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Alibris UK

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Alibris UK has a rating of 4.6 stars from 8,777 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Alibris UK most frequently mention good price, excellent service and shipping costs. Alibris UK ranks 2nd among Textbooks sites.

service
3
value
4
shipping
3
returns
2
quality
3
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Germany
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EXCELLENT quick and easy to access...
September 21, 2024
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EXCELLENT quick and easy to access...only problems come with buying books from the USA which take so long to deliver

Date of experience: September 11, 2024

Excellent site
December 14, 2023
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Excellent site

Date of experience: December 14, 2023
Austria
1 review
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Excellent!
October 3, 2024

Excellent! Right selection and reasonable shipping cost.

Date of experience: September 23, 2024
GB
1 review
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Very swift process through to payment
October 2, 2024

Very swift process through to payment. Clear and concise description of books available.

Date of experience: September 22, 2024
California
1 review
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I encountered two problems1
April 25, 2024

I encountered two problems
1. Difficult to get my card accepted.
2. Did not get the discount code even though I requested it twice.
It took at least an extra 15-20 minutes to complete the transaction, which was a nuisance.

Date of experience: April 15, 2024
GB
1 review
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Very easy to find the book I wanted and it was quick and simple to fill in form and sort out payment.

Date of experience: August 29, 2024
GB
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No problems. It was easy to log in
October 1, 2024

No problems. It was easy to log in. My details were stored properly.

Date of experience: September 21, 2024
GB
1 review
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Speedy and easy to follow
August 7, 2024
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Speedy and easy to follow. Customer-friendly! I will certainly use Alibris again and recommend it to others.

Date of experience: July 28, 2024

Clear and efficient
June 4, 2023
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Clear and efficient

Date of experience: June 4, 2023
GB
1 review
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Great
September 29, 2024

Great - easy to use and friendly - delighted to find it stocked the DVD we were searching for.

Date of experience: September 19, 2024
GB
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Have ordered many times previously
September 30, 2024
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Have ordered many times previously. Thoroughly recommend.

Date of experience: September 20, 2024

I had difficulty finding a book covering the era,...
September 18, 2023
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I had difficulty finding a book covering the era, but pleased I eventually found this.

Date of experience: September 18, 2023
GB
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Simple and straightforward to find the book I was looking...
September 29, 2024
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Simple and straightforward to find the book I was looking for and a copy I would like.

Date of experience: September 19, 2024

Books I am looking for are easy to find, ordering is...
May 2, 2024
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Books I am looking for are easy to find, ordering is simple and communication is clear.

Date of experience: April 22, 2024
France
1 review
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The site has been poorly programmed
March 27, 2024
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The site has been poorly programmed. For example, I had to try several times to enter the details on my credit card, because the site requested the county rather than the state in the U.S. There were other electronic glitches as well. Eventually was able to place the order, but it was not easy and required a good bit of persistence.

Date of experience: March 17, 2024

Good so far
March 21, 2023
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Good so far.

Date of experience: March 21, 2023
New Zealand
1 review
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July 29, 2024

1. Searching was good
2. Form was clear.
Another good thing was that I didn't get hassled for a State. New Zealand is too small to have states.

Date of experience: July 19, 2024
GB
1 review
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Did what it said, clear explanation of content and the state of the book

Date of experience: September 19, 2024
GB
1 review
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Could not find a continue shopping button on your page...
August 5, 2024
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Could not find a continue shopping button on your page had to keep using the back button the the browser

Date of experience: July 26, 2024

Easy to order
April 15, 2024
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Easy to order

Date of experience: April 5, 2024
GB
1 review
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Generally very good
February 8, 2024
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Generally very good. A little more clarity on shipping charges to my destination (UK) would be helpful. Using the term "Estimated shipping" at the point of checkout does not inspire confidence that that is what I will actually be charged.
Otherwise, all good. Thank you.

Date of experience: February 8, 2024

All good apart from the confusing way that changing...
June 29, 2021
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All good apart from the confusing way that changing billing and shipping address options are presented and the lack of logical simplicity in how this can be achieved.

Date of experience: June 29, 2021
Belgium
2 reviews
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Another try
September 28, 2024
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Another try. Let's look if it passes customs without problems this time

Date of experience: September 18, 2024

Too many problems with customs although you charge...
June 3, 2024
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Too many problems with customs although you charge me for the 6% VAT, which means that there should not any issues.

Date of experience: May 24, 2024
France
1 review
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Estimate shipping cost to France where 4.5 euros but once I put my credit cart informations, the real shipping cost where 10 euros! That's not fair, as i may be not have place the order. Then a 2 stars rate...I'm really not satisfied with that.

Date of experience: April 14, 2024
GB
1 review
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It took four different attempts for my payment to go through over the course of two hours. Frustrating and left me concerned that I have exposed myself to theft of card details.

Date of experience: June 1, 2024
Virginia
1 review
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Took ages to tell you did not have what I ordered
February 23, 2022
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Took ages to tell you did not have what I ordered. Looked at your listings and found a vendor (of yours) that is based here in U.S.
However shipping says it must go to you for distribution rather than direct to me. More delay…

Date of experience: January 24, 2022

Option for PayPal offered but would not work
February 6, 2022
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Option for PayPal offered but would not work. Had to request clarification and got a quick but confusing reply which said PayPal not available to U. K. buyers; I'm purchasing from the U.S. where I am a citizen.

Date of experience: January 7, 2022
GB
1 review
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Hard to retain UK site even when requested on search. Defaulting to US. Card payment 'rejected' as result of abbreviated first name but no clear path what to do next. Thankful CC company picked up and texted pathway to complete purchase safely. (I hope)

Date of experience: May 3, 2021