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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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I ordered a book on December 15th. Over the next week, I checked order status daily and everything looked as normal. Until the day before Christmas, the status changed to "cancelled".
I never recieved any sort of notification telling me the order wasn't coming. They never reimbursed my credit card or shipped a package. I am now without a Christmas present, or the money to buy another.
This site is run by thieves. I will never use this site again.
A much needed text book that was listed under "rent textbooks" was in fact for purchase ONLY! And costly. I also found it odd that the used textbooks were less expensive than the ones listed as new... hmm? I ordered from this site mainly because all of my other required books were here are well.
I did find the book I needed, used but it was 1/2 price as other sites. Haven't got it yet but I pray that it is a good one so I can shop here more often!
Needed a book for my class, and Slug Books recommended this site, which had my book for a penny (plus shipping) that competed with Amazon prices. Simple and to the point!
School website wants us to buy our books there, but their prices are 200% higher than these. Took a little bit of searching to find the website, but definitely going to remember it. Haven't gotten my books yet.
Never fail to impress me with the cost and shipping time. Fantastic way to order books instead of a bookstore!
ValoreBooks seems to offer excellent prices for student textbooks.
I started with an order 7 days ago, it was only because I followed up that I found out that my order was cancelled. The CS person was useless. I then ordered the same book again. Same thing happened. Still the CS person was useless and would not put me over to a supervisor. They suggested that I ordered it again, and the same thing happened. Again, the order had a problem, finally ordered it again, wanted a confirmation, was promised one by the CS person, two days pass, no confirmation even though they promised it after one day, then today they said they were working on it and would have an answer by noon, by 2:30 no answer, then finally had a supervisor call me, he was difficult, no acknowledgement that they were at fault and the difficulty they had created, I cancelled the order and found another book exchange. Will never use them again. The response from the company doesn't track with my experience. There was nothing wrong with the information that I entered. The shipping was to my daughter at my address, and the billing was to me at my address (she lives with us). And the CS didn't tell me that this was a problem until we placed the third order, and that order went through even though the information that I put was the same. So to make it sound like it was my error just adds insult to injury.
I am very annoyed with valore books. I had to place the exact same order four times because my orders kept getting cancelled. After the second time, I contacted customer service to ask why, and they didn't know why. After my third cancellation, they were finally able to tell me that it was because my shipping address doesn't match my billing address. It's important to understand that some people receive their mail in one location while residing in another. That's why there's the option of putting in a different billing address. VERY inconvenient for me and all the other students trying to get their items in a timely manner. Just save everybody the hassle and remove the option of putting in a different shipping address. Very unprofessional, valore books. Now I have to drive two and a half hours to pick up my shipment all because I can't have a different shipping address from my billing address. Don't let one bad experience affect millions of people trying to receive their shipments. Let this be the last time I ever order from valore books.
Valore means value or worth and buying books from Valore books has saved me so much money, the service is great and the process is easy!
I needed to re rent my text book, d/t not passing the course, and I could not re rent. I had to send books back and re order them. Even after sending the contact person an email and being charged an for extension. Its bad enough I have to repeat course, but this site could not make it easy...
I've never had luck finding listing that state whether or not supplemental materials are included. I was able to find some great prices on used listings that clearly stated that the supplements will be included. Thank you!
This my second time renting form them. Great experiences and super EASY to send back.
ValoreBooks.com is the only place I go to for textbooks!
It was easy to find and the books were sometimes very cheap compared to other places and some were just a few cents cheaper but every cent counts.
I have rented text books on multiple occasions and have received my books quickly, and the return process was simple and easy.
I have bought and rented a few books from here and each time I find really great prices and they are so far in great conditions.
I have used this site before. This is the second time. It was a bit slow this time though.
This is my first time using ValoreBooks. I was thrilled with the price that I was able to find. Checking out was a little annoying because the site wouldn't let me type in city, state, or ZIP code info--I just had to cross my fingers that Google autofill had the correct addresses to pick.
Answer: DONT DO IT! This place is shady with business. They may or may not send you the products or even your money. It seems like a great website with great reviews, but dont be fooled
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.


Hello, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that you experienced with your orders. You first two orders failed to pass our order verification system due to mistakes in the shipping address you provided, and we have cancelled the third order at your request. We always strive to provide the best customer service possible and after reviewing your previous correspondence with us I cannot see any time that incorrect information was provided. My apologies again for the inconvenience!