To Order, Contact Ray Del Sol with your Del Sol Books Order. I'll confirm everything, mail everything, and then upon receipt/satisfaction, you can mail a check made out to Del Sol Books and addressed to Del Sol Books, 6574 Edmonton Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92122. I really like Email, and you're also welcome to call me at Google Voice 8588764441 or 888DELSOL1, Skype me at Del Sol Books, or Fax me at 877DELSOL8.
To Order or to Ask a Question :
20%-Off Discount
20%-Off Discount off each and every book.
So, If a book has a $9.95 cover price,
your price will be $7.96 ($9.95 x .8).
Free Shipping
Free US Media Mail Shipping to any of
the 50 US States in approximately 1 Week. To reduce your delivery time, you're
welcome to pick up your books in San Diego for Free or request FedEx Ground
Delivery for approximately $15.
No Sales Tax
There's No Sales Tax for anyone, ever. If you're in California, I'll cover your
Sales Tax.
Payment Options
I
really like checks, and you're also welcome to pay via Purchase Order, PayPal or Credit Card.
For Credit Cards, I need the credit card number, the expiration date, and the 3-digit code on the
back (for AMEX, it's the 4-digit number on the front). You're also welcome to pay via
PayPal.
Estimated Time of Arrival I keep most books in stock, so I will mail those to you immediately and you will receive them in about 1 Week. For books I don't have in stock, you will receive those books in approximately 3 Weeks.
Refunds and Returns If any book goes Out-of-Print and/or is Out-of-Stock, I will immediately provide a Full Refund Check, Upgrade you to a Hardcover Book, or Reduce your Invoice Amount. This does happen occasionally, despite my best efforts to deduce what books are in what warehouses. In the rare event that you are not satisfied with your Del Sol Books, Email Ray Del Sol and I will do my best to make you a Del Sol Fan.
Packing I pack books far better than any publisher or distributor I know. Books are my babies and I want you to receive them in new condition, since you're paying for new books. If you're really interested, Email Ray Del Sol and I'll reveal my Book-Packing Secrets.
International Shipping Delivery outside the US is almost always cost-prohibitive, unless you have a US Military Mailing Address. For Determined Del Sol Fans, I strongly recommend using the US Mailing Address of a friend/relative living in or visiting the US, a US Hotel you or a friend/relative may be visiting, or a USPS PO Box or USPS General Delivery.
Privacy Del Sol Books is committed to protecting your privacy. When you order, I only need to know 3 things : 1) your mailing address to mail your Del Sol Books to you, 2) your email address to email your Invoice to you, and 3) that your payment has been sent/received. I do not sell, trade, or share any of this information. If you pay via check, I promptly deposit the check and it's never seen again. If you pay via credit card, I need the credit card number, the expiration date, and the 3-digit code on the back (for AMEX, it's the 4-digit number on the front). The credit card information is entered directly into a credit card terminal and is never seen again. If you reorder with a credit card, I'll need all of the credit card information again, as I don't keep any credit card information anywhere. At some point, I'll begin accepting credit cards online for Del Sol Shopping Cart Orders. When that happens, you'll be able to enter credit card information online through a Secure Server Layer (SSL) that encrypts all of the information before it's transmitted to my Credit Card Processor. I will never get or need to know any of the credit card information. I will only need to know the same 3 things : 1) your mailing address to mail your Del Sol Books to you, 2) your email address to email your Invoice to you, and 3) that your payment has been sent/received. I will not sell, trade, or share any of this information.
Need Customized VIP
Treatment?
If you need books purchased, invoiced, or delivered by a certain budget date, feel free to Email
Ray Del Sol to arrange a Customized VIP Plan. I
once made a 2,200 mile trip to deliver books by a grant deadline.
Need Other Books?
If you need any other book not listed here, Email
Ray Del Sol, as I can probably get any book at
the same 20%-Off, Free Shipping, and No Sales Tax deal.
Free Newsletter
Alma Flor and Isabel's Smiles & Butterflies PDF Newsletter 1,
2, 3,
4, 5
Grants
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Fundraiser
Book Fairs
If you would like Del Sol
Books to provide Great Spanish/Bilingual/English Books for a Fundraiser Book Fair at your
school, just Email
Ray Del Sol. I'll mail the books to you for
free, you sell the books at the cover price, your School/PTA keeps 20%, and I'll
cover the Sales Tax and the Shipping of any leftover books back to me.
School &
Library Visits
If you would like Alma
Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, Suni Paz or any of over 60
authors/performers to visit your
school or library, please contact Susan Katz at ConnectingAuthors.com
Del Sol Books
History
Alma Flor is my mother's first cousin, and also, Alma Flor's mother (Alma
Gato) is my grandmother's (Lolita) sister). When Alma Flor began writing
books, she sold/distributed her books herself for many years. As Alma Flor
got busier doing things, her son, The Great Alfonso, helped distribute her books
for many years. As Alfonso got busier doing things, Alma Flor and Alfonso
asked me to step in. I was honored to do so, I've thoroughly enjoyed doing
it since 2006, and I plan to continue doing it through 2024, at which time,
another member of our family will be asked to step in.
Upcoming
Conferences
Del Sol Books will be
joining Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, and/or Suni Paz at the following events
:
CHN
Expo, Ontario, CA : August 6-7, 2010 (Del Sol
Books)
TABE,
El Paso, TX : October 27-30, 2010 (Alma Flor, Isabel, and Del Sol Books)
La
Consecha, Santa Fe, NM : November 18-21, 2010 (Alma Flor and Isabel)
NABE, New
Orleans, LA, February 16-19, 2011 (Alma Flor and Isabel)
Reading
the World, San Francisco, CA : March 2011 (Alma Flor and Isabel)
CABE, Long Beach, CA : March
23-26, 2011 (Alma Flor, Isabel, Suni, and Del Sol Books)
CABE 2-Way, Northern California : July
2011 (Del Sol Books)
Chicago PS Vendor # 79058