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Alibris has a rating of 4.7 stars from 93,797 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 wanted to use a discount of 3$ off for a 30 $ order. After I selected my items I did not find a way to put the Coupon "Lucky" in my order. Can you add this discount to my order please.
Date of experience: August 15, 2021
I order great books; I receive great books. I feel great about myself for not having sold my child's future to a conglomerate that would happily eat him if it meant profit.
Pretty much what I mentioned above. Plus, you've been reliable over the years.
Date of experience: March 20, 2023
I am grateful for holiday sales. I had no idea there were so many options for saving money on the books I want. I love the bundling to save on shipping!
Alibris continues to be a great source of new and used books at prices well below the competition. I love the bundling of books to save on shipping!
Date of experience: November 28, 2022
Prices are always better than the competitions and the feature that checks for similar items from the same vendor (to help lower shipping fee) is brilliant.
Prices and the new helpful money saving tool saves on shipping fees by identifying items in my cart to the same store.
Date of experience: June 15, 2021
The only thing that could be improved would be to have the ability to filter by book condition through I'm new to the site and it may be user error. Thanks!
Price for the book with shipping way more reasonable than Amazon or other sites I googled with the exact item I wanted combined with it being in very good condition.
Date of experience: August 11, 2022
It would be a nice feature if we could have editions that are available from a seller that we are already ordering from highlighted. This would help us save on shipping.
Price. Support small businesses.
Date of experience: May 2, 2023
It would be better if the shipping fees were lower for books sold by the same seller—I imagine the shipping cost for them is lower as well since they only need to pay for it once for all the books.
Lower prices.
Date of experience: March 1, 2021
It would be better if the shipping fees were lower for books sold by the same seller—I imagine the shipping cost for them is lower as well since they only need to pay for it once for all the books.
Lower prices.
Date of experience: February 15, 2021
The website is horribly set up and there was no where to apply coupons that I got by signing up which made the coupons completely useless and I saved no money.
Book selection & price
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Date of experience: March 6, 2023
I like how easy it was to find what I was looking for. The prices were also very reasonable. And the ordering process was quick and easy. Will definitely order again.
They had what I was looking for, at a great price.
Date of experience: April 12, 2023
You usually have the books I am searching for, from older to new release books. I have had positive experience with both this website, and the companies that ship the books.
Best price and reliable website from past experiences.
Date of experience: March 25, 2023
It is my first go-to when looking for books
Date of experience: October 11, 2022
I always try Alibris.com first when looking for books. Can usually find what I am looking for at a good rate.
I have had good success in the past using your website.
Date of experience: October 6, 2022
Good value and good service.
Date of experience: August 20, 2021
So far so good - item description is pretty lean, so going on the fact that the book condition is rated "Good" and trust / hope the seller is honest in their rating.
Item price for quality seems like a very good deal - hope not too good to be true.
Date of experience: April 13, 2022
Well organized and plenty of detailed information to base a purchase decision on.
Lowest price for best quality
Date of experience: February 28, 2021
Everything went smoothly and I have no complaints. It was easy to find the book I was looking for and to sort by the options that would bring the most savings.
They had the best deal on a book I was looking for and I'm trying to boycott large corporations like Amazon and buy from smaller stores instead. I like how this site features smaller bookstores I probably wouldn't have known about otherwise.
Date of experience: October 31, 2021
I am a new customer. I was glad I could correct my order when I ordered 3 items accidently when I only wanted one. I will definitely use your service again.
I am in a book club and a friend in the club recommended your site,
Date of experience: May 5, 2022
The book I ordered was for some reason no longer available. Your online inventory was not up to date apparently. I had to pay a higher price for a replacement book.
I needed to replace the book you no longer had, that I previously purchased.
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Date of experience: July 10, 2023
I really enjoy the wide selection of books and finding old favorites from my youth to add to my book collection for people of all ages to enjoy throughout my life.
Date of experience: October 6, 2021
It was confusing at time as the item I was looking for has two editions, one old and the other new. But I think I figured it out. The shipping estimate was a bit off, but I suppose it happens.
For the pricing and comparison.
Date of experience: October 7, 2021
I love Alibris! Used it often when I was homeschooling, and now sharing books with family and friends! Thanks for making such great books affordable to share!
I've had great success in the past. I'm a happy customer!
Date of experience: January 16, 2023
Wonderful service. The products I have received prior have been in great condition just as described.
Great company with which to deal!
Date of experience: November 30, 2021
Well organized. Easy prioritized options for shopping which was especially useful when instructed to purchase a specific edition for a class. Selection from affordable to collector editions.
Web search led me to you for a class book. I stayed because your site was easy to navigate.
Date of experience: January 28, 2022
Very hard to find condition of particular book when seller places boilerplate text like "Serving since 1975" instead of describing actual book condition and dust cover information.
Only website with edition I need for birthday present.
Date of experience: September 11, 2023
It was very easy to use from start to finish. I found my book, I ordered it and done.
I love shopping from independent bookstores
Date of experience: July 9, 2024
I always find what I want here, have never been disappointed
Looking for rare volume
Date of experience: July 9, 2024
Looking for particular book
Date of experience: September 20, 2021
Some glich in checkout. It went straight to order confirmed; screen locked and messaged error with order. Reloaded and order was finalized without my input for charge.
Usually very dependable.
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Date of experience: October 4, 2023
I can almost always find the book I'm looking for --- and more!
It's not a common book; I like used books for reasonable prices.
Date of experience: October 4, 2023
Alibris is my go-to for great reads at good prices. Thanks!
The e-library did not have either of these books and the price was reasonable. I have always had good results with all of the vendors listed on Alibris.
Date of experience: August 13, 2023
Price - have had good past experiences
Date of experience: February 5, 2021
Easy to find the books that I want and several options (paperback, hard cover, etc.) I prefer hard cover books because the binding is not as tight and they are easier to hold/read.
I either go to the bookstore in town or I go to Alibris.
Date of experience: November 14, 2023
Very pleased with the material quality of the books, timely shipping of the items and well written books and content.
I have had very good experience with previous orders and selection of material.
Date of experience: June 3, 2024
All books I've looked for and have waited to read. Can not give a specific statement at this time as I am in the middle of reading PITILESS BRONZE and still have to start PORTRAIT OF A PRIESTESS.
I've found many books available that were not readily available on other platforms.
Date of experience: February 24, 2025
I've been extremely pleased with my experience with Alibris and the items i've purchased through it.
Because of past experience, customer satisfaction and costs.
Date of experience: June 17, 2021
The title of one or more of the books I tried to buy switched from What the Bible Says About Angels to What the Bible Says About Love, Sex and Marriage. I had to remove this unwanted title TWICE on my order.
Perhaps you can fix this.
It is first on my favorites list, by alphabet, on my computer.
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Date of experience: July 29, 2022
Different from any other website I have used.
Hope that the quality of the CD's I purchased are good and that the delivery is worth the shipping costs.
Searching for Music CD's
Date of experience: November 3, 2021
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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.
