Holiday Shipping Times

Holidays are the busiest shipping windows of the year — and there are more of them than people think. Federal holidays, postal holidays, and the long December stretch all slow the mail down, and the dates move around year to year. Rather than post a calendar that goes stale, here's how we handle every holiday, all year.

We ship on our normal schedule

In-stock orders are packed and handed to the carrier within 1–2 business days, holidays included. We don't pause for holidays. What changes isn't us — it's the post office.

The carrier is the variable

USPS does not move mail on federal holidays, and the days around them run heavy. Expect longer transit than usual, and expect tracking to sit without an update for a few days during peak weeks. That is normal and almost never means your package is lost.

If a holiday falls on or near the day your order ships, add a few days to the usual 3–7 business day window. International orders can stretch considerably further — customs offices take holidays too, and not the same ones we do.

If you need it by a specific date

We can't promise a delivery date on any shipping service — once a package leaves us, the timeline belongs to the carrier. Upgraded shipping improves the odds and nothing more. Ordering earlier does more for you than paying more.

Shipping cost doesn't change for holidays

Standard shipping (USPS Ground Advantage) stays capped at $10.00 per shipment year round. Upgraded services are not capped — on those you pay the actual rate.

Advance orders follow the publisher, not the calendar

Advance orders ship when the book arrives from the distributor. That's driven by the publisher's release schedule, so a book releasing in January will not arrive in December no matter when you reserved it. Your Pull List shows each book's expected arrival date.

Something wrong?

Text us at 904-541-6187 for the fastest reply, or use the contact page. If a package is delayed, damaged, or shows delivered but never arrived, the Shipping section of our FAQ has the exact steps — including the 48-hour window and the photos we need for damage claims.