on-demand printing services provider, founded in 1997 and based in Bloomington, Indiana.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FAQ: About Xlibris )〕 In 2000, ''The New York Times'' stated it to be the foremost on-demand publisher.〔 The current chief executive is Andrew Philips, who was formerly the president of Penguin International. == 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 the self-publishing company Author Solutions, Inc., on January 8, 2009. Prior to that, 49% of the company had been owned by Random House. It is "nonselective" in accepting manuscripts,〔 describes itself as a publishing services provider rather than a publisher, and considers a book's author its publisher.〔 Beginning in 2000, the company expanded its operations globally, opening full-service offices in Europe and Japan.〔 In 2008, Xlibris was stated to have 20,000 titles in print, by more than 18,000 authors.〔 The name is a derivation of the Latin term ''ex libris'', which means "from the library of".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xlibris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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