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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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A bit fiddly to use and kept bouncing me back to the start before I got it

Date of experience: September 17, 2025
GB
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Simple, fast and efficient
September 25, 2025

Simple, fast and efficient. And it's not Amazon. What's not to love.

Date of experience: September 15, 2025
GB
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Ok
September 25, 2025

Ok - good choice at good prices and nothing else to add to this review

Date of experience: September 15, 2025
Ireland
1 review
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Thank you X 50 = message
September 24, 2025
Updated review

Thank you X 50 = message. Thank you again, dependable nice folks

Date of experience: September 14, 2025

As always...
September 24, 2025
Previous review

As always... you folks are certainly habit-forming - thank you

Date of experience: September 14, 2025
GB
1 review
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Good experience, however there are not enough payment methods, PayPal would be a welcome addition.

Date of experience: September 13, 2025
France
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You always seem to have the books I am looking for and at reasonable price

Date of experience: September 12, 2025
GB
1 review
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Easy peasy lemon squeasyOnly 1 more character to make...
September 20, 2025
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Easy peasy lemon squeasy
Only 1 more character to make my standard review into a featured review!

Date of experience: September 10, 2025

So nice not using Amazon!
May 22, 2025
Previous review

So nice not using Amazon!
Ever. For anything.
Boycotted about ten years ago.
Yippee.

Date of experience: May 12, 2025
GB
1 review
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Simple and straightforward to place the order - Much easier than filling out this review

Date of experience: September 9, 2025
GB
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Using this website was easy and efficient for my needs. Highly recommended by me.

Date of experience: September 9, 2025
GB
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I cannot change the billing address
September 18, 2025

I cannot change the billing address. At least it's not obvious how to do it.

Date of experience: September 8, 2025
GB
1 review
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As expected [but less than fifty characters (only fourteen more characters, I am asked for!)]

Date of experience: September 8, 2025
GB
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Quick and easy to navigate your listings; a good variety...
September 18, 2025
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Quick and easy to navigate your listings; a good variety of choice from booksellers

Date of experience: September 8, 2025

Always good service and an excellent choice of books from reliable suppliers

Date of experience: April 21, 2025
GB
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I found it straightforward and simple to use this service. Thank you

Date of experience: September 8, 2025
GB
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I always now have to re-enter my credit card details and it's unclear why! The details I enter seem to be identical to those held by Alibris.

Date of experience: September 7, 2025
AE
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Excellent and easy to process
September 17, 2025
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Excellent and easy to process. Plus good value. I only access Alibris through https://usedbooksearch.co.uk/

Date of experience: September 7, 2025

Price in dollars not sterling and I am on United Kingdom...
October 16, 2024
Previous review

Price in dollars not sterling and I am on United Kingdom alibris site

Date of experience: October 6, 2024
GB
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It would be helpful to have a reading age, or see...
September 17, 2025
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It would be helpful to have a reading age, or see font size, when choosing books for small children. Thank you.

Date of experience: September 7, 2025

Fine
October 13, 2024
Previous review

Fine. I would like an improved search for children's books, because reading age and interest age can be quite different.

Date of experience: October 3, 2024
GB
1 review
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THIS site with the alibris name is fine and operates as normal. However the BookFinder.com site FIRST took me to a similar website but which was not carefully designed. I gave it my details unfortunately. But it refused to process my order if I could not enter a State (prob. In USA) so I left that site and then found THIS site containing this enquiry.

Date of experience: September 6, 2025
Belgium
1 review
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This was my first time, it was a good experience, clear information.

Date of experience: September 5, 2025
Canada
2 reviews
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Excellent
September 15, 2025

Excellent. I asked a question about the quality of the book I was about to order - and received a remarkably thorough and useful reply.

Robert $#*!son
Hamilton, Ontario Canada

Date of experience: September 5, 2025
GB
1 review
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It was easy to order
September 15, 2025

It was easy to order. The suitable book and price was available nowhere else

Date of experience: September 5, 2025