Have Your Book Available for the Holiday Season

Terms

The 2026 Holiday Guarantee applies only to eligible Standard Design projects that meet every applicable submission, Content Evaluation, approval, payment, production, ordering, and delivery requirement. Projects requiring Elite Design or complex design work are not eligible.

A complete submission means that the complete book has been submitted and has passed Content Evaluation by the deadline for the selected option. If editorial or illustration work was required, it must be fully completed and approved by the applicable submission deadline, and final materials must be submitted by that deadline. Projects requiring extensive editorial, illustration, or other custom work may not qualify. Eligibility may depend on book length, the number of illustrations, project complexity, and production requirements.

The author must approve all required interior and cover files by the applicable final design approval deadline. All required payments must also be received by the applicable deadlines. If the publishing package or plan is being paid in instalments, the final payment must be received on or before the applicable final approval date. Revisions requested after final approval or failure to meet any applicable deadline will void the guarantee.

Where a November delivery guarantee has been approved for the market, the complete book must be submitted and pass Content Evaluation by 9 September 2026; final interior and cover files must be approved and final payment completed by 23 October 2026; and the eligible book order must be placed by 27 October 2026. Eligible orders will be delivered by 20 November 2026, subject to the market-specific delivery requirements.

For November publication availability without guaranteed delivery, the complete book must be submitted and pass Content Evaluation by 21 September 2026. Final interior and cover files must be approved and final payment completed by 4 November 2026. Eligible projects will be made available to order by 20 November 2026. This option does not include guaranteed delivery of physical or complimentary author copies.

Where a December delivery guarantee has been approved for the market, the complete book must be submitted and pass Content Evaluation by 5 October 2026; final interior and cover files must be approved and final payment completed by 19 November 2026; and the eligible book order must be placed by 25 November 2026. Eligible orders will be delivered by 18 December 2026, subject to the market-specific delivery requirements.

For Holiday publication availability without guaranteed delivery, the complete book must be submitted and pass Content Evaluation by 13 October 2026. Final interior and cover files must be approved and final payment completed by 2 December 2026. Eligible projects will be made available to order by 18 December 2026. This option does not include guaranteed delivery of physical or complimentary author copies.

The delivery guarantee applies only where it has been approved for the market and only to eligible print-on-demand book orders delivered to qualifying addresses within that market. A trackable delivery method must be used. The available service will depend on the destination and required delivery date. Offset-printing orders are not eligible.

Additional terms, restrictions, and production requirements may apply.