As we offer an online network of independent booksellers, Rainforest Books does not warehouse book inventory, but rather facilitates the shipment of books directly from the Bookseller to you, the book buyer. Each seller sets the shipping rates and speeds for orders placed with them through the AbeBooks site. Sellers also decide what method of shipment they will use. Therefore, you will see differences in shipping costs and shipping speeds for different copies of books. Shipping costs also do not include domestic duties or taxes.

Please note: Shipping times cannot be guaranteed. They are only estimates based on the carriers' delivery times, and do not include weekends or holidays, and Customs processing. If your order will pass through Customs, please expect a delay. Shipping speeds can also be affected by holiday seasons and world events.

Viewing Shipping Rates & Speeds in the Shopping Basket

In your shopping basket, you'll see the shipping rates and available shipping speeds. You can choose the speed that you'd like for your order here, before beginning the checkout process. Simply click on the drop-down arrow next to the displayed shipping speed/rate and click on your choice

Payment Methods

All books listed on the AbeBooks Web sites are conveniently available for purchase using both Visa and MasterCard. Some of our booksellers choose to also offer other methods of payment. If booksellers do offer additional payment options, they will process or collect the payment themselves.

Viewing a Bookseller's Accepted Payment Methods

Once you have found the book you're interested in purchasing, you can view the bookseller's accepted payment methods from the on the Search Results page.

PayPal Payments

Please note: If you choose to pay by PayPal, the AbeBooks checkout will not redirect you to the PayPal web site. The bookseller should provide you with the information that you need to make the payment on the PayPal site or you can request the information from the seller.

Tracking Your Purchases

With the "Track your purchases" feature of the AbeBooks Web site you can:

• Send the bookseller a question about an order. This includes problems you have with the book once it has arrived
• Find out the status of an order.
• Cancel an order.
• Initiate a return.

A bookseller has two days to ship an order before the shipping time is effective. Also, shipping time is calculated using business days (Monday to Friday, excluding holidays).

Note: AbeBooks does not track a purchase once it has been shipped. A bookseller may choose to use trackable shipping, though this is at their discretion. If you want to track the delivery of your purchase, please ask the bookseller for details.

Cancelling an Order

If your order has not yet been processed by the bookseller (order status shows "ordered"), the option to cancel the order will be available. If this option is not available, please contact the bookseller,

Returning a Book

At times it may be necessary to return a book to the bookseller or to initiate a refund for a book that has not arrived after 15 days beyond the estimated delivery date. Returns and refunds can also be started using your AbeBooks account.