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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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Italy
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Sometimes the books are in worst condition than presented.
I would like to receive more information on the shipping times, especially when there are delays.

Date of experience: February 4, 2021
GB
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Complicated to add a different address for sending
And asked me three times for the card number
And addresses can't be chosen using the Post code. One has to fill in everything by hand. Primitive

Date of experience: February 2, 2022
GB
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Found book I needed easily (using partial book name as I wasn't sure of the spelling of the German author's name) on Bookfinder, who referred me to Alibris. Checkout was painless and shipping was less than I had expected!

Date of experience: April 5, 2021
GB
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Not easy to tell how to calculate the cost of shipping, whether it's more or less if from different sellers or for more items. Itemising this would make it easier.

Date of experience: April 7, 2021
GB
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Quick loading times, no fuss appearance and easy to navigate and filter through results. Great experience on the site so far, now to see how well the order turns out.

Date of experience: February 5, 2021
GB
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Still waiting for 3 books which shipped on Sep 27 and Sep 29. Would understand if it took more time to ship from USA, but no info re expected arrival date in the details sections

Date of experience: October 12, 2022
GB
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Difficult to "verify" my card details
August 29, 2024

Difficult to "verify" my card details. How and where do I do that?

Date of experience: August 19, 2024
France
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The best supplier of hard-to-find books in very good...
August 31, 2024
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The best supplier of hard-to-find books in very good condition.

Date of experience: August 21, 2024

Great, as always!
July 15, 2023
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Great, as always!

Date of experience: July 15, 2023
Germany
1 review
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Quick, uncomplicated and used books at very good price ranges. Searching tols and filters for this portal are very useful to narrow in on some nice bargains.

Date of experience: March 18, 2024
California
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Tried repeatedly to enter last three digits on card,...
July 5, 2024
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Tried repeatedly to enter last three digits on card, eventually successful - given my computer skills almost certainly my fault?

Date of experience: June 25, 2024

Effective!
November 25, 2023
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Effective!

Date of experience: November 25, 2023
GB
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All went well, though I think the estimated shipping...
August 2, 2023
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All went well, though I think the estimated shipping cost of £2.99 for a hardback book from the USA to the UK will require some adjustment by the seller - it should be about £20-25.

Date of experience: August 2, 2023

It did not recognise my perfectly valid Visa debit...
July 27, 2023
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It did not recognise my perfectly valid Visa debit card, so had to use the back-up Visa credit card instead - poor show there, otherwise OK.

Date of experience: June 27, 2023
GB
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Most of the time items arrive in much better condition than other sellers, I would say consistently. However, shipping speeds are also very slow, possibly due to the lockdown.

Date of experience: February 25, 2021
GB
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If the products live up to their descriptions I will...
December 13, 2021
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If the products live up to their descriptions I will have gotten some good deals :]. Thank you as ever for giving us bookworms an alternative to that wich shall not be named...[amazon] ;]

Date of experience: December 13, 2021

Its been fine
December 9, 2021
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Its been fine

Date of experience: December 9, 2021
GB
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Buying from you for 10+ years and never once found...
October 5, 2022
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Buying from you for 10+ years and never once found any of your vouchers relevant. Most 2nd book purchases are sub £10 so you really need to lower your voucher thresholds

Date of experience: September 5, 2022

Very few sellers on your website ever put photos which...
July 3, 2022
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Very few sellers on your website ever put photos which is annoying.

Also every voucher email I receive from alibris are very useful

Date of experience: July 3, 2022
GB
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Always good service and have found the books I've wanted
August 30, 2024
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Always good service and have found the books I've wanted. Thanks.

Date of experience: August 20, 2024

Glad I found my book
February 7, 2023
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Glad I found my book. Thanks.

Date of experience: February 7, 2023
Switzerland
1 review
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Convenient, efficient check-out process, standard shipping...
August 30, 2024
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Convenient, efficient check-out process, standard shipping fee at reasonable cost

Date of experience: August 20, 2024

Fast check out
May 8, 2022
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Fast check out

Date of experience: May 8, 2022
Germany
1 review
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Research for items and shopping procedure is very easy,...
January 29, 2023
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Research for items and shopping procedure is very easy, there is usually a large variety of items to choose from (used in different conditions or new, cheap or expensive).

Date of experience: January 29, 2023

Easy and quick buying procedure
May 27, 2022
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Easy and quick buying procedure. Would prefere to see the exact shipping costs before I go to check out.

Date of experience: May 27, 2022
GB
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Would have been good if I could search for a single bookseller who can supply me with 2 different books. Would save postage I think. Otherwise it is good

Date of experience: March 9, 2021
GB
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So far so good
July 25, 2024
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So far so good - mostly everything arrives OK. You would do better if you asked after the books arrive!

Date of experience: July 15, 2024

More stars if they're quick
February 25, 2023
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More stars if they're quick

Date of experience: January 26, 2023
GB
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Really Pleased with
Price of item
Price of shipping
UK Base & currency

Have "subscribed" - I think just to emails, but am concerned that there may be a hidden fee involved as I have been had by a subscription fee before by other outfits.?

Date of experience: October 13, 2022