From file to shelf, explained plainly.
Here is what happens to your book after you press Submit: five stages, each with a clear owner, a clear timeline and a status you can see in your dashboard.
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01You
Upload and describe
Add your manuscript or EPUB, cover image and, for audiobooks, your chaptered audio. Enter title, contributors, description, subjects, keywords, price and the territories where you hold rights. The upload wizard saves as you go, so you can leave and come back.
Takes 10–20 minutes -
02InkPeach
Quality control
Every file is validated against EPUB standards with EPUBCheck, then reviewed by a person for cover dimensions, table of contents, front-matter, image resolution and retailer content rules. If something would be rejected downstream, we tell you exactly what and how to fix it, or fix it for you where we can.
Within 1 working day -
03Retailers
Channel delivery
Approved titles are packaged to each retailer's specification and delivered over their direct feeds. Prices are converted to local currencies, tax settings applied and territory restrictions respected. You never touch a retailer portal.
Delivered same day as approval -
04Stores
Live in stores
Each store runs its own ingestion and moderation, so go-live times differ. Most large retailers publish within one to three days; library platforms and subscription services can take up to a week. Your dashboard shows a status per channel, including direct store links once live.
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05You
Reporting and payment
Sales and borrows arrive in your dashboard as retailers report them, usually within 24–72 hours. At month end we reconcile retailer statements and pay out 90% of net receipts to the bank account or PayPal address you have chosen.
Paid monthly, 45–60 days in arrears
What to expect, and when.
Retailers set their own pace. These are typical ranges for a clean file with correct metadata.
| Channel type | Typical go-live | Reports sales |
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| Major ebook retailers | 24–72 hours | Daily |
| Subscription services | 3–5 days | Monthly |
| Audiobook stores | 3–7 days | Daily / monthly |
| Library platforms | 3–7 days | Weekly / monthly |
| Regional retailers | 3–10 days | Monthly |
Updates to price, description or cover typically propagate within 24–48 hours.
Your rights never leave your hands.
InkPeach is a delivery service, not a publisher. You grant us a non-exclusive licence to deliver your files, and you can revoke it at any time.
- Sell elsewhere. List on your own website, in Kindle Select if you choose, or through another aggregator for territories we do not cover.
- Unpublish in one click. Withdraw a title from a single store or from all of them. Removals reach retailers within 24–72 hours.
- No lock-in. Cancel your account whenever you like. Your files and sales history can be exported before you go.
- You set the price. We never discount without your approval, and promotions are always opt-in.
Do I need an ISBN?
Several retailers, notably Apple Books, Kobo and library suppliers, require an ISBN. Amazon and Google Play do not for ebooks, but a consistent identifier helps with discoverability and sales tracking.
Use your own. If you buy ISBNs from your national agency (such as Bowker in the US or Nielsen in the UK) you are the publisher of record and your name appears in the metadata.
Use a free InkPeach ISBN. We assign one at no charge. It makes InkPeach the listed publisher in ISBN databases, but you keep every right to the content. If you later switch, you will need to register a new ISBN for the new edition.
Each format needs its own ISBN: one for the EPUB, another for the audiobook, another for print. Do not reuse them.
Ready when your manuscript is.
Upload your first file and watch the five stages tick over in your dashboard.