24/05/2021
My publisher just wrote me. Take a look!
Congratulations! Your book is about to be published, which means it will soon be available for sale through online retailers. While this is an exciting step, it can take a bit of time for your book to make its way into the world, so here’s what to expect while you wait.
It typically takes about 1 week to start seeing your book available for sale online, many online retailers will take up to 6 weeks to display your book listing. Keep checking the Online Listings tab in Octavo for retail links to your book as they become available.
The following is a typical timeline for the steps involved in publishing your book.
Within 1 week our distribution team will upload and approve your book’s files with the distributor(s).
In 1–2 weeks your book will be published and available to online retailers to list, with eBooks and Enhanced Amazon paperbacks (if you have these channels in your package) being the first to show up for sale online. Third-party resellers typically start listing books on Amazon sites at this point as well, often at inflated prices.
In 1–3 weeks your book will be published and available to online retailers to list, with eBooks and Enhanced Amazon paperbacks (if you have these channels in your package) being the first to show up for sale online. Third-party resellers typically start listing books on Amazon sites at this point as well, often at inflated prices. Please note the following about book listings on Amazon.ca:
Amazon.ca picks up books listed on Ingram indirectly, via Amazon.comThis means orders on amazon.ca are routed through Amazon’s warehouses with shipping times of up to 1-2 months, or the book may show as out of stock.If a third-party reseller is the first to list any given book, they will often remain as the default seller until the book is purchased at least once from Amazon (where it says ships and sold by Amazon).The book price will typically be the CAD equivalent of the USD price you set in Octavo, rather than the CAD price.
In 4–6 weeks the print book should appear on chapters.indigo.ca, provided the “Maximize My Distribution” retailer discount strategy is selected.
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In 6 weeks, the distribution window will be complete, so you can expect to see your book’s listing on all of the expected retailers’ sites.
Note that, as with all products, it is ultimately each retailer’s decision whether or not to list any given book. With that said, as part of the support included in the Managed Distribution program, we will always be happy to investigate should you encounter any issues with your book’s listing on any of the expected retailers.
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