Deadlines and Guidelines for Crafting Perfect Holiday Content in 2024
Holiday Title Ingestion Guide: Navigating Store Deadlines and Special Instructions
As the holiday season approaches, it's essential to be aware of title submission schedules and deadlines across various digital bookstores. Here's an updated breakdown of stores with regular operations, deadline-driven actions, and those still waiting for clarification. To ensure seamless publication and timely availability, consider uploading your titles at least 1.5 weeks prior to the delivery deadlines.
Business as Usual
- Ingram: Title submission remains standard.
- Amazon: Title submission remains standard; note that review processes may take up to 7 days, and the review resets each time a change is made.
- Barnes & Noble: Title submission remains standard.
- Everand: Title submission remains standard.
- Storytel: Title submission remains standard.
- Dreame: Title submission remains standard.
- Wehear: Title submission remains standard.
- 24Symbols: Title submission remains standard.
- Tolino and German Network (Libreka): Title submission remains standard.
- OverDrive: Title submission remains standard.
- CNPIEC: Title submission remains standard.
- Bibliotheca: Title submission remains standard.
- Repro India: Title submission remains standard.
Deadlines or Special Instructions
Audible
- November 19, 2024: Deadline for releases between December 12-25, 2024.
- December 4, 2024: Deadline for releases between December 26, 2024, and January 2, 2025.
Kobo
- December 20, 2024: Deadline for delivering assets for promotions/sales events.
- Reduced staff for content processing from December 20, 2024, to January 2, 2025.
Apple Books
- Avoid changes between December 23 and December 30, 2024 due to high volumes.
- Holiday release submission deadlines:
- November 25, 2024: Submit by November 11, 2024.
- December 2, 2024: Submit by November 18, 2024.
- December 16, 2024: Submit by December 2, 2024.
- December 23, 2024: Submit by December 9, 2024.
- December 30, 2024: Submit by December 16, 2024.
- January 6, 2025: Submit by December 16, 2024.
Bookmate
- Slower title ingestion from December 25, 2024, to January 4, 2025.
Voxa
- Slower title ingestion from December 25, 2024, to January 3, 2025.
Hoopla
- While operations are standard, end-of-year releases should be submitted as soon as possible to avoid delays.
Awaiting Updates
We're awaiting confirmation from the following stores regarding their holiday schedules:
- Findaway
- Lazyjoy
- Google Play
- Baker & Taylor
- Odilo
- Mackin
- Perlego
- Ciando
- Esentral
- Empik
- CEPIEC
- Dibook
- Ekönyv
- Multimédiapláza
- E-letöltés
Seeking Assistance?
If you seek information about a store not listed or need questions answered about submission timelines, our support team is on hand to ensure your titles are ready for readers during the holiday season!
Holiday Season Guidance
- Contact Each Platform Directly: For the most accurate, up-to-date information, reach out to each platform's customer support or content management teams.
- Prepare Early: Ensure that all materials (manuscripts, cover art, metadata, etc.) are ready well in advance, enhancing your chance of avoiding last-minute issues.
- Comply with Special Requirements: Be aware of any unique formatting or metadata requirements that may apply to specific platforms.
- Plan Marketing and Promotions: Coordinate promotional activities or special holiday deals with your title's release.
- Submit Well Ahead: While specific deadlines aren't listed, it's common for platforms to require submissions several weeks before the intended release date during peak seasons like the holiday season.
In the realm of finance and business, it's pivotal to adhere to deadline-driven actions for certain digital bookstores, such as Audible, Kobo, Apple Books, Bookmate, Voxa, and Hoopla, during the holiday season to guarantee seamless publication and timely availability. Specifically, Audible's deadlines for releases are on November 19, 2024, and December 4, 2024, while Kobo requires assets for promotions/sales events by December 20, 2024. Apple Books encourages avoiding changes between December 23 and December 30, 2024, and has holidays submission deadlines from November 25, 2024, to January 6, 2025. Additionally, Bookmate, Voxa, and Hoopla may experience slower title ingestion during specific dates.
