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Alibris has a rating of 4.7 stars from 93,800 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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Favorite online bookstore. I don't mind books that have had a previous life. I like library books because it's fun to check the labeling to see what city the book came from.
My go-to bookstore. I got Gotham: A History of New York City, which was highly recommended.
Date of experience: September 19, 2023
I spend too much on your website. That's how much I like it.
My place to order books...
Date of experience: March 23, 2022
Because I don't know how many books I have purchased through alibris.com
Date of experience: November 26, 2021
I liked the coupons, the many choices, and the ability for expedited shipping as I will be seeing the Author on Saturday and want to get it signed. Website is easy to navigate and lightening fast.
Referral from a friend - anything but Jeff Bezos and Amazon.
Date of experience: February 1, 2021
Well so far I have been able to find the books I am looking for. I love the prices and just have to price the shipping. It has still saved me money in the long run.
My mother recommended the company and bought a few books for me through Alibris before. I have been very satisfied with the selection and quality of their books.
Date of experience: March 19, 2021
User friendly website; tremendous book selection; honest opinions about condition of books. All in all I've had great success in the many transactions I've had with Alibris.
Date of experience: May 29, 2023
User friendly website that always has what I'm looking for very reasonable prices.
Succesful purchases in the past.
Date of experience: April 20, 2023
Very user-friendly website. Excellent search feature. Good prices!
Looking for a specific book. Alibris had the best price.
Date of experience: March 4, 2023
Very easy, user-friendly search function, fast results, easy payment system. A great transaction! I will definitely shop here again,
Vast collection of books; been here before and always satisfied; easy checkout.
Date of experience: February 24, 2023
Large collection of difficult books to find. Fair prices. Easy website to navigate. Good transactions.
To locate difficult book in used format
Date of experience: March 14, 2022
You have a very easy-to-navigate website -- easy to set up an account, easy to order, fast checkout, and excellent prices for your products and shipping. Thank you.
Alibris had the best price for a book for which I was searching.
Date of experience: October 27, 2022
Hi quick and easy just the way I like it I'm happy Egyptian and I have a Cartouche ring that has the hieroglyphics translated into American numbers and or letters and people say oh you can just get that online oh no you can't you have to go to the main source and I'm so glad I found you thank you God bless
Date of experience: November 1, 2022
I was happy to renew my shopping with Alibris after several years away and very pleased that the experience was just great as it ever was.
I had been very pleased with the selection and service from years ago.
Date of experience: May 6, 2024
Have been a customer for almost 20 years, for books & music, and will continue to be, especially for out-of-print & hard to find items. Highly recommended!
Saw an item through a Google search & it led me here. I shouldn't have been surprised.
Date of experience: April 25, 2023
You ship by relay (so a bit slow), but you ship some books which the sellers themselves won't ship internationally. That's something very helpful. Thanks a lot.
In the recent two cases, your prices are more competitive.
Date of experience: April 2, 2021
Always a pleasure to shop Alibris. Vendors are quality, and if ever there is a problem with an order -- which is rare -- Alibris responds and handles quickly!
Product availability and past positive experiences with Alibris.
Date of experience: November 6, 2022
Would be helpful to show est. Shipping costs when choosing items (ie, the same item from different sellers). Shipping ran the gamut from 3.99 to 13 - crazy.
Good selection, good prices. But shipping is higher than other sellers.
Date of experience: February 21, 2021
Initially my order qualified for free shipping until I applied the $5 off coupon, I was then charged $3.99 for shipping. Not good business in my opinion.
For the prices and coupons.
Date of experience: June 2, 2021
I really enjoyed how fast the site is and how fast I could make the purchase without fuss or redundancies...it's more common than one thinks. So Bravo!
Date of experience: December 31, 2022
The first time, it said it could not process the order, there was a technical problem. Also, it should indicate to enter the card number without spaces.
A good price on an unused copy.
Date of experience: June 2, 2023
Easy to search, good info on the book condition and seller.
Good experience in the past
Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Yet again, I was unable to make the purchase the first time I tried. No idea why not.
To see if it works.
Date of experience: July 9, 2024
The search engine gets you to the title you want quickly, but includes different editions of a title together, so not always clear what you are getting.
Best overall price for what I was looking for.
Date of experience: April 30, 2022
I always buy my books from Alibris. Great prices, always have the books I am looking for, very accurate rating system, very efficient and generally quick shipping.
I always purchase from Alibris and I knew the book I was looking for would be here.
Date of experience: May 10, 2021
I just placed the order right now therefore I have no idea what's going to happen next I cannot give a higher rating because I don't know if there's going to be shipping delays If the product is going to be damaged if I'm even going to receive the product if I'm about to get ripped off I don't know any of this you should ask this after the product has been delivered thank you
Purely by accident
* Alibris attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: January 19, 2022
Your website makes shopping incredibly simple: the items items are to locate; and I was able to select the one that best suits my needs (condition, price). The check-out process was equally simple.
I am a previous customer, so I knew I could depend on you.
Date of experience: January 22, 2023
Every item from every vendor I've ordered from has arrived promptly; were well-packed; and were just as as the vendor described in the online catalogue.
I decided to on a little "COVID splurge," and grateful to see that I had a coupon available for my use.
Date of experience: February 1, 2021
I found navigating the list of books I was interested in confusing. Also, I had to change my password in order to access my account. I'd rather just enter my info each time.
Date of experience: May 15, 2022
It took me a moment to get through the list of selections.
Following the steps for checkout were easy to follow.
Date of experience: February 1, 2022
I was surprised that you prioritized a one time address for a gift for a friend over my own billing and address and shipping address. Glad I caught it!
Price and good reputation.
Date of experience: April 4, 2024
This is a nice website. I am in Seattle, and I appreciate learning about Richard's journey and I always love to support booksellers like this as a writer, poet and former bookseller myself.
I wanted to find a new book website and I found this book on the 12 steps to be a lower price than Thriftbooks, the site I normally use.
Date of experience: December 28, 2020
I hope I get my books. You came highly recommended by a colleague. But this is my experience with you. I hope it good so that I can use your services again. Thanks
Recommendation/Addall.com
Date of experience: August 19, 2021
Great experience to shop from inventory that exists in the market- always find what I am looking for at a great price- always get the order in great condition- and in good time!
Stayed above
Date of experience: March 8, 2023
The website is easy to navigate and I like being able to look for books sold by the same location for better shipping. Excellent variety of books available.
Great resource for used books!
Find used books
Date of experience: March 24, 2022
Great website! I love the selections.
It would be great to be able to filter searches so you can try to buy from the same bookstore.
Good prices and great selection.
Date of experience: February 21, 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.
