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Alibris has a rating of 4.7 stars from 92,321 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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This company responds to reviews on average within 2 days
The process was easy but I didn't know the estimate of shipping until end
Great price
Date of experience: December 25, 2021
Very reliable service and good selective catalog of books, I like to return to.
Date of experience: May 8, 2022
Have been using Alibris for books and A/V media for years. Never a mis-fire.
Date of experience: October 11, 2023
I got an email saying my original order of the same thing was no longer available and had been cancelled. It offered a link to resolve the problem which totally failed. Just went to website and ordered it again. We'll see.
My usual go-to.
* Alibris attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: September 7, 2023
All the books I wanted I was able to find in my favorite format.
I have used Alibris before and was confident I would find the books I wanted.
Date of experience: January 13, 2023
Thank you, Alibris, for always having a great assortment of books with great prices!
Searching for a book
Date of experience: July 10, 2023
Date of experience: April 21, 2023
Always find the books I'm looking for and more for great prices at alibris
Price and availability
Date of experience: April 14, 2023
Awesome to find a great book, for the best price s on the net!
Availability & price
Date of experience: January 9, 2021
I wish I could see whether expedited shipping was available before adding to cart.
Looking for a used book
Date of experience: August 8, 2021
This site gives the most comprehensive listing of used books of any given title.
I've used this site before.
Date of experience: January 24, 2022
Easy to find the books I am looking for. Super-fast checkout for regular customers.
Was looking for a specific book
Date of experience: July 6, 2022
I intended to make the purchase using a gift card, and was unable to.
Your support of small, independent bookstores, overall affordability.
Date of experience: March 14, 2023
Easy to find what I'm looking for and always many options to fit budget.
I can usually find what I am looking for at Alibris.
Date of experience: April 7, 2021
Easily found what I was looking for at a good price and good shipping.
Only online store to have the book I was looking for in like new condition.
Date of experience: June 7, 2023
Very easy to order. Hope the book arrives in time for my book club.
Date of experience: September 20, 2022
Easy to order. I hope the condition of the book (like new) is accurate.
Date of experience: May 30, 2023
Always have the books I'm looking for no matter how obscure. And at great prices.
Date of experience: March 6, 2024
I liked that I could pay once for 5 locations of the same item.
Date of experience: December 27, 2021
Great rates! I don't mind the shipping so much, and the selection is exceptional.
One prior experience. Not in a hurry to receive the books.
Date of experience: March 17, 2022
I was able to quickly find the exact copy I wanted for this book.
Price and shipping are far more reasonable than Amazon.
Date of experience: February 25, 2023
Sellers did not list the volume number. I am looking now for volume four.
Looking for out of print
Date of experience: April 18, 2023
Cumbersome, difficult checkout with password and address hassle!
Lots of options and good prices
* Alibris attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: June 12, 2022
It was easy. I compared prices with other places n this was less expensive
Found what I was looking for. Other sites were out of stock.
Date of experience: May 19, 2021
I live in the bay area and wanted to pick up the books immediately
Wanted to find a local shop that was open in the pm
Date of experience: October 26, 2022
I'm deferring to alibris as an option to amazon. The site has been great.
I was looking for an alternative to amazon
Date of experience: February 5, 2021
It stated that shipping starts at 2.99 but that was given as an option.
Best price - hope the quality works out.
Date of experience: February 14, 2022
Tedious; Could have been simpler to remove items before getting to the payment stage.
Book is cheap and shipment location is near me. I expect maximum 3 days for the book to arrive.
Date of experience: May 7, 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.
