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Alibris has a rating of 4.7 stars from 93,741 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 ordered because you guys sent email saying mothers day coupon there was nooooo place to write in coupon code anywhere i looked you guess are shisters but hey america is that kinda place!
I eat books for breakfast
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Date of experience: May 14, 2023
The alibris site is very impressive. Easy to use; easy to find what I'm looking for; easy to browse; easy to browse specific sellers; great, great site.
Recommended by a family member.
Date of experience: December 4, 2021
The website is very easy to navigate. I've been using this website for 5 years.
It is easily accessible and always has something that I am looking for.
Date of experience: July 2, 2024
User friendly and quick. Good purchasing experience. Thank you for making it a pleasant experience.
I wanted to buy that book and it was most inexpensive at this website.
Date of experience: July 2, 2024
I would like to have access to the book sellers description of the condition of the book, and the book seller rating, once the book is in the cart, and during order review.
Amazon has grown to big.
Date of experience: March 1, 2021
Pending seeing what "very good" condition means. I just received a copy of this book from another seller that termed it VG, but literally every page has very neat marginalia.
Date of experience: November 20, 2023
Go to for used books
Date of experience: March 16, 2022
Thank you for offering expedited shipping. Thank you very much
Most economical
Date of experience: July 8, 2024
I would give a better rating but my last order went to my old address even though I tried immediatly to notify both Alibris and the seller of my error.
Date of experience: July 25, 2022
I've dealt with Alibris is for years. They're very good with books I can't get in bookstores.
Date of experience: June 25, 2024
I'm pleased with my purchase. Great book, great price. It just took forever to receive. Ordered 4/14, received (by the giftee) 5/6.
Alibris customer service followed up with me a couple days after I placed my order. I'm a new customer and since this book was a gift, the recipient's name and address did not match the billing name and address. So, that was great. I appreciated the extra security. When the book finally shipped, about a week after the order was placed, it was a LONG time between when it was picked up by a third-party shipper and when USPS tracking finally showed the package received by USPS and moving. After 8 or 10 days, I did reach out to Alibris customer service. Later that day, I finally saw movement in the tracking info. I don't know whether Alibris customer service had anything t do with that. I think not. The next day (Saturday) I received an email from Alibris acknowledging my query and directing me to follow up with the seller. The package was finally received by my giftee on Monday.
It was my first time. Alibris had a great price on a new book, and it's not Amazon.
Date of experience: May 8, 2024
My 2nd book order from Alibris in a week! Great prices and availability. I have to add a caveat tot his review because I haven't yet received my first order
You've been reliable
Date of experience: February 22, 2021
I am grateful to be able to find so readily things that are off the beaten path.
I was looking for an out-of-print book.
Date of experience: June 25, 2024
Because Alibris is not owned by Amazon I have an assumption that it deals more fairly with participating booksellers.
Date of experience: November 23, 2022
I should have been able to enter a coupon code according to an email I recieved. $15 coupon and free shipping. I did not get that. Pls credit my card.
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Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Always easy! I just wish more sellers would upload pictures, that's the only thing I can think would be an improvement otherwise it's always a great experience & super easy!
It had the book I needed! I searched for the book on Bookfinder.com & bought the one offered here on Alibris.
Date of experience: March 2, 2022
Need Book before trip - Aug. 27th. Hope it its shipping from within the USA. Not stated from where it its being shipped. Therefore, Tracking Info Required.
Hopefully availability & Quick Shipping.
Date of experience: August 18, 2022
Quick and easy. Clean interface which is informative and asks all the right questions in the right order. Attempts to get me to sign up for crap were toletably limited.
Of the sites which were offering the books I was seeking, this was the most transparent, informative, and well-presented. It allowed me to easily see exactly which editions I was purchasing and find the ones I was looking for. It made clear who and where the sellers were. It isn't Amazon or Wal-mart or some other hideous multi-national corporation.
Date of experience: September 16, 2023
Alibris has consistently delivered my book purchases reliably and products have been compliant to merchandise description. Highly recommend this service.
Consistent delivery of service as described.
Date of experience: January 8, 2023
Found three Business psychology books - unbeatable price, great ease of use. I would recommend always check out this website before ordering from Amazon.
Date of experience: November 14, 2021
I've been searching for these Chinese writing books in all my local library systems with no luck. Even Amazon didn't have the tiger one, so I'm thrilled to find them both here.
Date of experience: August 30, 2022
Not bad, but would be better with links available during check-out phase to see for sure, those things you've ordered; or go back and 'continue shopping'
Low cost books
Date of experience: November 14, 2021
Alibris is a pretty-good website. It's easy to navigate. Most people would probably give it five stars but I'm critical of other programmers and don't easily grant perfect ratings.
I can find items I can't find on other websites.
Date of experience: November 13, 2021
Impressively simple searching and buying process, extremely impressive reach of books. I do wish there was a general poetry category to stroll through.
Looking for The Song of Songs
Date of experience: October 25, 2021
Usually you rate an experience after you've received item. Shipping seems high but if delivery is made in appropriate time that will increase the joy of my transaction.
Price before shipping fee.
Date of experience: May 26, 2021
I wish more information about the books was easily available - things like number of pages, edition, etc. It's not always easy to tell what I'm getting.
I like the large selection.
Date of experience: December 15, 2022
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.
