Alibris has a rating of 4.7 stars from 93,990 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Alibris most frequently mention great prices, good price and shopping experience. Alibris ranks 1st among Used Books sites.
I love alibris so much, the steps to checking out are very clear and easy. The way it gets books from local stores like half price or goodwill is nice. Im glad i get to get low priced used volumes here instead of close to 20 dollars on a usual book store :)
I was surprised to see my packages arrive at such an early and timely manner. It's great that they send emails that help you track your orders. Most of the books I received match the description of quality while a few seem more used or damaged than expected.
Awesome service for both price and selection! I think about the only way they could make it better is if they invent smell-o-vision for websites that would allow them to import that tantalizing smell of old books and fresh brewed coffee on a rainy day!
Found an out of print book I was looking for at a better price than Amazon! Shipped promptly and arrived in described condition. I'm a happy customer!
Searched for a book I used to own but lent out and never got back, long ago. Ordered here for cheap, it arrived (same cover as my old one!), and I am a happy camper. Not much else to say, except that this was a great experience overall.
Even with separate shipping costs from third party sellers, the total prices were better than elsewhere for these rarer books. Alibris even allows coupon code usage despite alternate seller purchases.
Average experience overall. Meh. I don't like getting pestered for reviews by Alibris and I don't like not having a choice to prohibit my review from being published. But that's the way Alibris set it up. Hope that helps.
As prices for books have to continued to climb unconscionably high, Alibris continues to be my ideal vendor and my go-to when I'm interested in a title of any kind. I've known about the site since childhood and it's still as reliable as ever. I'll likely continue to rely on it for much longer.
I looked on all the major online shopping websites without success. Alibris came to my rescue with a plethora of old editions of books that are in good condition. The only problem was that I was using the book to discuss pathology at work, and it took longer than expected to ship the product. I am used to 1 day shipping. Anything more seems like a drag.
Alibris' prices often can't be beat anywhere, making this one of the best sites to order books from. The only thing that sometimes prevents me from ordering here is when I need a book quickly. It typically takes 1-2 weeks to receive the book. Books are typically in visibly used condition with multiple stickers on them, which does not bother me.