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Alibris

4.7

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alibris.com
Founded in 1998
Berkeley, CA, United States
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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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service
1,023
value
12,575
shipping
12,565
quality
12,559
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Canada
1 review
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Almost perfect experiences with Alibris
June 24, 2022
Updated review

Almost perfect experiences with Alibris. Let the good times continue to roll. Thanks.

Date of experience: June 24, 2022

Always get what I want with this service
March 13, 2022
Previous review

Always get what I want with this service. Thanks.

Date of experience: March 13, 2022

Thanks for your mostly excellent service
January 14, 2022
Previous review

Thanks for your mostly excellent service. Hopefully, both dvd's arrive in good condition and safety.

Date of experience: January 13, 2022

So far so good after several years of excellent service...
November 22, 2021
Previous review

So far so good after several years of excellent service to me in Canada and USA. Thanks.

Date of experience: November 22, 2021

Super service...
April 9, 2021
Previous review

Super service... I keep coming back. Thanks.

Date of experience: April 9, 2021
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have to keep inputting the seller and watch to be sure I've not selected from another. When I input the seller, I want ALL searches for that one seller to not change until I've said I want a different seller.

Date of experience: June 24, 2022
Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My 1st time ordering a book from if good quality I be back to order thank u

Date of experience: June 24, 2022
Arizona
1 review
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Thank you for finding this book
June 24, 2022

Thank you for finding this book - it has been on my want list for a long time, and with Alibris the search was going on in the background and I had only to wait.
A great service - will start using it more now that I know it works!

Date of experience: June 24, 2022
Colorado
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Found title I was looking for at excellent price. Shipping has not gone up as much as at other types of retail vendors.

Date of experience: June 23, 2022
Texas
1 review
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Using this site provides great value—prices are excellent and condition of books are as described.

Date of experience: June 23, 2022

For the price and the condition of the books I've purchased this is an exceptional value!

Date of experience: January 1, 2022

So far, so good!
October 13, 2021
Previous review

So far, so good! I tried selecting 5 stars but could not (technical).

Date of experience: October 12, 2021
Nevada
1 review
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Easy website to use, glad to find a competitor to Amazon (trade books tend to have large reseller costs gadded on sites like Amazon).

Date of experience: June 23, 2022
Texas
3 reviews
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Alibris always delivers
June 23, 2022
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Alibris always delivers. I usually purchased used books, and they're almost always readily available.

Date of experience: June 23, 2022

I love Alibris!
May 16, 2022
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I love Alibris!

Date of experience: May 16, 2022
Arizona
1 review
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When shopping for books music and movies Alibris is my go to

Date of experience: June 23, 2022
Texas
2 reviews
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So far it has been pretty good
June 23, 2022

So far it has been pretty good. I mean shipping rates could be better, but with the state of the postal service I understand.

Date of experience: June 23, 2022
Israel
1 review
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Found the book, ordered it, waiting for it. So far so good.

Date of experience: June 23, 2022
Wisconsin
1 review
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So far so good
July 23, 2022

So far so good. Just made the order so... we'll see.

Date of experience: June 23, 2022
North Dakota
1 review
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Your website is so easy to use and find what I want!

Date of experience: June 23, 2022
California
1 review
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Alibris is the best...
June 23, 2022
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Alibris is the best... everything you could ever want is here, and the prices are right.

Date of experience: June 23, 2022

Always such a great online shopping experience
December 3, 2021
Previous review

Always such a great online shopping experience. I've yet to run into a situation where a title I'm looking for is not listed here.

Date of experience: December 3, 2021

Reliable Alibris...
July 28, 2021
Previous review

Reliable Alibris... always wonderful.

Date of experience: July 28, 2021
Georgia
1 review
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Easy to find books and authors that I enjoy. And always on top of new releases.
This is the first time reading Burn Moor. I look forward to it. Sounds interesting and scary.

Date of experience: June 23, 2022
Texas
1 review
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The shopping cart seemed to skip asking me for payment options and auto charged a saved card before I could check it.

Date of experience: June 22, 2022
Wisconsin
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I found the site easy to use
June 23, 2022

I found the site easy to use. And I found all the books I wanted.

Date of experience: June 22, 2022
Connecticut
1 review
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Finding what I want at good prices. Love that I can store pals in my shipping address list.

Date of experience: June 22, 2022
Ohio
2 reviews
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I don't like how shipping costs are a wild card when buying books on Alibris. It would be nice to have shipping costs or estimated shipping costs shown alongside prices.

Date of experience: June 22, 2022
Washington
1 review
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When I search for copies by location, it seems to default to Texas for some reason. I would like it to be easier to find copies close to me for the lowest prices.

Date of experience: June 22, 2022