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Alibris has a rating of 4.7 stars from 93,814 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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I found what I was looking for quickly and easily; however, I wish the sort function allowed for topics AND genre types so that I could search more easily as I am trying to build a stronger, more diverse classroom library.
Best price orion for the particular books I wanted.
Date of experience: January 10, 2021
Knowing the shipping charges from individual sellers would be helpful before I get to the cart and find out a low cost book has a high cost in shipping.
The genre of books I am looking for have been difficult to find elsewhere.
Date of experience: October 19, 2021
I would like to been able to order more than one of the same book on one order. I need 2 of the same book so had to do 2 seperate orders.
Because i always used and liked Alabris for many years.
Date of experience: June 7, 2024
The only problem I had was that unavailable books only show up at checkout. I had to go back and forth to try to find a copy I could order. I finally got irritated and just deleted it from my cart.
Great prices and reasonable shipping costs.
Date of experience: February 17, 2021
I attempted to contact the seller for my "Die Hard" purchase but I received a response from Alibris instead. The contact seller link may possibly be incorrect. Please fix.
Only place that had both books I wanted to purchase available.
Date of experience: October 26, 2021
Very picky with Shipping Info, if something was in error it would not let me enter new info as it kept giving me (please enter valid 2-letter state code)
You had the correct book I was looking for that had a fair total price.
Date of experience: October 17, 2021
Easy ordering process! I had no issues using the website and was happy to see PayPal as a payment option.
It had the book I was looking for in an acceptable condition.
Date of experience: June 8, 2024
Easy to order, user- friendly website,
Trustworthy seller
Date of experience: September 24, 2023
The site is easy to navigate and create an account. Payment was quick and easy. I found exactly what I was looking for with a variety of prices available.
Have used it before and was satisfied with the service.
Date of experience: April 6, 2022
Found all the shipping info a bit confusing, however I really like the cart comparison choice. I also love the availability of so many books I wanted. Thank you!
Coupon and knowing there were books I wanted to order.
Date of experience: June 25, 2023
I've been using Alibris more than twenty years, and I've only had one bad experience in all that time…and that was eventually made right. I recommend Alibris highly.
I can depend on Alibris
Date of experience: September 1, 2023
This appears to be exactly what I have been looking for. I think it's a little complicated to finally purchase something here BUT I have no complaint. Thank you!
Date of experience: September 12, 2023
Because of the price
Date of experience: December 24, 2020
Did not recognize my email, so I re-registered and it said there was already an account by that name.
Date of experience: June 8, 2024
Could not find item with search function even with exact title as search string. Finally had to locate on the item using Bing and follow it's link to Alibris.
Looking for a specific text book. Found it available at Alibris with, first a Google search, and then a Bing search.
Date of experience: February 21, 2021
Could not find item with search function even with exact title as search string. Finally had to locate on the item using Bing and follow it's link to Alibris.
Looking for a specific text book. Found it available at Alibris with, first a Google search, and then a Bing search.
Date of experience: February 7, 2021
I can always find practically brand new books for half the Publishers or even less the Publishers price! And they're always in tip top shape or exactly as described
I I was using one online bookstore when I Googled some others because one of the books I wanted wasn't available and this is the one I picked and I'm glad I did
Date of experience: August 8, 2022
The checkout was difficult since I had a different shipping and billing address. The "update address" box kept disappearing as I tried to type and altogether it was frustrating.
Date of experience: January 5, 2023
Found everything I wanted, at great prices. Shipping hurts. Frustrating to have to go to different sellers and pay multiple shipping fees for each book.
Have always found good selection and prices. I love the multi-seller search.
Date of experience: November 28, 2023
Alibris takes the sting out of our mourning the disappearance of neighborhood used book shops--while whether in fact they might in part be responsible for this disappearance is inconsequential!
Date of experience: February 1, 2023
In this case--mail-order retail: trust the message, worry about the messenger (usps)
Date of experience: June 2, 2022
Straightforward, ad-free and simple. Like browisng the aisles.
For every reason :) Actually--price and selection. The incremental changes made to this site over the past 10 years or more have been really great. Keeps getting better and better.
Date of experience: November 19, 2021
I'd prefer not to be automatically toggled to wish list after moving an item there from shopping basket. My 2 cents' worth. Otherwise I'm a satisfied customer fo sho.
Date of experience: June 19, 2021
It could be a little easier if the used book was set up by state alphabetically, so you could go straight to the closest state to retrieve your curriculum.
Used Alibris previously.
Date of experience: January 9, 2022
I love Alibris! I am thumbing my nose at Amazon...I will always check here first and will continue to sing your praises to other educators, parents and book lovers.
I was certain I would find the children's book that I wanted to give to my resident teacher as a parting gift.
Date of experience: May 25, 2023
I don't like the idea of using Amazon for used books. I think Alibris lets me be more supportive of independent booksellers.
Date of experience: May 22, 2021
I could not find this book anywhere! I am so thankful for you all. I received my confirmation email within the minute that I placed my order.
Thanks again!
Date of experience: February 3, 2022
The coupons offered are misleading. When you apply them at point of purchase, you are notified a $50 purchase is required. This is not stated on your email notification.
Previous customer
Date of experience: January 19, 2022
Very positive, except that once I started checkout it kept showing shipping costs when I qualified for free shipping. It did, at the end, show that to be so.
Looking for specific books in print for a while, at the least expensive price.
Date of experience: October 6, 2021
It is nice to see that your company had the workbook that I needed.
I was pleased with previous sales.
Date of experience: July 9, 2024
First order. Seemed easy. Will be interested to see how long it takes to arrive & what condition it arrives in
Best price for the book
Date of experience: May 30, 2024
The first seller I tried to buy this book from couldn't locate that copy to ship it to me. Very disappointing. I hope this purchase ships soon. It's a gift for my daughter.
I’m getting tired of shopping Amazon for used books.
Date of experience: November 16, 2021
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.
