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Alibris UK

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Alibris UK has a rating of 4.6 stars from 8,767 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.

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GB
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When trying to pay by credit card the screen does not...
January 3, 2024
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When trying to pay by credit card the screen does not offer me an option to enter my security number on the card. So I have to leave the site then return then it offers me such an option. This is frustrating.

Date of experience: December 27, 2023

Easy, bit expensive but everything is going up in price
March 31, 2023
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Easy, bit expensive but everything is going up in price.

Date of experience: March 31, 2023
GB
1 review
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Fantastic!
February 1, 2022

Fantastic! I used to borrow this book from my school Library in Texas *50* years ago. When I left that school, I wanted to keep the book because I loved it SO much, but I left it in the Library! I've found it after all these years, and it is coming to me in the northeast of Scotland, where I now live! Alibris is making a 50-year-old wish come true!

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
GB
1 review
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It wouldn't accept my credit card details 3 times but then magically did, and secondly, you are selling the same book - one copy for 74p and another for £11. What's wrong with the 74p version? I guess I will find out :)

Date of experience: March 25, 2021
GB
2 reviews
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Always works well for me and I am happy with my purchases...
September 10, 2024
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Always works well for me and I am happy with my purchases each time I order

Date of experience: August 31, 2024

As ever, I find what I'm looking for & books are in...
December 6, 2021
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As ever, I find what I'm looking for & books are in good condition

Date of experience: December 6, 2021
GB
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As usual very easy to order books
August 16, 2024
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As usual very easy to order books. I'm sure they will be delivered withe Alibris ' normal speed.

Date of experience: August 6, 2024

First class: all my previous orders have been well...
July 9, 2024
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First class: all my previous orders have been well handled!

Date of experience: June 29, 2024
GB
1 review
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Some sort of Internet gateway error at the first attempt. Otherwise, fine.

Date of experience: August 6, 2024
GB
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Would be so good if 2 things were in place:
A) a way of calculating the shipping costs on the fly
B) a way of amalgamating the order into as few separate retailers as possible for the best price overall

Date of experience: June 2, 2023
Australia
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I love being able to buy from book dealers from all...
April 1, 2023
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I love being able to buy from book dealers from all over the country. It's great to support them and not the awful Bezos! The Alibris website is very easy to use and there's a huge selection of books at very reasonable prices.

Date of experience: April 1, 2023

So lovely to buy from someone helping out lots of small...
August 5, 2022
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So lovely to buy from someone helping out lots of small booksellers.

Date of experience: August 5, 2022
GB
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I wanted to pay with PayPal but was unable to
January 3, 2022

I wanted to pay with PayPal but was unable to. I was also unable to enter my alphanumeric UK postcode despite having chosen the United Kingdom in the country field. If I hadn't really wanted the book and wanted to buy it from this particular seller because they are nearby, I would have given up. Eventually, by going via the seller's page, I was able to checkout successfully. No PayPal option, though. A frustrating, user-hostile experience.

Date of experience: December 4, 2021
GB
1 review
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Actual purchase process is fine, but I could not find...
April 30, 2023
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Actual purchase process is fine, but I could not find where the "Good", "Very good", etc. book conditions are defined.
I really like to know if there are, or are likely to be, faults in the book that I would find unacceptable, or other faults that I would be happy to accept only if the price is right

Date of experience: April 30, 2023

Quick and easy transaction
October 31, 2022
Previous review

Quick and easy transaction. Always happy with previous purchases and service, so hope this is no different.

Date of experience: October 31, 2022

Tried last week Put in basket set up a/c book gone
May 16, 2021
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Tried last week Put in basket set up a/c book gone

Date of experience: April 16, 2021
Switzerland
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Excellent shopping experience and i was able to find the book I want

Date of experience: August 4, 2024
GB
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I like the concept of Alibris, but a small problem in the shopping experience is there isn't as much description of the books as on Amazon. I always end up having to read the blurb about the book on Amazon and some of the reviews there, before coming back to Alibris to buy the book. This wastes some time.

Date of experience: August 24, 2022
Belgium
1 review
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You sell a book and tell me its not available, but there is another copy available. Than you make me pay again. Now i have paid twice for a book and i am not sure i will receive my money back or the book..

Date of experience: August 3, 2021
GB
1 review
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Difficulty in updating credit card details and billing address: website refreshed and deleted data every time "Save and Continue" pressed. Accept all cookies enabled in browser. Eventually got around the problem by selecting "No" for "Is billing address the same as delivery address?", then re-entering the same data for billing address as previously. Very frustrating.

Date of experience: March 28, 2022
GB
1 review
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Prices of books are good but the shipping costs are a bit of a shock at the end - there doesn't seem to be any sense that shipping costs for multiple books bought from the same seller have discounted rates.

Date of experience: July 4, 2021
Australia
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Shipping far too expensive compared with many other book sellers and around the world; I wouldn't recommend shopping here unless you live in the UK, or a country where books can be posted to you at a sensible postage rate.

Date of experience: January 28, 2024
Norway
2 reviews
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Lately, it seems Alibris fails to charge my credit...
March 10, 2024
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Lately, it seems Alibris fails to charge my credit card pretty much every time I purchase something, and I end up having to retry several times (and along the way "update" my stored credit card information by entering it again) before the checkout will finally work.

Date of experience: February 29, 2024

Nice GUI, making it easy to find books, and to keep...
March 21, 2021
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Nice GUI, making it easy to find books, and to keep track of orders.

Date of experience: March 21, 2021
GB
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I have ordered a book but the shipping is really small, and its shipping from USA so am a bit confused, but want the order so have placed it, but I think something was not right. Anyhow, looking forward to getting the book.

Date of experience: August 13, 2021
GB
2 reviews
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So far very good
January 16, 2024

So far very good. I used to use Alibris a lot some years ago but when I couldn't find the titles I wanted I went elsewhere. However, decided to once again start using Alibris and found the item straight away at a very good price. Thank you.

Date of experience: January 16, 2024
Pakistan
1 review
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Nice work
September 17, 2023

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Date of experience: September 15, 2023