Max stated that the quality of Xlibris's books was better than its competitors in the self-publishing industry, but criticized the organization of the site, where books were only indexed by an alphabetical listing by title with bare descriptions of the plot and theme.
Max found Xlibris's books to be of better quality than those from other self-publishing companies but was dissatisfied with how the site organized its offerings, as titles were listed alphabetically without comprehensive descriptions of plot and theme.