On-Demand DVD Creation

Amazon.com Buys On-Demand DVD Creation Firm CustomFlix

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 11, 2005 - 10:44am.
San Francisco -- Online retail giant Amazon.com has acquired CustomFlix Labs, a provider of on-demand DVD creation services, The Los Angeles Times reported. Amazon did not provide financial details on the deal, which comes three months after its purchase of BookSurge, a provider of print-on-demand books. Founded in 2002, Santa Cruz, Calif.-based CustomFlix creates and stores digital copies of less-popular films and TV programs, and only prints a DVD and accompanying packaging when an order is placed -- saving room in warehouses.