Buying pre-order items Your pre-order item will usually be shipped on the publishing date of the book. Ebooks You will receive an email with a download link for the ebook on the publication date. Payment You will not be charged for pre-ordered books until they are available to be shipped. Pre-ordered ebooks will not be charged for until they are available for download. Amending or cancelling your order For orders that have not been shipped you can usually make changes to pre-orders up to 24 hours before the publishing date.