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Alibris has a rating of 4.7 stars from 93,520 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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    7682
  • Quality
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California
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February 22nd, 2025
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I was surprised to see my packages arrive at such an early and timely manner. It's great that they send emails that help you track your orders. Most of the books I received match the description of quality while a few seem more used or damaged than expected.

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Date of experience: February 12, 2025

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January 25th, 2025
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Found an out of print book I was looking for at a better price than Amazon! Shipped promptly and arrived in described condition. I'm a happy customer!

Reason I chose this business:

Price was great.

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Date of experience: February 6, 2025

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February 18th, 2025
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Searched for a book I used to own but lent out and never got back, long ago. Ordered here for cheap, it arrived (same cover as my old one!), and I am a happy camper. Not much else to say, except that this was a great experience overall.

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Date of experience: February 8, 2025

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Oregon
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February 13th, 2025
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Even with separate shipping costs from third party sellers, the total prices were better than elsewhere for these rarer books. Alibris even allows coupon code usage despite alternate seller purchases.

Reason I chose this business:

Availability of items & discounted prices make the difference!

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Date of experience: February 3, 2025

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North Carolina
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February 17th, 2025
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Average experience overall. Meh. I don't like getting pestered for reviews by Alibris and I don't like not having a choice to prohibit my review from being published. But that's the way Alibris set it up. Hope that helps.

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Date of experience: February 7, 2025

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Kansas
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February 19th, 2025
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As prices for books have to continued to climb unconscionably high, Alibris continues to be my ideal vendor and my go-to when I'm interested in a title of any kind. I've known about the site since childhood and it's still as reliable as ever. I'll likely continue to rely on it for much longer.

Reason I chose this business:

The wide variety of texts available at far more affordable prices than retail

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Date of experience: February 9, 2025

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Maryland
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February 14th, 2025
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I looked on all the major online shopping websites without success. Alibris came to my rescue with a plethora of old editions of books that are in good condition. The only problem was that I was using the book to discuss pathology at work, and it took longer than expected to ship the product. I am used to 1 day shipping. Anything more seems like a drag.

Reason I chose this business:

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Date of experience: February 4, 2025

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Florida
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February 10th, 2025
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Alibris' prices often can't be beat anywhere, making this one of the best sites to order books from. The only thing that sometimes prevents me from ordering here is when I need a book quickly. It typically takes 1-2 weeks to receive the book. Books are typically in visibly used condition with multiple stickers on them, which does not bother me.

Reason I chose this business:

Unbeat prices

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Date of experience: January 31, 2025

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Texas
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February 14th, 2025
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Fast & Fair. I was able to find my title, then sort pricing and condition rapidly so as to come to a reasonable solution far faster than Amazon, which is now bloated with clutter and poor pricing choices.

Reason I chose this business:

Amazon was too pricey.

Date of experience: February 4, 2025

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Missouri
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February 25th, 2025
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Sometimes buying used books can be a lottery, especially in regards to quality. But they came as I liked and expected. Some slight wear and use, a few writings in one of them (which is perfectly fine to me, shows that someone thoroughly enjoyed the book but totally get if it's a turn-off to some), but those add character to me and I adore it.

Reason I chose this business:

Cheapest site to get the specific books I was wanting, plus I do not mind used books at all unless they're like in horrid condition.

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Date of experience: February 15, 2025

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California
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February 21st, 2025
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It was a good experience, came quickly and in good condition. My only wish was that more details on condition were provided as a textbook without a code is automatically "Good" but did not account for highlighting inside or such. But still fantastic pricing.

Reason I chose this business:

The price was right and good reviews.

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Date of experience: February 11, 2025

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Australia
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February 13th, 2025
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Almost all my orders over the last 20 years have arrived in good time to my address in Australia. Of the one or two that didn't arrive, Alibris provided a full refund. The website is easy to use and there is an excellent selection of products. Highly recommended :)

Reason I chose this business:

It was easy to find the book titles and price range required, and I have had very good experiences ordering from Alibris in the past.

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Date of experience: February 3, 2025

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North Carolina
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February 14th, 2025
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Easy ordering experience, informative descriptions and instructions, bought the book I wanted, in good physical condition with dust cover, at a good price, that arrived in a timely fashion, undamaged in transit. Overall... exceeded my expectations.

Reason I chose this business:

Huge selection of books, supporting local and independent sellers, helping young people.

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Date of experience: February 4, 2025

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New Jersey
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February 11th, 2025
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Multitude of Reasonable Prices to choose from. I don't understand why some merchant would "Tape" all over the book the word "Used". The sticker they use does not peel off easily, thus making a big mess. I know that I'm purchasing a used book, so, I do not think that it is necessary to have so much sticker that says "Used". If they are doing it so that their staff avoids mistake, a label on the spine should be enough.

Reason I chose this business:

Multitude of Reasonable Prices to choose from.

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Date of experience: February 1, 2025

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Washington
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February 17th, 2025
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Several options were available, for publisher, condition of book, when published, and for the different sellers... all good information, and easy to differentiate and select. We have purchased books and other media through Alibris for twenty years, always being happy with the service.

Reason I chose this business:

Ease of use. In particular, ease of locating desired items, and the range of prices, dates, and publishers.

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Date of experience: February 7, 2025

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Colorado
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January 19th, 2025
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The Alibris website functions very well and is easy to understand too. The shipping is fairly fast too - yet with staggered arrival times, as they are being shipped from different bookstore locations across the country. All of the books I bought arrived in good physical condition too this time. So that is good. I like the helpful notifications via email as well.

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Date of experience: February 3, 2025

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September 1st, 2024
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V - - =with love creation developing our collective universe!

Reason I chose this business:

For expanding my mind better!

Date of experience: August 22, 2024

Wonderfulifically!
November 15th, 2023
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Wonderfulifically! Many thanks!

Reason I chose this business:

Ummm. Well Alibris is the only place to go! Heck - where else would go for books and all you offer. Can you think of somewhere? Dang! Come on now...

Date of experience: November 15, 2023

I DO LOVE THIS AWESOME MANIFOLD FOR FINDING BOOKS
January 5th, 2023
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I DO LOVE THIS AWESOME MANIFOLD FOR FINDING BOOKS. - Make the coupons usable for minimum purchases lower - like for $30 and one for $50. Suggestions... and make it easier for free shipping. That really adds up.
Thanx for all you do, however.

Reason I chose this business:

The only place to go when I buy books...

Date of experience: January 5, 2023

Happy holidays to ALL of you!
December 10th, 2022
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Reason I chose this business:

Alibris is the best for books - and the only one I know of for used books really.

Date of experience: December 10, 2022

Yay for Alibris!
September 14th, 2022
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Yay for Alibris! You rock the books!

Date of experience: September 14, 2022

Yay for reading!
June 17th, 2021
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Date of experience: June 17, 2021

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Georgia
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February 7th, 2025
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I love using Alibris to get used books, I can usually find what I'm looking for at reasonable prices and in good quality! My only qualm is paying for shipping for each book instead of paying for shipping once. I understand that these books are coming directly from sellers and this how shipping is calculated, but does make me pause from buying here since I know I will be paying usually an extra $5 of books. If they could find a way to charge one shipping fee at checkout that would be stellar, but overall I love using this platform for used books!

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Date of experience: January 28, 2025

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February 17th, 2025
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The book was supposed to be considered good, but I found that there were many underlings in red pen and pages with their corners turned down. First time I have been disappointed in the quality of the book. Fortunately, it is a reference book and not one I would re-read many times.

Reason I chose this business:

Alibris has good prices and a great number of the books in which I have an interest.

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Date of experience: February 7, 2025

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North Carolina
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February 8th, 2025
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Alibris is the ONLY source I ever use to order books! I've been using it for many years, and have been extremely satisfied with every single order. Thank you so much for your wonderful service for readers!

Date of experience: January 29, 2025

LOVE Alibris.com!
January 1st, 2025
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LOVE your website! A little disappointing that shipping is so much more than the book prices...but I imagine that's out of your control!

Reason I chose this business:

I ALWAYS use Alibris to order books.

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Date of experience: January 13, 2025

I LOVE shopping for books at Alibris!
June 16th, 2024
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I LOVE shopping for books at Alibris! So easy, and such terrific service!

Reason I chose this business:

I'd never consider any other source for ordering my books!

Date of experience: June 6, 2024

I just LOVE your website!
January 15th, 2024
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I just LOVE your website! I've ordered books from you for years, and tell everyone THIS is the place to order books!

Reason I chose this business:

I ALWAYS choose Alibris to order books!

Date of experience: January 15, 2024

I love, love, LOVE your website for ordering books!
September 17th, 2023
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I love, love, LOVE your website for ordering books! I've been using it for years, and tell everyone I know about it!

Reason I chose this business:

The ONLY website I use to order books (besides our public library).

Date of experience: September 17, 2023

I LOVE alibris website, and order ONLY from you!
July 1st, 2023
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I LOVE alibris website, and order ONLY from you! I tell everyone about it. I love the fact that we can order books that have been out of print for many years; that is just remarkable!

Reason I chose this business:

I order ONLY from your website, and have for many years.

Date of experience: July 1, 2023

LOVE this website!
December 22nd, 2022
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LOVE this website! The ONLY one I use to order books for myself and loved ones!

Reason I chose this business:

I've used it for years, and think it is the very best!

Date of experience: December 22, 2022

I just ADORE your website and your company!
August 16th, 2022
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I just ADORE your website and your company! So easy to use, so reliable!

Reason I chose this business:

I will ALWAYS use Alibris for any book orders; have used it for many years!

Date of experience: August 16, 2022

Alibris.com is the ONLY source I use for ordering books,...
August 4th, 2022
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Alibris.com is the ONLY source I use for ordering books, and I tell EVERYONE about it!

Reason I chose this business:

Alibris is the ONLY book ordering service I use. And I've used it for many years, and tell EVERYONE about it!

Date of experience: August 4, 2022

I just LOVE this website!
December 22nd, 2021
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I just LOVE this website! The only place I will ever order books; service is wonderful and swift. I've never had a problem, and I've been using it for years!

Reason I chose this business:

The ONLY book ordering service I'll ever use!

Date of experience: December 22, 2021

LOVE it!
November 2nd, 2021
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LOVE it! ALIBRIS is my "go to" site for ordering books, always!

Reason I chose this business:

I have been an Alibris shopper ever since we discovered, years ago, that we could find and order copies of my late father's books! He was Don Stanford, author of THE RED CAR, his most well-known book for teenage boys. That series of adventure books for young people was the best work of his whole long writing career! "The Red Car" was dedicated to my brother Kent, and "my" book dedicated to me, was "The Horsemasters", which was made into a Disney movie starring Annette Funicello.

Date of experience: November 2, 2021

I have LOVED this ALibris website ever since discovering...
April 1st, 2021
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I have LOVED this ALibris website ever since discovering it, years ago!

Reason I chose this business:

I ALWAYS use Alibris to buy the books I can't find at my public library.

Date of experience: April 1, 2021

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Texas
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February 15th, 2025
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I needed a medical textbook for a college class, and just the rent price was only about $3 less than buying the full thing here - so that's what I did. Arrived just when it said it would and in great condition, so hoping I can sell it and get half my money back later too.

Reason I chose this business:

Savings. Own. Market.

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Date of experience: February 5, 2025

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Missouri
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February 10th, 2025
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Site works refreshingly well. Things make sense, the options I would ever want are easily visible, and when I scroll down I even see alternate book covers on the specific edition pages so I can choose by image specifically what I want. Good job.

Reason I chose this business:

Because your $#*!ing site works.

Date of experience: January 31, 2025

It's good and fairly user-friendly
September 10th, 2024
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It's good and fairly user-friendly. I just wish it were easier to switch between different version of books by the cover, so the customer could choose the cover they want easily and browse only that version of copies. But at least you guys have the different covers' images!

Reason I chose this business:

Half the titles I want are never at Barnes & Noble and I refuse to feed the monster that apppropriated the name of our most valuable rainforest.

Date of experience: August 31, 2024

I have no critique, which is rare
August 28th, 2024
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I have no critique, which is rare. Excellent site, from my limited experience.

Reason I chose this business:

I despise Amazon and prefer any smaller seller than Barnes & Noble.

Date of experience: August 18, 2024

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Texas
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February 21st, 2025
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I found all the books on my list for such a great price and they arrived quickly as well. They were all in great condition. I will definitely be ordered more from this site and recommending to friends

Reason I chose this business:

Wanted pre used books at a good price

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Date of experience: February 11, 2025

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Massachusetts
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February 18th, 2025
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The book's condition was "as described" except that it was significantly marked up with a Hi-Liter. I don't particularly care as I'm only interested in it's content but a collector would most likely be very unhappy.

Reason I chose this business:

Past experience has always be positive.

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Date of experience: February 8, 2025

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Missouri
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February 8th, 2025
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Alibris is my "Go To" for musical resource books, service from the sellers has always (with a few rare exceptions) been excellent... although it's been Increasingly "the pits" with USPS as of the last year+... not the sellers or Alibris' fault in any way.

Reason I chose this business:

Great service, overall... and rarely a resource that I cannot locate on Alibris' website.

Date of experience: January 29, 2025

Very Helpful Resource Books
November 26th, 2024
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What can I say... Alibris is my "Go To", for all my books of study and knowledge.

Reason I chose this business:

Great prices and selection... my Only complaint is that the shipping 'can" and has on numerous orders, Exceeded the cost of the books themselves.

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Date of experience: December 7, 2024

Very good, except the shipping costs are "sometimes"...
October 27th, 2024
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Very good, except the shipping costs are "sometimes" Double what the cost of the book is. But, USPS charges what they charge for shipping. My Only question would be, is there Any way at all that Alibris could find a way to consolidate all the books from an order to "possibly" get a "Bulk Rate" from USPS.

Reason I chose this business:

My "GO TO" for Musical Instruction and Hobby/How To books... I love the vast selection of titles and genres.

Date of experience: October 17, 2024

Great place to by books and resources with great prices...
September 9th, 2024
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Great place to by books and resources with great prices and (Generally) fast shipping. The ONLY thing that bugs me, is... all the separate shipping fees that add up at checkout... and sometimes (like on this order, for me) the shipping is more than the price of the book itself!

Reason I chose this business:

It's primary "go to" for resources and books... mostly in the music field.

Date of experience: August 30, 2024

Lots of choices, Book descriptions have Always been...
August 11th, 2023
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Lots of choices, Book descriptions have Always been very accurate, and usually have arrived in better condition than described.

Reason I chose this business:

Very reliable, Tons of choices, excellent source of great books for just about every subject you can think of.

Date of experience: August 11, 2023

Great Service and Books for my needs
July 28th, 2023
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Have Never had any "bad" experiences, and great service... Always.

Date of experience: July 28, 2023

Overall..
July 15th, 2023
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Overall. It's been Very Good, with only a few "hick-ups". My Only "pet peeve" is when you post an order, then later that same day, or the next day, the "seller" posts your order as "Shipped", sometimes even with a tracking number, and then two or three days later, you get an email from them again, saying "Sorry, the book you ordered is no longer available"!

If it's "no longer available" then why was/is it even showing in the lists?!? I've had that happen four or five times, now. Somebody needs to get their act together.

Reason I chose this business:

Overall, great availability and service.

Date of experience: July 15, 2023

The ONLY "negative" that I've encountered is a few...
January 27th, 2023
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The ONLY "negative" that I've encountered is a few of the sellers I've purchased through Did Not provide any tracking information, and so I had No Idea whatsoever when or where, if at all... if it was shipped. Also, twice... I was notified AFTER I placed my order (a day or two after the fact), that the books I ordered Were NOT in stock. Not happy with either of those few situations.: ( Also, like with this order, today... the shipping & tax, cost me as much as what I payed for the 5 books I ordered... probably will Not be ordering too many more... the book prices are great(!), the shipping... Not so much! Otherwise, it's been excellent!:)

Reason I chose this business:

Overall... Very Happy with the service. The Book Prices, overall. Are great! The shipping costs... Not so much, and really "takes the wind out of your sails" when you want to buy more books, and the shipping costs as much or even more than the books, themselves. It certainly is discouraging me from buying any more.

Date of experience: January 27, 2023

I buy ALL my books through Alibris...
June 27th, 2022
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I buy ALL my books through Alibris... Great service from ALL of the dealers that I have ordered through... with the One exception of books ordered through "Alibris, Reno, NV". As far as "savings coupons"... I think it's a joke. Got an email today for a "Savings coupon for up to $20"... just ordered 16 books for a total of $140.+... didn't save a penny at checkout, and could Not find the "Savings Code" number... anywhere. I clicked on the "Get Code" tab at the top of Checkout & all it did was send me back to "Shopping".

Reason I chose this business:

Great selection & Service from the dealers. However, I think Alibris' "Savings Coupons" are a joke... Never has given me a "Savings Code" at checkout when I click on the tab for it... and I have purchased Hundreds of dollars worth of books from them.

Date of experience: June 27, 2022

Alibris is my "Go To" book source for All my informational...
May 3rd, 2022
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Alibris is my "Go To" book source for All my informational book needs. Overall, the shipping from the varied sellers has been Very Good, with just a couple of "hick-ups". I just placed another order, today and will continue as I have needs that arise... Hard Copy is FAR better than "on line" info off of the internet. I have purchased dozens of books through Alibris and their numerous sellers and although I've tried a few other vendor sites in the past, Alibris is the Best that I've found.

Reason I chose this business:

Continued great service through through your various sellers.

Date of experience: May 3, 2022

Generally, Very good service
January 28th, 2022
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Generally, Very good service. Only had 2 "issue's" with books that showed they were shipped, when in fact they were Not. Ironically, Both of those issue's were from the same dealer... Alibris, in Reno, NV... but they promptly returned my payments, as soon as I notified them. So. Kudo's to them for that. All the other dealers I have ordered from, have been great and ship very promptly.

Reason I chose this business:

Overall, Consistent Great Service!

Date of experience: January 28, 2022

Have had a great experience with all my orders so far,...
June 27th, 2021
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Have had a great experience with all my orders so far, the Only exception as far as shipping was concerned was for Two books ordered together from Alibris itself in Reno, NV... they were Never shipped, although a label was created. It has made me skittish about ordering anymore books through that location... but, am going to give them one more try with an order of the same two books, that are still showing on their site from when I first ordered them over a month ago. They DID issue me a full refund of those two books a couple of weeks ago, with no hassle and for which I'm very grateful, so am trying again.

Reason I chose this business:

Have returned "home" to Alibris... the best there is for service, integrity and a massive selection on any subject matter you choose. In today's world of games, fraud and a basic lack of integrity, it is more than refreshing to know and deal with a company that still holds true to "old school" values! Thank you Alibris, for remaining true to your mission.

Date of experience: June 27, 2021

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Georgia
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February 9th, 2025
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I was missing one book instead the hunger games series in hardback and decided to order through Alibris and not only did it come in perfect condition, extremely fast, it was also a surprise first edition and now my complete set is all hardback first editions (:

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Date of experience: January 30, 2025

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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.

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