Elle Kennedy
On-Sale Dates is a record of book on-sale dates, each checked against publisher and retailer sources and re-checked nightly.
Next book from Elle Kennedy
Next: The Agent, goes on sale 26 Jan 2027, in 95 days. Status: Pending.
Different places start the on-sale day at different moments. What the stores state about the day is further down this panel, under its heading.
One source, Apple Books (US), gives 26 Jan 2027. A second source is needed before this is listed.
What the on-sale day means
Not one of Apple Books and Kobo names an hour or a time zone for a digital pre-order. What each store says happens on the on-sale day is in its own sentence below.
An on-sale date is the first day a store is allowed to sell the book. That rule is written down at Penguin Random House, Penguin Random House UK and Hachette UK Distribution.
Every quoted sentence in full, with its link
- Apple Books
When your pre-ordered item becomes available, your payment method is billed and you receive an email.
- Kobo
You’re billed for the book on the day it’s released, not the day you pre-order.
- Penguin Random House
The date that a title is allowed to go “on-sale” and appear on shelves and on display in stores for customers to purchase
- Penguin Random House UK
These titles are supplied to retailers in advance to enable stock to be available for sale on publication day, but must not be sold or otherwise supplied to consumers before the Controlled Publication Date.
- Hachette UK Distribution
The Customer shall not sell or make available to the general public or any third party any Goods before the publication date of such Goods unless authorised specifically in writing by Hachette UK Distribution.
Reader questions and answers
Is The Agent out yet?
The Agent is not out yet. It goes on sale on 26 Jan 2027, and the date stands at Pending. Apple Books (US) is the first source on file to state that day.
What day does The Agent go on sale?
The Agent goes on sale on Tuesday 26 Jan 2027, and the date stands at Pending. One source on file states that same day. The date moved 2 times and has stood since 14 Sep 2026.
Does The Agent have an audiobook?
No audiobook of The Agent is listed anywhere the site checks, and the alert fires on the day one is.
When does the paperback of The Agent come out?
No paperback of The Agent is listed anywhere the site checks, and the alert fires on the day one is.
Books and editions
| Books and editions | Tier | Region | On-sale date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Idea | |||
| Hardcover A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Hardcover A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | UK | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Paperback A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Paperback A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | UK | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Ebook | Pending | US | Unverified: 16 Mar 2027 |
| Ebook | Pending | UK | Unverified: 16 Mar 2027 |
| Audiobook A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Audiobook A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | UK | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| No date Not yet listed: Hardcover US, Hardcover UK, Paperback US, Paperback UK, Audiobook US, Audiobook UK Get an alert | |||
| The Agent | |||
| Hardcover A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Paperback A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Ebook | Pending | US | Unverified: 26 Jan 2027 |
| Audiobook A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| No date Not yet listed: Hardcover US, Paperback US, Audiobook US Get an alert | |||
| The Captive | |||
| Hardcover A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Paperback A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| Ebook | Pending | US | Unverified: 23 Feb 2027 |
| Audiobook A format expected for a book of this kind, not listed. | No date | US | Date not held yet Get an alert |
| No date Not yet listed: Hardcover US, Paperback US, Audiobook US Get an alert | |||
Change log
- Bad Idea: On 11 Sep 2026, No date became 16 Mar 2027. Title accepted from discovery: Apple Books (US) listing.
- Bad Idea: On 12 Sep 2026, No date became 16 Mar 2027. Edition first seen: Apple Books (UK).
- The Agent: On 13 Sep 2026, No date became 26 Jan 2027. Title accepted from discovery: Apple Books (US) listing.
- The Agent: On 14 Sep 2026, 26 Jan 2027 became 11 Nov 2019. Nightly check: Apple Books (US).
- The Agent: On 14 Sep 2026, 11 Nov 2019 became 26 Jan 2027. The nightly check took a different book, same title and author, from Apple Books (US): this edition is back on the listing it was found on, with that listing's date.
- The Captive: On 20 Oct 2026, No date became 23 Feb 2027. Title accepted from discovery: Apple Books (US) listing.