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Alibris has a rating of 4.7 stars from 93,541 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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Been using Alibris for many years. Love it. It takes longer to get your books but we'll worth the savings
Date of experience: May 12, 2023
I have used alibis for years and have never had a bad experience. I have gotten books I've wanted for a minimal cost. Just have to wait on shipping.
Book I wanted at minimal cost. Beats running around. Better price than Amazon
Date of experience: June 7, 2021
Much better than the behemoths (they who mus not be named). But the within store search really needs an upgrade.
Past experience w selection and price.
Date of experience: October 2, 2022
I love knowing I can always get the books. I'm looking for at a reasonable price and with great ease.
Because of previous satisfactory experience
Date of experience: May 13, 2023
The search mechanism is kinda wonky, if you don't type the exact title it won't pull up similar titles immediately.
Date of experience: November 28, 2021
I always find good deals on Alibris and have never disappointed in shipping or condition of the books I buy.
Looking for reference books, so outside condition is of no concern.
Date of experience: May 13, 2021
Navigating the myriad of shipping options gets tiresome. Can be confusing to determine exact seller and definition of book condition
Have had excellent service in the past
Date of experience: January 9, 2022
So sad that audio CDs are no longer created for newer books. Shipping prices are getting to be too much.
Usually have what I am seeking.
Date of experience: February 14, 2023
I usually find audio books here that I cannot find at a decent price anywhere else.
Date of experience: April 30, 2022
First item ordered was not available. Placed second order for same title. Hopefully second vendor keeps better record of availability
Favorable prior experiences
Date of experience: October 30, 2021
I found the quilt book I was looking for, and it's in new condition. That's great!
Thank you very much.
They had the book I wanted at a price I could pay.
Date of experience: September 18, 2023
Found late-edition textbook at a very good price. Hopefully, will arrive in "very good" condition, as stated in the listing.
Stumbled upon it after a Google search
Date of experience: August 23, 2022
Excellent. Theres some problem when I was ordering on my phone but used my laptop and the order went through.
Affordable books
Date of experience: February 11, 2022
Trying a new book website
Date of experience: January 9, 2021
Great place to get books. The site is easy to navigate and almost always has what I'm looking for available.
I always use Alibris. It’s my go to site for ordering books online.
Date of experience: December 20, 2021
Alibis is a good place for great prices on books.
Date of experience: February 25, 2021
Very user friendly but wishing you had an option for gift sending as in a "note" attached for the recipient.
Feels good to shop with an authentic bookseller. Amazon gets way too much credit even with free postage & reduced prices.
Great variety here but not overwhelming. Thanks.
Date of experience: November 28, 2022
Fast, excellent variety of books & great service with excellent opportunities.
Pop up internet reminder & an email with the availability of the book I was waiting for.
Date of experience: June 5, 2022
A delightful random discovery & as I love books, I was thrilled to locate even vintage Penguin in your collection.
Searching for Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda
Date of experience: May 14, 2021
It was easy to navigate on your website, and I found all of the information I needed without any trouble.
My child wanted a DVD from this site.
Date of experience: June 21, 2021
There were many books on my subject where I can find none in the bookstores. Great finds, I ordered 5!
The email came to my inbox and I decided to take a look since I am researching a certain topic
Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Quick and easy, no fancy computer skills needed. And you made a book suggestion that was spot right on. Thanks
An alternative to the Amazon behemoth.
Date of experience: March 11, 2022
So far everything seems to be in place... waiting to receive confirmation and how expedited the rest of transaction flows
Noticed the name of the book and wanted to try it... wish you had an open agenda to explore the book before buying.
Date of experience: March 13, 2022
The coupons offered do not seem to be applied and the shipping rates are much more expensive than other sites.
* Alibris attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: March 15, 2021
I can always count on Alibris to have the book I want. It's my first to to shop for books.
Great past experiences.
Date of experience: June 23, 2024
Date of experience: March 11, 2023
Date of experience: February 11, 2023
Date of experience: January 15, 2023
Wanted to check with seller BEFORE purchase to be sure their idea of VG is truly VG - no highlighting, creasing, etc...but was unable to do that without logging out and then logging back in...
I'm a bookseller and this had best price for what customer wanted to spend
Date of experience: June 11, 2023
Have ordered from the sight before
Date of experience: January 14, 2023
I receive emails about $$$ off this wkend BUT it is difficult to find the code to use - and I could not find it for this Saturday order...
Peruse Alibris for my book business special orders.
Date of experience: May 22, 2021
Items are a very good price. Seems too good to be true. Also, navigating through website was extremely easy
Recommended from a friend
Date of experience: January 14, 2024
Several times now I've gone to purchase used books through Alibris that my order did not go smoothly.
The most common complaint I have is the advertised shipping costs are not what are charged at Checkout. It seems Alibris deliberately mislead their customers with low shipping costs and then to find at check out the actual cost in 3x! Recently I wen to purchase a books with a NZD8.99 shipping costs only to find and the final stage of checkout the shipping cost has automatically risen to over NZD30!
(Looking at the international shipping rates webpage, yes International Shipping starts are NZD30+ - why wasn't this shown when I logged on and set the shipping destination to New Zealand - frequently I get much cheaper shipping rates on other websites like Abebooks.)
Similarly I recently purchased a book at a sharp price, sucked up the 3x cost increase in shipping, only to get an email from the supplier telling me that the book was not $24 as advertised, "we have ongoing issues with the Alibris website displaying the wrong prices", and that if I wanted the book I would in fact need to pay $58! But hold-on, you had accepted by order, right? Apparently, the order acceptance on Alibris is not legally binding, e.g. the seller can change their mind. Ok, no I'm not paying that price, the seller then offered me a store credit, no - thanks! Seller then says it wasn't their fault, it was an Alibris Website issue. Then I had to go to my credit card company with the emails - then I got my refund!
Don't be surprised when you shop an Alibris, things aren't quite what they seem!
Products used:
None - went to Abebooks
* Alibris attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: January 13, 2024
The price was right and the condition was excellent. Shipping was fast also.
Cheapest price
Date of experience: June 24, 2024
Shipping costs were expensive even when it is being shipped within US. It was more than the item cost. I had to remove some items from the list.
My experience with Alibiris is good so far.
Date of experience: October 13, 2023
My item was easy to find and great to see that shipping costs are lower than for the same item at ABE.com. I'll definitely use Alibris more often.
Comparison shopping.
Date of experience: October 18, 2023
Delighted that I've found an item at a reasonable price which isn't the case for it with Amazon's various booksellers.
Because other websites didn't have the kind of price I wanted.
Date of experience: January 26, 2023
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.
