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knetbooks.com
Founded in 2009
Lexington, KY, United States
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Knetbooks Reviews Summary

Knetbooks has a rating of 3.8 stars from 1,373 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Knetbooks most frequently mention good condition, timely manner and fast delivery. Knetbooks ranks 4th among Textbook Rentals sites.

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Michigan
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January 16, 2024

Good delivery date and quality product. I love that I get discounts as a perk of being a member

Date of experience: January 16, 2024
Virginia
1 review
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Found both books needed for classes with no problem. Chose the rental option, glad to see there is an opportunity to purchase at the end of the rental period. I signed up for text notifications which sent me a tracking number for my package a day after I submitted the order. Books came in within the week. I will say though I was expecting to get the tracking number via email too so that was a little weird. But both books came in great condition and the packaging can be reused for the return.

Date of experience: January 15, 2024
Tennessee
1 review
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I placed an order for a book around the time my program was starting, I entered correct payment and shipping information for it, Knetbooks confirmed my order and charged my card (the correct amount was taken out of my account), and Knetbooks cancelled my order without warning two days later claiming something was "inconsistent" with my payment information. I reached out several times for clarification on the issue and to offer more information if necessary, and never got a response. Now I am stranded without the book and have missed 2 weeks of school content because of this issue. Thanks for nothing!

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Date of experience: January 13, 2024
Ohio
2 reviews
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DON'T USE THIS SITE
January 20, 2024

I ordered a book from this site. Originally said it would be here Jan 18. Now its not coming until March 2. I need the book for a class which will be over by the time I get it. The customer service would not let me cancel. They said I could send the book back once I get it. If I do!

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Date of experience: January 12, 2024
Utah
1 review
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The process was quick and easy! The book came on time even though I was worried it wasn't going to when I checked the update on the website.

Date of experience: January 10, 2024
Texas
1 review
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Book rental
January 9, 2024

This has been a great experience as I was able to rent the book that I need.

Date of experience: January 8, 2024
Georgia
1 review
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No books, no refund
January 14, 2024

I ordered three books from Knetbooks... several days after the scheduled delivery date, I have not received any of them. I asked to cancel the order but they said since the books were shipped I can't cancel... but I can return the books for a refund. This is somewhat difficult to do since I never got the books in the first place.

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Date of experience: January 6, 2024
Poland
1 review
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Use books
January 7, 2024

I have good experience because i need a book for my course and I got what I need it for reasonable price.

Date of experience: January 6, 2024
Florida
1 review
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Bad Shipping/ Customer Service
January 28, 2024

One book took 10 days to arrive after ordering. The second book in the order was never shipped so I canceled that part of the order.

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Date of experience: January 3, 2024
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very easy to order on line.
January 3, 2024

KNetbooks website was very user friendly. I ordered my book & received it in last than a week. The book was used but came excellent condition. KNetbooks kept me abreast on the shipment. I would highly recommend this company.

Date of experience: January 2, 2024
Arizona
1 review
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Would not recommend
January 31, 2024

The book did not arrive at all. After contacting consumer support, my problem was not resolved.

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Date of experience: January 2, 2024
Ohio
1 review
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Good choice. Better than amazon.
January 2, 2024

Fast delivery. Not a lot of plastic or other wasteful packaging.

Date of experience: January 2, 2024
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Thank you for your feedback and for choosing Knetbooks!

Washington
1 review
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Status: Order Processing
January 27, 2024

Status: Order Processing. No updates no book I would not recommend this web site.

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Date of experience: December 30, 2023
California
1 review
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Time
January 3, 2024

They promised a five-day delivery, and I received my purchase after almost 2 weeks.

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Date of experience: December 27, 2023
Utah
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Received the book in bad condition (I should have taken pictures when I received it). When I returned it they said it was damaged and I had to pay for it. My daughter never put the book in her backpack, it stayed at home and I know there was not any additional damage done before I returned it. They would not give me a price of how much I would be charged but in my account it had the option to buy it for $200. I had a niece that took the same class as my daughter and she hadn't sold her book yet. It has the same IBSN number and is in excellent condition (way better than the one I received). I wanted to purchase her used book to send back for a replacement book instead of paying the $200 to purchase damaged book. They would not accept the replacement book because according to customer service "the authenticity of the book is very important to them". Is this their business practice? Send damaged books out and charge full price for receiving it back in the same poor condition it was sent in? Why would they not accept a replacement book that is the exact same book in better condition than the one I received? Had they accepted my replacement book I may have considered renting from them again (but would definitely take pictures of the book when I received it). I will never rent from them again and would not recommend them to anyone!

Date of experience: December 27, 2023
Massachusetts
1 review
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Dirty book and terrible service
December 30, 2023

Was told I couldn't cancel my order even though I reached out to them before my order shipped both through their instant messaging service and their email but wasn't replied to until after it had shipped. They then refused to cancel my order and when my book finally arrived it was dirty and greasy and definitely not worth the $5 I spent to rent it. When I finally got access to my return label, I found out that there is a 10% "restocking" fee tacked on AND I have to pay for return shipping. They refuse to help when they mess up and it's not worth the headache to get books from them. RENTER BEWARE

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Date of experience: December 22, 2023
Illinois
1 review
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Issues Resolved
December 29, 2023

Book did not arrive, but this was refunded. Concerns about the condition of returned books were resolved.

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Date of experience: December 22, 2023
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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DO NOT USE KNETBOOKS
January 21, 2024

DO NOT USE KNETBOOKS. I followed all the instructions and returned my textbook before the deadline. UPS seems to have lost the textbook. I got in contact with UPS to submit a claim and they said that I cannot submit a claim - only Knetbooks can as the seller. Apparently this is a restriction that Knetbooks has placed on the return through UPS.

I tried to get in touch with Knetbooks through the contact form on their website (there is no number you can call) and they never responded. Instead, they went ahead and charged me the full "list" price for the book, plus I paid the initial fee to rent the book, so I'm now out $400+ and I don't even have the textbook anymore to resell. I've submitted another request to get in contact with them today.

TLDR: no response from customer support team, but they went ahead and charged me 300 for a book I already returned. I will never use Knetbooks again.

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Date of experience: December 22, 2023
Alabama
1 review
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Nothing arrived
December 27, 2023

I ordered these and have been charged but nothing arrived.

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Date of experience: December 20, 2023
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
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Cancelled my order because they said their system said my payment information was suspicious. It's the payment I use all the time so there was nothing suspicious. They cancelled it right away but still took my money so now they are holding up $150 of my money that I need to actually purchase a book. This company seems shady. No live chat, no phone number to call. You just have to sit and wait for them to return an email while they hold onto your money. I will never order from here again. I better get my money back.

Knetbooks attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: December 15, 2023