How long does it take before my book is for sale after I publish?

As soon as you click “Publish,” Draft2Digital will send your book files and metadata to the stores you wish to sell through. The time it takes to show up on each individual store is outside our control, but Draft2Digital monitors and works closely with our partners to streamline this process.

For ebooks, some stores will have your book on sale in a few short hours while other stores have more manual review processes that can take a few days. Library retailers often take the longest.

Print books have longer listing times— somewhere in the neighborhood of 2 weeks.

For Digital Narration Audiobooks, production takes on average 3-4 weeks before your audiobook becomes available for sale after publishing. If your book is unable to complete conversion due to technical requirements, your audiobook will not be released. Please note that no audio samples or previews will be made available for review before release.