Precise Data Sources

Book Report imports the highest-quality data source from each distributor. Some distributors provide high-quality data throughout the month, whereas others only provide it after the month is complete.

Sources that are updated throughout the month:

Kindle Direct Publishing
Google Play Books
Barnes & Noble Press

Sources that are updated after the month completes:

Kobo Writing Life
Draft2Digital
Apple Books
ACX
Findaway Voices
IngramSpark

Many of the distributors provide multiple options for viewing and downloading your sales data, and they don't always match up. If you're trying to confirm that data within Book Report accurately matches the data from a distributor, you need to compare it to the correct data source. Here are the details of where, precisely, Book Report sources its data from each distributor:

ACX: Earning Statements Royalty Report
Barnes & Noble Press: Sales by Month
Kobo Writing Life: Invoice History
Google Play Books: Google Play Sales Transaction Report
Draft2Digital: Raw Sales Data statements, for each format.
Kindle Direct Publishing: Royalty Estimator for dates since 2018; Prior Months' Royalties for earlier data
Findaway Voices: Royalty Report Invoices
IngramSpark: Compensation Report
Apple Books: Monthly Payment and Financial Reports