Originally founded as CustomFlix Labs, Inc. in 2002 when four colleagues decided to make widespread distribution easier for independent filmmakers, they started CustomFlix, a DVD on-Demand company. In 2005 BookSurge (founded in 2000) and CustomFlix were both acquired by Amazon.com. CustomFlix’s name was changed to CreateSpace in 2007. In October of 2009, due to the harmonies that would be created in the businesses, the CreateSpace and BookSurge brands merged under the CreateSpace name to become the publishing and manufacturing on-demand leader for independent content creators, publishers, film studios, and music labels.