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ValoreBooks

3.1

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ValoreBooks Reviews Summary

ValoreBooks has a rating of 3.1 stars from 1,578 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with ValoreBooks most frequently mention great prices, good condition and college student. ValoreBooks ranks 5th among Textbook Rentals sites.

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returns
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quality
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Idaho
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DSM-V
January 11, 2018

I always find what I need at the price I can afford as a full-time undergrad & now masters student with 8 kids!

Date of experience: January 10, 2018
Washington
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Easy, Cheap, Simple
January 11, 2018

I didn't experience any troubles with the site. I searched for my book, found a good used alternative, added it to the cart and payed. Very quick, simple and painless. Prices were better than elsewhere (including the famous baby chicken egg site!).

Date of experience: January 9, 2018
Pennsylvania
1 review
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LOOOOVE
January 11, 2018

I've been ordering from this site for YEARS, and I've only had one small issue, that a VERY friendly customer service representative was able to solve with one short phone call. I recommend this site to my college friends aaaaall the time!

Date of experience: January 9, 2018
District of Columbia
1 review
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Everything was easy
January 11, 2018

Easy to buy and cheap books. I'm excited to receive my order hopefully very soon. I'm glad there is a website like this that values literacy over money, it's heartwarming.

Date of experience: January 9, 2018
Indiana
1 review
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Done well
January 11, 2018

This was quick and efficient. I enjoyed the look of your website, and may be shopping here soon. Thank you!

Date of experience: January 9, 2018
Pennsylvania
1 review
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Easy and Fast Order
January 10, 2018

My books were cheaper on this website and the book conditions were explained well. I loved the feature of putting in the ISBN number for your book; my books were found with no issue, and the check out process was easy.

Date of experience: January 9, 2018
Texas
1 review
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Checking Out!
January 10, 2018

Good Prices but, unfortunately, the tabs to inputting the address needs to be unlock it can be really frustrating

Date of experience: January 9, 2018
Illinois
1 review
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Good prices
January 10, 2018

I stumbled on this site while looking for books last minute and their prices were better than amazon!

Date of experience: January 9, 2018
California
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Easy and Cheap!
January 10, 2018

Love the quality, the personal service/help provided if needed and the major discounts! This is BY FAR the cheapest place to ever buy/rent a book. So grateful! It's saved me so much money! :)

Date of experience: January 9, 2018
Pennsylvania
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I need more dicounts
January 10, 2018

I like this website alot but I need a coupon code or something, I am a very poor college student who can hardly pay for my books.

Date of experience: January 9, 2018
West Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The prices on the books were great. However, as many other reviews mention, their shopping cart is a mess. It intentionally uses Google Maps to populate the City, State and Zip. And it GM can't get it right, sorry about your luck. No manually changing those fields. Even the customer service people say they can't change it. And this is intentional. I had to use a neighbors address to place my order. The customer service chat was fast and friendly, just not able to do anything about the system. Now lets hope all the books I ordered get delivered without any issues.

Date of experience: January 9, 2018
Maryland
1 review
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Easy order
January 9, 2018

The book was fairly cheap and if the book condition is as good as described, it will be worth my while

Date of experience: January 9, 2018
Illinois
1 review
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Great price. Compared whit others places and the track following excelent. Wish you can continue offering this services to us for long time thanks.

Date of experience: January 8, 2018
New Mexico
1 review
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This site is one that it thinks you live where you do, when in fact, it can't get the address correct, THEN when you edit the address, it won't let you input the correct city.

Date of experience: January 8, 2018
Wisconsin
1 review
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First time
January 9, 2018

I paid over $500 on textbooks for this last semester and was not going to do it again. I'm glad I found this site! I saved $70 on renting through here vs buying this book through school. Thanks ValoreBooks.

Date of experience: January 8, 2018
Arkansas
1 review
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Quick and easy
January 9, 2018

User friendly and great prices for buying used or renting. I have used this site multiple times. No problems with initial shipping or returns. Smooth overall process.

Date of experience: January 8, 2018
Illinois
1 review
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Love it
January 9, 2018

Valore is freakin awesome. Lifesavers! Fast shipping and unbeatable prices. I've never had any issues.

Date of experience: January 8, 2018
California
1 review
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The prices on books are great overall; however, the shipping is a bummer when you're buying multiple items. I tried looking for a coupon code to no avail. Glad I was able to get the books I needed and not spend an arm and a leg but just bummed about shipping for EACH item. I like Valore and I have been ordering from them for several years through undergrad and now graduate school.

Date of experience: January 7, 2018
Illinois
1 review
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Website Problems
January 8, 2018

The website is so hard to order. I looked online and they have been having the same problems for over a year. I wasn't able to put in the address and the price kept switching.

Date of experience: January 7, 2018
Virginia
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Great price. Beat Amazon, including its marketplace, and eBay. Best price on Google shopping, which is where I found it. Now I have a new bookstore on my list. Easy to use. So far, so good. Remains to be seen how they actually deliver. And whether I can edit this review after I receive what I ordered. To be continued...

Date of experience: January 7, 2018

From the business

At ValoreBooks, we understand how expensive college can be. That's why we give students the option to buy or rent cheap textbooks from over 18,000 verified sellers and rental providers who compete to provide the absolute lowest prices. The average student saves about $500 per year when buying or renting all of their required books from our marketplace. ValoreBooks also lets you sell text books directly to us at the highest buy back prices online. ValoreBooks is and always will be dedicated to making your college experience better.


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Founded in 2002
Boston, Massachusetts