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[Publishing Status](https://help.publishdrive.com/stores-and-distribution?hsLang=en#publishing-status) # Understanding Disparities Between Your Book's Published Status and Dashboard Information ## The book status is waiting for approval, however the book could be already available for sale While many of our partner stores offer instant feedback upon your book's availability, some stores may not support direct tracking, leading to delayed availability data. We employ various tracking methods to monitor books distributed through our platform and consistently update store links. Consequently, your book may already be available for sale in certain stores, but our knowledge might not reflect it accurately. Therefore even if the status indicates "on the way" or "waiting on store," it doesn't necessarily imply that the book is not published. Several factors may contribute to this situation: 1. Lack of communication from the store, even if the book is published. 2. The sales channel encompasses a diverse range of stores, each with potentially different statuses. This varied information cannot be consolidated into a single link, particularly with platforms like Ekönyv, Tolino, or Chinese stores. 3. The book may be behind a paywall within a subscription service (such as a library), preventing us from providing a direct link. **How to be 100% sure your book is available:** We advise conducting a manual search for your book in the relevant store(s) that you are concerned about. While using the ISBN may be more effective in certain stores, it's also worthwhile to search using the title and author name. Additionally, you can simply input your book's ISBN into a search engine, and the results will indicate where your book is currently available. 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