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Alibris has a rating of 4.7 stars from 93,444 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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Always plentiful stock, easy to navigate, and discounts available. (Plus, you can get additional discounts through Rakuten.)
I always check Alibris when I'm looking for books, especially if I don't need them in pristine condition. I don't like to give my money to "the big bookseller". Also, I wholeheartedly believe in recycling and purchasing used items.
Date of experience: July 4, 2022
Alibris has a wide range of books, both in hardvcover and paperback, in a wide range of conditions, from new to not so new.
I would rather give my money to a used bookstore than to one of the big online sellers.
Date of experience: April 20, 2022
I appreciate that shipping prices appear in checkout. Wish I could order multiple copies from one store.
To support independent used book stores
Date of experience: May 16, 2023
Wanted multiple copies of this book for gifts and easily found 2 from the same store.
Found "Very Good" used condition for multiple copies of a specific title to give as gifts.
Date of experience: May 26, 2022
PayPal problem forced me to use credit card, which I didn't want to do.
Supports independent used book stores
Date of experience: May 11, 2022
Please offer a filter by condition, and a 'show total price with shipping' option when looking at books. And thanks, I love your service.
Date of experience: November 16, 2023
Quick checkout was great. Best quality book should be listed first instead, sort was by lowest price.
Date of experience: April 1, 2022
Found the items I wanted for a great price. Website worked flawlessly including entering the coupon code.
Alibris had what I wanted at a fair price.
Date of experience: June 27, 2021
Have been an Alibris customer for years. They are always reliable with a great selection of items they stock and great service as well.
Date of experience: April 23, 2021
So far it has been pretty good. I mean shipping rates could be better, but with the state of the postal service I understand.
It was a great price.
Date of experience: June 23, 2022
Found the book I wanted but the email discount doesn't bother to tell you it has a $50 minimum purchase until you sign up.
Book I needed to complete collection
Date of experience: October 14, 2021
Good choices of used book. But needed some time to carefully search and read through and make sure the correct edition, cover and authors
Recommended by my academic advisor
Date of experience: November 29, 2021
Easy to find titles and order. However, when the blurb says free shipping and I get charged for it I am a little concerned.
Date of experience: May 18, 2021
Alibris has many of the quirky, uncommon titles I look for, all at great prices. They're as good as Amazon, and--most important--they're not Amazon!
Date of experience: March 29, 2021
SIgn up for a $5 ofr coupon and no indication of if or when it will come. Nor does it appear for this transaction.
Cheapest place to get this book
* Alibris attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: February 3, 2021
I enjoy shopping with Alibris, and have never been a bad experience. If there was a problem, the sellers have always made it right.
Email offers
Date of experience: September 17, 2023
Thanks for the quick service...I've always had a good time buying a book or two from you over the past 10 plus years! STAN
It's the best.
Date of experience: June 19, 2023
Thanks for making ordering easy... my purchase of several copies of the book is to allow me to hand them out to friends as gifts. I prefer shopping at Alibris... have been doing so for at least the past 10 plus years. STAN SMITH
Date of experience: July 22, 2022
Date of experience: February 27, 2022
I don't understand what "eligible for free shipping" meant when ordering, and I did not see this explained by the end of the process.
Good price for the desired item.
Date of experience: March 29, 2023
I am part of a book club and I have found many books with Alibris. They are always good quality and great pricing too!
Alibris always has the books I need.
Date of experience: February 6, 2021
I was looking for a specific book & this came up at the best price. Hopefully they do have the quantity that I want.
Listed among many at best price, in the U.S. & not Google or eBay!
Date of experience: April 27, 2021
Went really well found what we needed and made the purchase. Thanks for having what we wanted in-stock. Can't wait til it shows up.
Found you though Google for the book we were looking for.
Date of experience: November 13, 2021
I am very happy to find this book at Alibris after trying other places. I have ordered from you before and have been satisfied.
Could not find the book at other web sites.
Date of experience: July 4, 2021
You guys are user friendly and help to save the earth from excess copies of books being floated out there and not being recycled.
Found book I was looking for
Date of experience: August 19, 2023
I didn't see the free shipping truck until the final page of check out. Wish it were display further up in the shopping experience.
You had the book I needed in quantity. Thank you!
Date of experience: July 17, 2023
I appreciated the price comparison and the offer to purchase at a cheaper price--it was $15 less than my shopping original shopping cart total.
Good reviews on Trustpilot
Date of experience: February 10, 2021
Lots of good books to get, at reasonable prices. Prices offset the higher shipping costs, making it viable to purchase even on limited income.
Used your site before with good results.
Date of experience: January 26, 2022
Easy to use. Search results were all relevant to my interest, compared to that of other sites. Great selection. Good prices and shipping times.
Had what I needed.
Date of experience: December 14, 2022
I have been with Alibris for over 20 years and like it whenever I buy a book. I would recommend them to the world.
I can find most books I want, which is convenient and cheap.
Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Regarding books, Alibris is the only place for me to get whatever
I want. Thank you Alibris and thanks people who work at Alibris.
Cheap and convenient.
Date of experience: November 30, 2022
So far, I can find all books I want, and they are very cheap. I would recommend it to everyone who likes reading books.
Date of experience: June 25, 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.
