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Alibris Reviews Summary
Alibris enjoys a generally positive reputation among customers, particularly for its wide selection of used books at competitive prices and reliable shipping. Many customers appreciate the timely delivery and the ability to track orders, contributing to overall satisfaction. However, concerns arise regarding the variability in book conditions, with some items not meeting expectations, and delays in shipping for urgent needs. Additionally, the separate shipping fees for each book can deter purchases. Despite these issues, the platform remains a favored choice for many due to its extensive inventory and user-friendly website.
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Easy to navigate, quick response time on all pages, no errors.
Website was easy to navigate and responded quickly to my navigation.
I continue to find Alibris an irritating experience, much rather use Amazon as far as quickness and finding books. Use Alibris at times because I can eventually find certain books at less cost with coupons & savings feature. But it takes more time than I normally want to spend and find I need to redo the process to often.
Still find it confusing to get free shipping.
One suggestion (which may be a bit hard): Adding a sort by seller name would be great. Easier to consolidate purchases with a single seller.
I was informed that my item wasn't available but could find a similar match. Let's see how this goes.
Purchased these for my daughter who is a new die cut owner. Thank you for the affordable reference books!...:-)
How can you lure! A good customer with a 15.00 coupon that "Expires" TONIGHT. And then when I check out... you don't have any where to redeem or claim! This 15.00 $ coupon. This is what the issue is. Don't dangle a carrot if there's no carrot to be had.
Everything was easy to find & the prices were very! Reasonable.
Easy to locate item. Good, clear ordering process.
Excellent variety selections of books that are hard to find rare and at an affordable price. Also, Alibris sponsorship provides rapid delivery by mail,
Very easy shopping process and have had great experiences with timely shipping.
Why have a warning about overseas shipping when I'm making a domestic purchase?
Wish my own address came up as default, not my last addressee.
I wish the default shipping address was mine, the "owner" of this account. It always defaults to the last person I sent a book too, but I don't notice it, and then I have to ask them to send the book to me. Why can't it default back to me? That's how Amazon works...
Lots of options. But shipping costs high for single book.
Found the book immediately and was delighted by the price.
I've found great books that I've needed for a good cost
I got the books I needed for school cheaper than I could have bought them from the college bookstore.
I can usually find the books I want at reasonable prices. So far, the books I've purchased have all arrived in perfect condition, which is important to me.
I like having the definitions of the quality of the books and the stars to indicate the reliability of the sellers.
Your coupon codes do not automatically show up and once the email is opened with the coupon code. This occurs if email is opened, and then one goes onto site to shop. Once you start shopping and put products into the cart, there is no way to retrieve the coupon code.
Easy to navigate, although it would not let me change my shipping.
My book was very easy to find and checkout was simple.
Don't use Alibris like maybe I should. But I've always loved the website and service. Also you guys usually have what I'm looking for.
Fast and easy. Did comparison shopping, while book was several dollars cheaper on this site, with shipping it the difference was pennies!
This site is very user friendly and it offered many titles that I've been hunting for. Prices are very reasonable and descriptions of conditions seem thorough. I'm a sucker for good bargains on books to add to my library.
I love this site for locating books. It's easy to use and the wishlist function caters to my ongoing title needs.
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