In this text book, ja has used instead of de wa. However, ja is the contracted form of de wa. De wa is used in a more formal situation than the one in which ja is used. De wa used in the fifth line from the top, Dialogue 6-2 means "then." Ja on the seventh line in the same dialogue also means "then."
Example
A : Kore wa watashi no de wa arimasen.
"This is not mine."
B : De wa kore wa.
"Then, how about this?"
A : Aa. Sore wa watashi no desu.
"Oh, that's mine."
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