Where To Find Your Monthly Sales Reports
To view a record of your royalties earned to date, log in to your Octavo account and click the Royalties tab.
- Payouts tab: Shows royalties that have already been paid.
- Monthly Reports tab: Summarizes all previously released sales repor
Above: Screenshot showing location of royalty information on the Octavo project page.
Types of Sales Reports
Authors on Tellwell’s Managed Distribution programs receive two monthly reports by email, usually around the 15th-20th of each month:
Preliminary Report: Includes Ingram and Amazon/KDP sales (paperback, hardcover, and Kindle) for the previous month. Example: February sales appear on the March 15 report.
Final Report: Includes all channels (Ingram, Amazon/KDP, Kobo, Smashwords, etc.) for sales made two months prior. Example: January sales appear on the March 15 report.
Tellwell sales reports break down sales by distribution channel and currency. The distributors release this information monthly, anywhere from a week to 30 days after the end of each month of sales, depending on the company. The information is then processed on our end, and then we send out the individual sales reports to our authors.
Typical Sales Reporting Schedule
The schedule below applies if your project includes these distribution channels and there were sales for that month.
|
Month of Book Sale |
Preliminary Sales Report Ingram & Amazon/KDP* only |
Final Sales Report All distribution channels* |
Date of royalty payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Feb 15-20 | Mar 15-20 | May 20-30 |
| February | Mar 15-20 | Apr 15-20 | |
| March | Apr 15-20 | May 15-20 | |
| April | May 15-20 | Jun 15-20 | Aug 20-30 |
| May | Jun 15-20 | Jul 15-20 | |
| June | Jul 15-20 | Aug 15-20 | |
| July | Aug 15-20 | Sep 15-20 | Nov 20-30 |
| August | Sep 15-20 | Oct 15-20 | |
| September | Oct 15-20 | Nov 15-20 | |
| October | Nov 15-20 | Dec 15-20 | Feb 20-30 |
| November | Dec 15-20 | Jan 15-20 | |
| December | Jan 15 | Feb 15-20 | |
| All dates above are estimates and may change depending on when sales reports are received from all distribution channels. | |||
Royalty Payment Schedule
Royalty payments are made quarterly, about 45 days after the end of each quarter (see schedule above), once Tellwell receives payment from distributors and your unpaid balance exceeds the following thresholds:
$85 for Managed Distribution 85
$100 for Managed Distribution 100
Note: if your royalties have been held for over 12 months due to the sales threshold, please email us and we’ll be happy to release your outstanding balance on the next quarterly payout date.
Why Haven’t I Received My Sales and/or Royalty Report Yet?
If you haven’t received your report, it’s almost always due to one of the following:
- The reports haven’t been sent yet. They’re usually sent around the 15th, but sometimes go out a few days later due to data timing from distributors.
- There were no book sales that month. When there are zero sales, no email report is sent, but the zero-sales record appears in Octavo under the Monthly Reports tab. If the month is listed there and shows “0 sales,” the report has been released.
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