Order by 30 November for Christmas delivery
Your printed book reaches the US, Canada, the UK and the EU in about two weeks, printing included. Order by Monday 30 November and it arrives by Christmas Eve. To the UK, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland and Czechia, you have until Monday 7 December.
Christmas 2026: order by
The last day to order for delivery by Thursday 24 December, printing included.
Order by Monday 7 December
Arrives within two weeks
The UK, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland and Czechia
Delivered at the latest 10 business days after you order, printing included. Usually 6–9 days.
Order by Monday 30 November
Arrives within three weeks
The US, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Monaco, Australia and New Zealand
Delivered at the latest 15 business days after you order, printing included. Usually 6–17 days.
Order by Monday 16 November
Arrives within five weeks
Every other country we ship to. Check yours
Delivered at the latest 25 business days after you order, printing included. Usually 6–31 days.
Order by Monday 9 November
Arrives within six weeks
Ukraine and Belarus
Delivered at the latest 30 business days after you order, printing included. Usually 21–38 days.
How we count. Each date is the country’s delivery promise counted back from Thursday 24 December, skipping weekends, plus 3 business days for December, when printers and carriers are at their busiest and public holidays fall on the way. It is not a scarcity tactic — it is the arithmetic.
How long a printed book takes
- Preview: about 10 minutes. You read the whole book on screen before you decide to print anything.
- Printing: 2–4 business days. Every book is made to order; there is no shelf to pull one off. The delivery times below include it.
- Delivery: about two weeks to the US, Canada, the UK and the EU, and at the latest 10 or 15 business days after you order, depending on the country. Free shipping to the US, Canada, the UK and most of Europe.
- Outside the US, Canada, the UK and the EU. Books to Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Monaco, Australia and New Zealand also arrive at the latest 10 or 15 business days after the order; the cards above say which. Everywhere else we ship to: at the latest 25 business days (30 to Ukraine and Belarus). The shipping page shows your country’s estimate and any delivery fee, before you pay.
Cutoffs by occasion
- Christmas
- By 30 November
- For the US, Canada, the UK and the EU. Later to some countries, earlier farther away: every date is above.
- Mother's Day
- Three weeks before
- The date moves by country — check yours and count back three weeks.
- Father's Day
- Three weeks before
- Same as above. Father’s Day falls on different dates in different countries.
- A birthday, or any fixed date
- Three weeks before
- Most books arrive within about two weeks in the US, Canada, the UK and the EU, and at the latest 15 business days after the order. Farther away, allow five weeks.
These are for the US, Canada, the UK and the EU. Shipping farther? Count back from your country’s latest delivery date on the shipping page.
Missed the date?
The digital preview is ready in about ten minutes and is yours to keep, so a book ordered on the 23rd can still be read together on the 25th. The hardcover follows in January, which turns out to be a rather nice second present.
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