Each retailer operates on a different schedule and will vary by a few days either way. You can use this as a general reference guide for that average time it takes for your eBook being available for sale. We deliver eBooks to our retailers immediately if provided ePub files, or following file conversions provided by BookBaby. Please note: once we’ve delivered your eBook files, it’s out of our hands. Depending on their schedule, your eBook may go live sooner or later than the times quoted below:
- Amazon Kindle: Your eBook should be up for sale in approximately 2-4 business days from when we deliver to them.
- Apple Books: Your eBook should be up for sale in approximately 1-2 weeks from when we deliver to them.
- Barnes & Noble: Your eBook should be up for sale in approximately 2-4 weeks from when we deliver to them.
- Kobo: Your eBook should be up for sale in approximately 2-3 weeks from when we deliver to them.
- Copia: We do not currently have an estimate for eBooks going live at Copia. We are delivering eBooks to them but there is a delay in their process for making a delivered ebook available for purchase on their site.
- Gardners: Your eBook should be up for sale in approximately 3-4 weeks from when we deliver to them.
- Baker & Taylor: Your eBook should be up for sale in approximately 2-3 weeks from when we deliver to them.
- eSentral: Your eBooks should be up for sale in approximately 3-4 weeks from when we deliver to them.
- Scribd: Your eBook should be up for sale in approximately 2-3 weeks from when we deliver to them.
- Ciando: Your eBook should be up for sale in approximately 2-3 weeks from when we deliver to them.
- Vearsa: Your eBook should be up for sale in approximately 3-4 weeks from when we deliver to them.