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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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Ich finde immer wieder interessante Bücher bei ihnen zu akzeptablen Preisen
Ordering easy. Books arrive well packaged and in good time.
Easy to order and usually arrive well packaged and without too much delay.
A pleasure looking for old books. Always arrive beautifully packaged. Never had any problems.
My experience of buying from Alibris is most satisfactory
Excellent. I found the book I wanted quickly at a reasonable price
Really quick and easy - and had exactly what I was looking for.
Quick easy and concise - great way to find second hand and rare books
Fast efficient and easy to use - once you have your account sent up it is really easy to find and buy that perfect book
Shopping here is quick clean and easy to use. The site is really easy to navigate and gives all your details in a concise manner
Easy to find what I wanted and to order the books.
All ok but I can not input a county name; this is a bit strange. It's Northampton shire.
Not sure why one card I entered could not be processed.
This is the place to come to buy hard to find books at reasonable prices
Excellent choice of books with easy searching and faultless checkout
I didn't realise the shipping costs were so high but like the wide choice of book availability.
Not advising postage till checkout is sharp practice.
I found the book and placed the order so it was quite easy. I hope the book arrives quickly.
After I'd managed to set a password that was/is acceptable, the experience was efficient and fast.
Quick, efficient, system worked smoothly.
My shopping experience wass every hampered by the checkup on secure connection which tok ages to resolve
Could do with a click-on box to explain what the 'DVD Regions' are, given there's a difference between UK and US formats and it wasn't always so clear whether individual DVDs would play on my UK DVD player
Pay pal and automatic credit details did not work and I've had to put in details manually.
Easy to navigate the website. Thank you. Excellent service.
I used the automatic form filling software which got my address mixed up. I was unable to correct it completely.
Always first class at this stage; then there's the delivery side to come...
Research for items and shopping procedure is very easy, there is usually a large variety of items to choose from (used in different conditions or new, cheap or expensive).
Easy and quick buying procedure. Would prefere to see the exact shipping costs before I go to check out.
I could not edit my address when I got to the payment page.frustrating
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