LAVERGNE, TN – Lightning Source Inc. today celebrates its tenth anniversary as the leader in on demand book manufacturing and distribution.

Recognized with numerous innovation awards in the company’s ten-year history, Lightning Source has revolutionized the publishing industry with its single copy book manufacturing, robust distribution channels and the groundbreaking benefits that Lightning offers to book publishers.

In the past ten years, consumers have purchased more than 44,000,000 books manufactured by Lightning Source from a title library of over 500,000 titles, which are provided by over 5,000 publishers from around the world and then stored in the Lightning Source digital library.

“Lightning Source has exceeded my great expectations during our initial ten-year run, charting new directions for the book industry,” said John R. Ingram, Chairman of Lightning Source. “The unbeatable combination of the participating publishers and our market-leading Lightning Source print and distribution engine has fueled enormous growth and success for the entire book supply chain – authors, publishers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers and book buyers.”

Lightning Source is a much needed utility in the book industry that enables publishers to print and distribute single copies of books from files that are held digitally. Lightning Source helps traditional publishers manage titles and revenue streams more effectively. In addition, Lightning Source solutions are contributing to a rapid rise in the number of titles in print as well as allowing the emergence of new publishing models.

“Our challenge from inception was to streamline the supply chain for publishers, helping them publish smarter. By managing the power of technology and keeping to a forward thinking operating philosophy, we have built exceptional solutions for the book industry,” said J. Kirby Best, President and CEO of Lightning Source.

Mr. Best continued, “On this special anniversary for our company, I express my sincere appreciation to our publisher partners who make it all happen. Without you, we would be just another printer. I thank the entire Lightning Source company of associates who are so incredibly talented, our partners and our suppliers. The success of our business model is attributed to everyone that knew there was a better way for books. We are more excited than ever before about the opportunities ahead.”

The Lightning Source operation currently produces over 1.2 million books per month with an average print run of just 1.8 copies. Growing from one location to three in its short history, with further expansion plans to be announced, Lightning Source holds a very solid footing in the industry.

Lightning Source is marking the tenth anniversary of its business at an international celebration on October 10, at the Frankfurt Book Fair with invited guests and customers. At the event, the Lightning Source team will take time to reflect upon a strong and memorable history and celebrate the company’s future. Domestically in the US, Lightning Source will celebrate its ten-year milestone at a date to be announced in 2008.