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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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Some sort of Internet gateway error at the first attempt. Otherwise, fine.

Date of experience: August 6, 2024
GB
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Strange things happen when you put a book in your basket...
December 1, 2023
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Strange things happen when you put a book in your basket then remove it from your basket then look for it again on Alibris. Talk to your devs about this.

Date of experience: November 24, 2023

So many issues with website, it makes me worry
November 25, 2022
Previous review

So many issues with website, it makes me worry. A security warning appears at alibris.co.uk unless I visit alibris.com first. Same book by same seller at same price appears multiple times in list. Prices shown in tabs do not match prices in list.

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
Spain
1 review
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Left book in cart for a few minutes, returned to find it had gone at that price. As it's four in the morning, I'm surprised at the idea that someone else was shoping for the book at the same time!

Date of experience: December 21, 2022
GB
1 review
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Would like if credit card type was updated automatically.
I had to type the number twice because I hadn't chosen the card type at the start (which was hard to see).
Other than that it worked well.

Date of experience: April 17, 2021
GB
1 review
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Shoppong was good
November 21, 2022

Shoppong was good. Good selection. Checkout was a little clunky. Needs to made clearer that you need to selct your payment method before filling in the info.

Date of experience: November 21, 2022
GB
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Frustrating the shipping costs aren't revealed until basket stage. Putting a higher shipping charge than the value of the books seems disingenuous when they're shipping from the UK.

Date of experience: June 1, 2021
Italy
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I've found what I was looking for at the right price
June 30, 2024
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I've found what I was looking for at the right price. Just hate paying more for shipping than for the book itself!

Date of experience: June 20, 2024

Easy to find books and place order
April 9, 2024
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Easy to find books and place order

Date of experience: March 30, 2024
GB
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Pity about the shipping costs not being more flexible...
August 14, 2024
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Pity about the shipping costs not being more flexible really.

Date of experience: August 4, 2024

You should not charge double postage for two books...
July 30, 2024
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You should not charge double postage for two books from the same Seller.

Date of experience: July 20, 2024
Italy
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Not so user friendly interface when needing fix codes...
August 14, 2024
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Not so user friendly interface when needing fix codes & credit cart info

Date of experience: August 4, 2024

I noticed that buying a scientific books is much more...
June 25, 2024
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I noticed that buying a scientific books is much more difficult after Brexit. Unfortunately Britons made that choice - and i must live with it. Ten years ago purchasing books was easier. Anyway, the courtesy and professional skill of your firm and associates remain unchanged.

Date of experience: June 15, 2024
Japan
1 review
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Cannot change currency, also if you dont select the card type but enter all the details it reloads and deletes all the details. You can infer card type from the card number, or not delete everything.

Date of experience: December 8, 2022
GB
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I put a book in my basket, and when it came to the checkout I had to log in. My basket was then lost, and the book was reserved in a basket I couldn't access. Frustrating!

Date of experience: September 22, 2021
GB
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I was expected to leave my card details with you instead of being given the option and I was ticked for e-mails without being given the option (I had to notice and untick)

Date of experience: April 28, 2022
GB
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Always efficient and seamless
May 23, 2024

Always efficient and seamless. Great service. And has just about every book one could ever want to find...

Date of experience: May 13, 2024
GB
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Easy to process my purchase
August 6, 2024
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Easy to process my purchase. Very good price for a book I was searching for.

Date of experience: July 27, 2024

Found the book I have been looking for
July 19, 2023
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Found the book I have been looking for. Nice price too.

Date of experience: July 19, 2023
France
1 review
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So far, so good, but shipping is too expensive
August 8, 2024

So far, so good, but shipping is too expensive. Isn't there a cheaper way?

Date of experience: July 29, 2024
GB
2 reviews
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Great Value for Money!
June 17, 2024
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Great Value for Money! I am a trusted Alibris buyer for many years now, and I plan to continue my patronage!

Date of experience: June 7, 2024

Excellent, Brilliant, Fantastic, Super Happy, What...
June 5, 2024
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Excellent, Brilliant, Fantastic, Super Happy, What More Can I say?

Date of experience: May 26, 2024
GB
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Had to reset password mid checkout and when I logged in again my basket was empty and I had to start again, by which time one of the options I was looking for was no longer available

Date of experience: February 17, 2023
GB
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I couldnt complete my full address as the website was only allowing a certain number of characters

Date of experience: August 1, 2024
GB
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Very quick simple and straightforward what a great...
August 11, 2024
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Very quick simple and straightforward what a great service!

Date of experience: August 1, 2024

Very quick and easy
December 28, 2023
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Very quick and easy

Date of experience: December 28, 2023
Virginia
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Quick and easy
February 27, 2021

Quick and easy. Nice to be able to find a website where we can have a book shipped within the UK to a UK address from the comfort of our home in the US.

Date of experience: February 27, 2021