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Alibris UK

4.5

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Alibris UK Reviews Summary

Alibris enjoys a strong reputation among customers for its extensive selection of books, particularly rare and antiquarian titles, coupled with competitive pricing and reliable service. Many users appreciate the straightforward pricing structure and flat-rate shipping, which enhance their shopping experience. However, some concerns have been raised regarding the checkout process, including difficulties in changing shipping addresses and the requirement for lengthy reviews, which can be frustrating. Overall, while customers express high satisfaction with the platform's offerings, there is room for improvement in user interface and customer support aspects.

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Switzerland
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Straightforward to order, clear shipping info/charges and easy to change billing and shipping address.

Date of experience: June 17, 2021
Spain
1 review
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Siempre se encuentran libros muy bien de precio

Date of experience: June 16, 2021
South Africa
1 review
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All looking good, will comment further when book arrives

Date of experience: June 16, 2021
GB
1 review
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Always a pleasure to check out my book requirements on alibris before looking anywhere else!

Date of experience: June 16, 2021
Switzerland
1 review
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Excellent, I am buying two/three books on average per month through Alibris and couldn't be happier with the service

Date of experience: June 15, 2021
GB
1 review
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I love being able to support businesses that resell books

Date of experience: June 15, 2021
GB
1 review
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Very quick and easy to find out what you are looking for and fill in your details

Date of experience: June 15, 2021
Norway
1 review
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Seems to work
June 14, 2021

Seems to work. Trustpilot says this place is legit.

Date of experience: June 14, 2021
GB
2 reviews
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I found the book I wanted at a good price and ordering was easy.

Date of experience: June 13, 2021
GB
1 review
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I had to problems updating my shipping address and entering my card details, it was frustrating

Date of experience: June 13, 2021
Italy
1 review
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The book ordered shipps from the USA, to my address in the USA, but international shipping costs were calculated. I could not find any way to change the shipping costs to domestic.

Date of experience: June 12, 2021
GB
1 review
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Great search engine
June 10, 2021

Great search engine. Always easy to find the cheapest book.

Date of experience: June 10, 2021
Austria
1 review
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Alright
June 10, 2021

Alright.
Only the discrepancy between "estimated shipping costs" and theactual shipping cost (double the "estimated"!) is always annoying

Date of experience: June 10, 2021
Washington
1 review
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I always find Alibris straightforward and simple to use

Date of experience: June 10, 2021
Germany
1 review
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Payment frame had to be filled in twice, since it did not work properly.

Date of experience: June 10, 2021
GB
1 review
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Nice and simple for an old rocker with absolutely no modern technology experience. Very quick and easy to follow

Date of experience: June 9, 2021
GB
1 review
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Not sure what I'm looking for sometimes. A few more suggestions might be more helpful. I guess there are limits to what you can do. I would prefer not to be shown books from the US. I almost always prefer to buy in the UK only

Date of experience: June 8, 2021
Switzerland
1 review
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As usual
June 8, 2021

As usual - shopping for used books at alibris is clear, simple, straight-forward - with choices and book conditions adequately described.

Date of experience: June 8, 2021
GB
1 review
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Has been good so far
June 8, 2021

Has been good so far. Still waiting on some orders

Date of experience: June 8, 2021
GB
1 review
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Sit just wasn't working at all earlier. Finally placed my order name after umteen mistakes in filling in credit card details (some of which mine btw). Anyway 2 stars just so someone knows the website was down earlier and it did impact people.

Date of experience: June 8, 2021