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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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1,028
value
12,630
shipping
12,620
quality
12,614
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Georgia
1 review
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Weird, annoying thing where the website found a cheaper copy of a book, but then it was deleted from my cart when I went to pay. I wasn't clearly notified and the order screen simply reset to the CC entry. I only noticed the book was gone because the order total changed. I had to back out of the order screen to add the original copy back, but it had increase $3 in the 5-minutes I was ordering. And during this process I had to enter my CC number 3 times, so a bit annoying.

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Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Montana
1 review
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I have an account but every time I tried to sign in I got the message that my email address was wrong. I tried to check out as a guest but got the message that the email address I entered was associated with an account. I'd try to sign in again using the exact same email address and still got the message that it was the wrong address!

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Michigan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Able to order Book great costs and decent delivery!

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Nevada
1 review
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I found the site easy to navigate and a great selection to pick from.

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Awesome experience shopping on this website it wont bring the bank. Read carefully edition in smaller print watch for that.

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Virginia
1 review
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Your selection of books is wonderful! I found every book I was looking for. The prices are so reasonable, and your website is really easy to use. Thanks!

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Oregon
1 review
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One of the fastest transactions I have encountered

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
California
1 review
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Shipping is way more than what I'd expect for media mail, and it was hard to find the button to view my cart.

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Indiana
1 review
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It would have been nice if I didn't have to spend $50 for your welcome coupon to work.

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Florida
2 reviews
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I am happy I could get a coupon for my book. It is a hard one to find so it is good that Alibris could have made it accessible.

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Missouri
1 review
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Rapid response from retail bookstore about the book format. Thanks!

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Colorado
1 review
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All is well except that I signed up for the $5 off for signing up and it doesn't show on my bill.

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Illinois
1 review
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You offer a wide variety of good, hard-to-find books and movies, and it's important for people to support NON-Amazon companies. Unfortunately, your website is very problematic. It has constant glitches causing items in the shopping cart to be deleted, and it makes it very difficult to add items to an existing shopping cart. If you want to continue shopping, you must select that option immediately on the first screen, because if you view the cart first, there's no easy way to continue shopping. There needs to be "Continue Shopping" options on every page, including the checkout page. I would have gladly ordered more books, but there was no easy way to do that without jeopardizing the items already in the cart, so I just checked out. Also, if you have more than one tab open for the website, it shows zero items in your shopping cart on the other tabs, making it difficult to use. When the website is more user friendly, I will be happy to purchase products from you.

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Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Thanks
April 10, 2022

Thanks. I found what I wanted easily & price was good.

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Excellent, most economical, efficient, customer friendly, with a Huge assortment of books.

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Massachusetts
1 review
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I would like to see the following information be easily displayed for each book: price, condition, publisher, seller. It's all there, but not in one place.

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Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Nevada
1 review
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I son't understand why
May 10, 2022

I son't understand why - in 2022 - I can't save multiple CCs in my Alibris account. I sometimes buy books for work needs and sometimes for my personal reading, but I have to change the payment method every time I am changing purpose.

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Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Minnesota
1 review
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Since i had not signed in yet, my cart was erased about an hour after I put in my last book. Please keep the cart active a little longer.

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Illinois
1 review
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Once I signed into my account, the buying options of 2 cd's were more limited

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
North Carolina
2 reviews
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I have been searching for this book on several sites. Finding it on your site was a breeze!

Date of experience: April 10, 2022