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BiggerBooks

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Save big on the college textbooks you need this semester at BiggerBooks. Free shipping on orders over $59 and a 25 day worry-free return policy.


biggerbooks.com
Founded in 1999
Lexington, KY, United States
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BiggerBooks Reviews Summary

BiggerBooks has a rating of 3.4 stars from 637 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with BiggerBooks most frequently mention good condition and timely manner. BiggerBooks ranks 6th among Textbook Rentals sites.

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Maryland
1 review
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Perfect condition
January 14, 2023

The book arrived seal packed and it was in perfect condition since it's a new edition so I got a new book at rental price. I am very happy with it.

Date of experience: January 14, 2023
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Book came on time in good condition. They have good prices and would buy from here again in the future.

Date of experience: January 13, 2023
New York
3 reviews
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Cheap
January 13, 2023

The textbook I ordered was almost $200 to rent used through my school but was only $9 to buy through this site. And it came on time and in great condition

Date of experience: January 13, 2023
Alabama
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Awesome. This was my fist time ordering online. This was a great experience.

Date of experience: January 12, 2023
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Easy Purchase
January 9, 2023

No issues. Easy purchase. Arrived on time.Will use again.

Date of experience: January 9, 2023
Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Trail Guide to the Body
December 29, 2022

Bought my text book for the best price I could find. It came in quickly, in good condition, and made for an easy and happy shopping experience.

Date of experience: December 28, 2022
Oklahoma
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great
December 24, 2022

Fast and easy finding a book and checking out. Website was easy to use and navigate, it was an overall great experience

Date of experience: December 23, 2022
Kentucky
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Beautiful Review
November 27, 2022

It was a quick and easy process. I don't like complicated. I don't like to order things. I'm old fashioned I guess. But this was painless

Date of experience: November 27, 2022
Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes
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WORST BOOK BUYING EXPERIENCE EVER
November 24, 2022
Updated review

Ordered a book at the beginning of November as a X-Mass gift. The site kicked-out a "bait & switch" charging more on the receipt for shipping. Got a notice that it was "fixed" & would I write a revised "better" review. I fell for it. Weeks later got a notice that my book wasn't available & was on backorder. THEN 2.5 months later, I received another note that my order was being cancelled because they couldn't get more copies (available on Amazon, Abe's, etc.)! No more revisions, no more excuses. They don't pass. Held my funds, asked for an improved review, NEVER had my book, waited weeks to discover that fact & cancelled months later. This is NOT how legitimate businesses operate. If you don't have a book, SAY SOMETHING at checkout! WORST BOOK BUYING EXPERIENCE EVER.

Date of experience: November 24, 2022
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Thank you for choosing BiggerBooks!


I put "Standard shipping" for $4.99 in the checkbox...
December 15, 2022
Previous review

I put "Standard shipping" for $4.99 in the checkbox but it shows-up as $8.99! Bait & switch? Don't know. Will find out when the order is processed. Take a screenshot for record!

Date of experience: November 15, 2022
Hawaii
1 review
0 helpful votes
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6 WEEKS to get here
December 22, 2022

I ordered 2 separate items off Bigger Books. The first one took 3 weeks, which I was expecting. The second one took 6 weeks. After 3 weeks the tracking stated it still hadn't shipped so I had to purchase it elsewhere. Further, when it finally did arrive, I had to pay $30 to ship it back (which was in their policy, I live in Hawaii). When I received my refund, it was $25 less than what I paid for. So altogether I lost $55 and had to go through the headache of obtaining my book from somewhere else and trying to get in touch with Bigger Books, which took several tries. Wish I had just ordered from Amazon in the first place.

BiggerBooks attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: November 21, 2022
Washington
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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If book is elsewhere order it there…
December 18, 2022
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Since august trying to order this book - they say it is available, thank me for order then say availability is delayed then finally cancel and credit order - a month later!

Per my records I've ordered 5x, been cancelled and credited twice and need to research those other times. STOP OFFERING a book you clearly do NOT have. Some of the order numbers are different so hoping research will show they can't do paperwork either but we'll see (8/31- 1903 order -?; 9/6 - 4632 cancelled 10/12; 9/11 - 8124 order -?; 9/16 - 4354 cancelled on 10/12; 11/12 - 3992 -?; and, 11/17 - 4016 "update"…). I've bought 100+ books this year so WTF bigger books?!?!?!

BiggerBooks attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: November 18, 2022

Didn't recognize password wanted a reset and then told...
December 12, 2022
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Didn't recognize password wanted a reset and then told me couldn't use same password… availability is main reason for going here. Fingers crossed they truly DO HAVE the book…

Date of experience: November 11, 2022
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Wasted my time
December 10, 2022

This website wasted my time, order cancelled without any explication. I placed the book and the next day it was cancelled, no confirmation email received

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Date of experience: November 10, 2022
Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Did not ship
December 9, 2022

They did not ship the book for several weeks saying it's not available and upon check the same book was listed for a higher price.

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Date of experience: November 9, 2022
New York
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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A Cost Effective Reading Experience
November 7, 2022

A good and cost effective reading experience for the title I was interested in. A minor drawback was having to install the proprietary reader software but once installed it worked well.

Date of experience: November 6, 2022
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Thanks for the books
October 28, 2022

I got the order quickly. It was easy to checkout and place the order

Date of experience: October 27, 2022
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great condition for used book
October 22, 2022

Great deals for textbooks saving trees with used books.

Date of experience: October 22, 2022
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great
October 16, 2022

Very great experience great book thank you a lot. Will help a lot with class

Date of experience: October 15, 2022
Massachusetts
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Don't do business with these guys
November 13, 2022

Terrible service! Order was shipped late, even though I paid extra for faster delivery. Ended up being the wrong book. Put in 3 requests for return (I had to rent the book from Amazon in the meantime) but no one got back to me for several days. Then I received an email asking for patience, they would review my request as soon as possible. Never heard back after that. When I finally did a live chat they said --Oh well... it's too late now for a refund even though I put in the request within the allotted time for a return! They did return shipping costs but only after I complained and said I would give them a negative review. Still giving a negative review. Be careful with this company and keep your own records.

Date of experience: October 14, 2022
Utah
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great service
October 12, 2022

We got the book we ordered quickly and easily. Thank you.

Date of experience: October 11, 2022
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Satisfied customer
October 11, 2022

I received this textbook in a timely manner and it was carefully packaged.

Date of experience: October 10, 2022