Review process is nebulous

I have a 28-page picture book that I was going to make available to friends and family for Christmas. The proceeds were going to to a charity. I reviewed all the documentation and submitted my little ebook. More than a week later and it's still in review. When I called support, all I was told is there is no way to find out where the book is in the review process because the review team doesn't discuss its work with the support team. All I wanted was an understanding of where I am in the queue so I can reorganize my marketing efforts. They couldn't tell me that either. Very discouraged.
I've scoured the forums and determined iBooks can be in review limbo for as little as seven hours or as long as several weeks. I really think Apple should better spell out its review processes.
They ruined my Christmas.

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2. The user will submit the form to multiple parties at once. (Conditional e-mail, depending on what sections in the form are filled out, different people will get the form)
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Hi,
You can Reader Enable a form in Acrobat v9 Standard, however note the EULA with the restriction on 500 unique recipients. If it is going out to less than 500 you are not limited to the number of data processes that you undertake on the form.
See discussion here on Reader Enabling a form: http://assure.ly/etkFNU.
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Every day my app stays "In Review", I'm losing money from potential sales. It would be nice to get at least an estimate of when your app will be reviewed. Or, at least Apple could tell us a bit more about the review process so we understand how it works and don't panic when apps don't get reviewed before several weeks.
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It wouldn't kill them to have each guy in the review phase check a single box to say what he has reviewed and then notify you by email.
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