Xulon Press (pronounced "zoo-lon") is a

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owned by the Christian publishing company

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. In 2007 it claimed to be "the largest publisher of

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books in North America", claiming more than 3,900

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titles published by 2007. As of 2022, the website claimed Xulon Press published over 15,000 unique book titles and that more than a million copies of its books had been printed and sold. Its titles are mainly in the categories of Christian living, theology, church growth, discipleship, Bible studies, fiction, poetry, biographies, and others. For a fixed fee the press will publish an author's finished manuscript in paperback, hard cover, and electronic form. Once published, customers may order the book directly from online retailers, and retailers may order the book through distributors. According to their company contact page, the Xulon Press office is located in

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, USA.

History

Founded in 2000 by Christian author and publisher

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. The company was originally incorporated in

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in May of 2001 and then moved to

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in May of 2002. The principal "place of business" was still listed as Fairfax, Virginia until 2005, when the physical address was moved to Longwood, Florida. Xulon Press was bought in 2006 and is now a part of

. In 2016, Salem Media bought a

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, Minnesota, USA based self-publishing company Hillcrest Media and merged it with Xulon Press.

References

External links

www.xulonpress.com – Xulon Press Websitewww.xulonpressblog.com – Xulon Press Blog
{{Self-publishing Publishing companies established in 2000 Self-publishing companies Salem Media Group properties 2000 establishments in the United States