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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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I am ordering the FOURTH edition, everybody else tring to sell copies of this book gets editions muddled impossibly.
The first thing I noticed is that the website has all the books, I didn't feel like I was limited in any way, I ordered just now, so the actual shipping process will show soon enough, but one thing is for sure, alibris has good prices, especially for people who purchase books all the time
Good selection, sensible prices. Hopefully delivery to match
Left book in cart for a few minutes, returned to find it had gone at that price. As it's four in the morning, I'm surprised at the idea that someone else was shoping for the book at the same time!
Everything ok, but Alibris does not work in the Brave browser, on phone or tablet.
Minor annoyances in entering billing info. Other online ordering schemes automatically put in spaces after every four digits of the credit card number; this makes it much easier to check for typos. And why can't you simply program to ignore an irrelevant trailing space in a US state code, instead of making a fuss about it. The whole reason that we use computers is to make life easier for our customers, innit?
Entering credit card number was not as convenient as at some other vendors. It is easier to check typing for errors with the credit card number entered as groups of 4 digits separated by spaces, e.g. 1234 5678 8765 4321. Some vendors put the spaces in for me while I am typing. Your procedure doesn't even let me put them in myself. This is the sort of thing that vendors can and should implement thoughtfully for their customers.
Alibris is easy to choose, easy to order and quick delivery, brilliant.
Alibris books are always reliable sellers.
Alibris is brilliant, I get so many books off this site and I am very happy udsing
Alibris.
Alibris makes it so easy to purchase the books I want. Thank you alibris.
Alibris is easy to navigate and easy to make a purchase.
Alibris books always have the books I want at the right price.
Frustrating having to type the author in each time you add a book to the basket. Why can't I just go back and keep on using my previous search
You failed to deliver my original order, #*******, that I made on 28 November 2022, and only when I emailed you on 17 December did you quite casually reply to say in effect, Oh sorry, but you can order it again (from the same people). I have done so, and been given a new order #*******, but I don't have much confidence that it will be delivered this time, or that you will be able to sort out the money side of it. It's particularly annoying because I had originally ordered it in good time for a Christmas present.
I added several items to my cart thinking the shipping would be combined and it always showed the same shipping amount but at the last step it was revealed that shipping is paid per item. I had to remove items. There should be a disclaimer about it before checkout.
I had great difficulty in logging in as an existing customer. Even when I changed the password the system indicated it was incorrect. I removed both email address and password then retyped them and then it worked!
Convenient way to source both new and secondhand books at once online and relatively locally.
Paypal link not accepted and i had to input my card details and save. I prefer not to save any card details on any site
The checkout interface is a bit buggy, but it works.
Excellent in every way; will shop for my books with Alibis from now on.
Amazing website, would definitely consider using again
Dissapointing as this is the third time I have tried to by from your current availability list. This has not happened to me before. How often does list get updated?

