SHIPPING INFORMATION

 

Amazon.com offers a number of shipping options for both domestic (U.S.) and international customers. You can select a shipping method that provides the right combination of price and speed to meet your needs. Holiday shipping information

 

An important fact about Next Day Air and other express shipping methods:

• Upgrading to Next Day Air does not mean you'll get your order the next day.
  Upgrading to Next Day or Second Day Air does not change how long it takes us to assemble and ship your order--it only reduces the travel time after the book leaves our warehouse. For example, an item marked as "Usually shipped within 2 to 3 days" and upgraded to Next Day Air will usually leave our warehouse on the 2nd or 3rd business day and reach you on the 3rd or 4th business day.

How many shipments will we make to satisfy an order?

• If you select the "Make one shipment when complete order is ready" option on the order form, we wait until we have all the books in your order before shipping any of them. For example, if you place an order for two books, one marked as "Usually shipped within 2 to 3 days" and the other marked "Special Order: usually shipped within 4 to 6 weeks," we hold shipment of the first book until the special order book is available, at which time we ship both books to you in one package. You can avoid any delay by selecting the "Ship as ordered books become available" option on the order form or by placing separate orders for books in different availability categories.

Note about out-of-print titles: Any out-of-print books in your order will automatically be shipped separately, even if you choose "Make one shipment when complete order is ready."

• If you select the "Ship as ordered books become available" option on the order form, your shipping charges will increase, but if you order books in multiple availability categories, we will ship the more readily available books sooner. If you select this option, we make an effort to ship books as soon as we obtain them, while at the same time not making any more shipments than necessary (to save you some money).

Shipping time

Shipping times listed reflect the time it takes for the package to travel from our warehouse to your door. To determine how long it will take for your package to arrive from the moment of your order, add the availability time to the shipping time.

(Availability) + (Shipping Time) = Total Delivery Time

For example, an item marked as "Usually shipped within 2 to 3 days" and upgraded to 2nd Day Air will usually leave our warehouse on the 2nd or 3rd business day and reach you on the 4th or 5th business day.

A note about standard shipping:
Packages sent via standard shipping go by surface mail. Shipping time varies widely depending on destination. In our experience, standard shipments take about 2 to 3 weeks to Canada, 6 weeks to the United Kingdom., 6 to 8 weeks to Japan and Australia, and 10 to 12 weeks to Brazil, to name a few.

What about customs?

We mark international packages (destinations outside the U.S.) as containing "Books--New" and state the cost of the books on the customs documentation; if the order is a gift, the package is marked "Gift," but the cost of the books is still stated on the customs form. Currently, we are not able to describe the contents in any other way.

Any customs or import duties are levied once the package reaches your country. Additional charges for customs clearance must be borne by you; we have no control over these charges and cannot predict what they may be. Customs policies vary widely from country to country; you may want to contact your local customs office for further information.

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Destinations in Puerto Rico, Guam, and U.S. Protectorates and Territories
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