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Alibris has a rating of 4.7 stars from 90,323 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.
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Very impressed w/ orderly arrangement of products for sale, e.g., music, books, movie, etc. Makes sense! Also, the choice of sellers is easy to understand & navigate--I contacted one book seller Solr by email to find out if the used book they were selling was highly dusty (allergies) & they emailed back w/ details & evident concern. Alibris is now my "go-to" source for great prices, selection & quality of sale. Thanks for doing a great job!
Very Difficult to change shipping address. Had to quit internet browser and log back in again. Shipping choices limited. I know from past purchase that independent sellers can take their sweet time shipping items and often do. Why does alibris appear to charge at 1st class parcel rates and deliver at slower and cheaper media mail rate? Delivery window excessively wide.
Found nearly everything I needed. Some/Most of the items I ordered have been out of print/stock for a long time. So happy to get them all for under $5 each!
Always a great selection of items I'm looking for. Have been a loyal customer for several years and will be back when I'm looking for something again.
Date of experience: September 19, 2024
My local independent bookstore had no way of procuring the book for me, but Alibris had a used copy at a good price. I ordered it and received it 6 days later.
Previous experience
Date of experience: August 30, 2024
I love this site. I lost many of my childhood favorites in a flood. Alibris has enabled me to enjoy them again with my own kids for a reasonable price.
It is always the first place I check for a title.
Date of experience: October 29, 2024
A pleasure doing business on this site. Skip eBay for buying any type of media!
Alibris is the perfect solution to my book habit. Great prices and great customer service.
Date of experience: March 8, 2024
Shopping was good shipping was too high.it was easy to find the title and not hard to shop. Having a minimum about of characters in this review is super annoying!
Cheapest prices minus expensive shipping
Date of experience: October 21, 2024
I have purchased books through Alibris for many years. It is a wonderful resource. I do think they could improve delivery times. It would seem the order could be transmitted to the book store the same day as order and could be mailed the next day.
The inventory
Date of experience: August 4, 2024
Great choice and will always gravitate to a site that uses Paypal. I am looking forward to my order ~ as my three book selection was on one site ~alibris.
I am in Australia ~ I ordered my three books together from alibris. Great.
Date of experience: September 9, 2024
Few of the books I searched for came up by title even when I added author and publisher, and tried the advanced search as well. When I typed in ISBN, then many copies came up. Plus shipping is very high priced.
You had the first two books I was shopping for at a cheaper price than I found elsewhere.
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Date of experience: August 2, 2024
I have had an account with Alibris for several years. Alibris is A-OK! Number one... I have had a good experience every time I shop here and today is no exception. I enjoy the way the website is designed. Makes for easy shopping. Thanks for being here.
I like the books I get through Alibris, and they are always in acceptable condition. I like to go to Alibris first to find the books I am looking for.
Date of experience: August 4, 2024
Easy enough to find the book I was looking for. It has been a long time since I have done business with Alibris, and as usual it is a good experience. Thank-you!
I chose Alibris today because I remembered formerly having an account with Alibris many years ago and I decided to renew the friendship.
Date of experience: July 18, 2024
Quick and easy checkout. Reasonable price. Detailed information about the book content and its condition. First time using alibris, so hopefully there will be no bad experience.
I knew what book I was looking for and alibris offered one of the lowest price.
Date of experience: August 24, 2024
Wish you gave seniors a discount. I'm a disabled senior stuck at home and I can't do much but read. I don't really like reading on a tablet or a computer, so having a book in my hands feels right. Just wish I could afford to buy more often. And getting free shipping would be great!
Looking for a used book
Date of experience: July 22, 2024
I had bought from Alibris before, quality of "used" books is great, books are well packed. For those who like to flip pages, it is a great way so get books and save money.
I had buy from then before, great service and quality of books is good.
Date of experience: September 25, 2024
I love shopping at this store! I never have any problems with any of the sellers. I highly recommend this store. Thanks so much for being the site that offers the best merchandise for the best prices!
I always shop here for my used books for fun and academic purposes.
Date of experience: August 5, 2024
I love this site for buying used books! They have always been reliable and send great material. Thank you!
I wanted to finish out a series of books for my mom.
Date of experience: January 18, 2024
This was a fun experience shopping for one of our favorite authors.
I have used Alibris books for years for my classroom and personal book shopping. They are wonderful! Thank you!
Date of experience: September 2, 2023
There was a delay in the delivery of my book. It took 3 weeks in all - and about 2 weeks after the date they projected it to arrive. The customer service at Alibris was great - they were very attentive and supportive. The problem seemed to be with the USPS.
customer service was very responsive to my issue
I was looking for a book that i cannot find at my local book shop
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Date of experience: July 31, 2024
Michael B. From Alibris reached out to me to explain why i had to purchase the book 3 times because their seller did not update their inventory. I understand that (and i did eventually receive the book!) i am not placing the blame for this on alibris (a service i enjoy using); I just wish the sellers could update their inventory in real time. Seems like this could be easily automated.
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Date of experience: June 4, 2024
Alibris posts books that are no longer available from the supplier so i've had to reorder my latest purchase 3 times. It would be nice for them to simply update their website with only items available.
I like to purchase used books.
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Date of experience: May 27, 2024
The customer service is very attentive. They always look for a way to solve any situation. Shipping and handling is of top quality. I am very pleased and satisfied with the purchases at Alibris.
Very pleased with the service and I was surprised by how quickly they work.
The best prices on books are available at Alibris.
Date of experience: September 20, 2024
Most of the books were OK. Three had all sorts of writing in them on many pages. I didnt realize I was getting a workbook that was already completed in a few sections. One even has pink jelly on EVERY page and the pages were all stuck together.
Good prices. This is the first time I have had jelly on the pages. Nasty.
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Date of experience: August 6, 2024
I love shopping for books on Alibris!
The prices are unbeatable and if you buy over a certain amount you get free shipping!
Just wish the shipping speed could be a little quicker…
The unbeatable prices, of course!
Date of experience: September 29, 2024
All 5 stars. The book was rated as "Good" condition and it was in excellent condition. I ordered a similar book from Half Price and literally 1/3 of the book lost it's pages. That's why I tried Alibris and I am very satisfied.
Was unsatisfied with other book company and it had a great price.
Date of experience: August 1, 2024
Would be nice if you could expand your free shipping program. Shipping is usually about 40% of the cost of my orders. The prices are still good, but could maybe find a way to get a bit better.
This is my favorite place for books and music, and I love supporting small businesses and thrift stores.
Date of experience: November 4, 2024
I come here first no matter what. Saw some book recos on Reddit and came to see if I could find them.
Date of experience: March 22, 2024
My go to for books and music -
Date of experience: February 9, 2024
Love this site! Always check here first for books movies and music!
I heard about this book on reddit and wanted to get it so checked here first. Alibris seems to have 99% of the items I check on.
Date of experience: December 7, 2023
I have all these Visa gift cards and I would love to use them all at Alibris but I couldn't figure it out. The best sites have a thing where you can use as many gift cards as you want. Anyway, ordered anyway thanks lol
To avoid Amazon!
Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Great place, almost everything i search for is here, the option of used is a big plus, and i can avoid amazon completely for books and music. Thank you!
I go to alibis first, if they have what i need i order. I don't check amazon unless i have to.
Date of experience: December 8, 2021
Return customer
Date of experience: May 4, 2021
Book arrived in good condition because it was well-packed (not often the case with book orders these days, thanks to quick-and-dirty plastic-bag book shippers.
Date of experience: December 1, 2024
I love alibris - so easy to find what I want, select condition, prices and shipping fees, and even reduce carbon footprint!(bookseller's distance from me)
I always check my local indie bookshops first, but when their websites say "unavailable at this time," it's lovely to support others without involving the big gorilla ([A_n] ;)
Date of experience: October 16, 2024
So easy to locate and purchase exactly what I'm looking for. When my local bookshops can't easily access what I want, Alibris is hands-down the best route to purchasing options from indie booksellers throughout the US.
Date of experience: July 13, 2024
I appreciate Alibris grading the shippers. I am buying from one of the BEST and, although this is my first purchase from this shipper, based on my previous Alibris experiences, I am confident that I will receive my order timely and as described.
Excellent previous experiences with alibis.
Date of experience: November 9, 2024
Easy to use website with good and trustworthy information!
Date of experience: November 6, 2024
Bought used book in excellent condition for less than $2. Shipping was almost $5 but total price was still a great deal. Happy to not put money in the pocket of Jeff Bezos.
Referral from friend
Date of experience: November 25, 2024
Thus far, I have had a pleasant shopping experience. Also, I'm pleased with the price of the book ordered, and hope it's in good condition as inidcated.
Date of experience: September 28, 2024
I entered 3 books for a total of $41.00 that said they had free shipping but it still showed shipping of $11 when I went to check out. I cancelled the other two books and bought only one.
Date of experience: September 8, 2024
I can always find rare things. Kind of dislike paying so much in shipping at times but I know I'll be back to spend a whole lot in the next few years. Overall a great experience! Thanks Alibri!
Date of experience: November 20, 2024
We love browsing books, drinking coffee, and talking with people who love good stories.
Born from Interloc, a database for proffesional booksellers, Alibris has spent over two decades connecting book lovers to book sellers. It's the premier marketplace for textbooks, used books and rare, out-of-print books and supports countless small booksellers across the country. With over 270 million books, Alibris has something for you.
