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alibris.com
Founded in 1998
Berkeley, CA, United States
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Alibris Reviews Summary

Alibris enjoys a generally positive reputation among customers, particularly for its wide selection of used books at competitive prices and reliable shipping. Many customers appreciate the timely delivery and the ability to track orders, contributing to overall satisfaction. However, concerns arise regarding the variability in book conditions, with some items not meeting expectations, and delays in shipping for urgent needs. Additionally, the separate shipping fees for each book can deter purchases. Despite these issues, the platform remains a favored choice for many due to its extensive inventory and user-friendly website.

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987
value
11,882
shipping
11,872
quality
11,866
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Missouri
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It did not state that it was blue ray.
February 24, 2026

I always check to see if the DVD is blu-ray because I don't have that kind of player. I just wish those inputting the data would like it correctly.

Date of experience: February 14, 2026
California
1 review
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Would have liked to see other books from first seller based on interests, but subject search was not very promising. (Not sure if author search also didn't work or if I was just unlucky.)

Date of experience: February 14, 2026
Arkansas
1 review
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Good book
February 24, 2026

This was a book I already owned in paperback but not in hardcover. It's available no where for a reasonable price besides here

Date of experience: February 14, 2026
Maryland
1 review
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Great!
February 23, 2026
Updated review

The shopping was easy and simple, the book was a great price, I shopped around and you had the best / lowest price overall. The book came within a decent time in great condition. It was exactly as described, I couldn't be happier. I have referred your website to my colleague and will shop again when needed. Thank you

Date of experience: February 14, 2026

Great!
February 2, 2026
Previous review

Great! Easy to shop, found exactly what I was looking for, its great to be able to have comparisons up front, and the book I needed was much cheaper than other sources I searched. Thank you!

Date of experience: January 23, 2026
Georgia
1 review
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Nice. Thank you.
February 23, 2026

I searched, I found, I ordered, I paid. I didn't wait too long, it arrived, it was as described. It had the patterns I wanted. I'm good. Thanks.

Date of experience: February 13, 2026
Florida
1 review
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Quick, easy and reasonably priced
February 23, 2026

Quick, easy and reasonably priced. It came up when searching for a particular book and trying this for the first time. Thanks.

Date of experience: February 13, 2026
Georgia
1 review
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Excellent selection of books
February 23, 2026
Updated review

Excellent selection of books. I always see a lot of different price options for a book title. I also like that I see where each book will ship from. I prefer to order from a seller who is closer to me for a smaller carbon footprint.

Date of experience: February 13, 2026

This is an excellent site to buy books
September 14, 2025
Previous review

This is an excellent site to buy books. I am a repeat customer. Always a good experience.

Date of experience: September 4, 2025
New Mexico
1 review
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Great selection
February 23, 2026

On time delivery, good selection and reasonable pricing. Small donation to my selected charity because they are part of the igive roster of vendors

Date of experience: February 13, 2026
Texas
1 review
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Nice experience
February 23, 2026

This is the first time that I purchased CD's from the music section. I am very pleased with my purchases--I listen to them all the time.

Date of experience: February 13, 2026
Illinois
1 review
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I already ordered my book once, only to wait more than two weeks for it to not show up and for it to say it's refunded! Doubting that the seller ever actually mailed it. :/

Date of experience: February 13, 2026
New York
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I had to order this book twice because the first seller, GreatBookPrices, messed failed to ship the book. Here is what happened. After a week where no tracking number was provided I contacted the seller. They explained the book had not been shipped. That made no sense. The Alibris site said the book had been shipped. The seller also said that they ship books within a week. Alibris requires that shippers send out books within 2 days. So the seller was not following the rules of selling through Alibris.

The contradictions from the seller mounted. Different customer service representatives had different excuses. Eventually a customer service just canceled the order. At least they did refund the cost.

But refunding the monetary cost does not refund the cost of time wasted.

I reached out to Alibris customer service. They responded with the information that the GreatBooks provided which was that the book was shipped. That put Alibris in a bad position since the seller provided false information to Alibris. Allbris customer service reached out to me agains after I posted this review, helped me see that they did respond to my original request for help and said they would contact GreatBooksPrices about the misinformation and failure to fulfill the original order.

Most purchases through Alibris are smooth. The books received are usually in excellent condition. I will take this ultimately to represent a failure on the part of the seller and will be wary to buy from them again.

Date of experience: February 13, 2026

Glad this platform exists
July 8, 2025
Previous review

I prefer Alibris over the other platform. Both provide access to hundreds if not thousands of used book sellers. Prices are good. All in all a good way to buy used books.

Date of experience: June 28, 2025
Oregon
1 review
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No
February 22, 2026

Nononononononononononononononononononononononononononononono

Date of experience: February 12, 2026
Washington
1 review
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A better price was offered on the Website, but then I received an email that the book was not available. It seems to mme that you advertise with prices that you are not willing to provide.

Date of experience: February 12, 2026
California
1 review
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My Malaysian houseguest requested that I order this book for her which I did. It was easy to find, price was fine, and arrived as promised! What else could I ask for?

Date of experience: February 12, 2026
California
1 review
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The stupid robot would not take my first credit card even though I put
The info in correctly two times. I think you might just automatically reject AmX.

Date of experience: February 12, 2026
District of Columbia
1 review
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The ordering was fine
February 22, 2026

Ordering and receiving the book was fine. This email asking if I'd recieved it was a hassle. It simply showed your order number - NOT what the item actually was requiring me to look back in my records ( I order a lot of books I remember titles not vendors order numbers. Next time I won't respond as it took too much time with out useful information you could hav e provided.

Date of experience: February 12, 2026
South Dakota
1 review
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I recently ordered a DVD of Amadeus
February 22, 2026

I recently ordered a DVD of Amadeus. The DVD that I received was year 2009 version and it clearly states on the back cover: "Alternate Music Only Track Showcase...". This means that the DVD audio is only the score from the movie. There is no dialog. WTF? That info is not made clear in the Item Details. I want a version that has both dialog and music. The copy I put on hold says it's dated 1984, when the original movie came out. So I sent an email to HPB Dallas asking if it has full audio or only the music. The problem, compounding my issue - is that I have to wait 2 days to hear back from them about my desired info. Bur you only hold my order for 12 hours. So I can wait and possibly lose my purchase. Or cough up more money for more of the wrong merchandise. I don't go to Vegas, but I did gamble here. Your po
Licies are not nsync; and the product(s) are not adequately described.

Date of experience: February 12, 2026
Missouri
1 review
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Good
February 22, 2026

I bought a textbook, it is in very good condition and very cheap. I found a free pdf of the textbook the day before my physical copy arrived.

Date of experience: February 12, 2026
Texas
1 review
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User-friendly web purchasing. Fast delivery. The quality of the product exceeded expectations. I'm a very satisfied customer.

Date of experience: February 12, 2026
GB
1 review
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Good website, but to send to UK it is estimated to take 21 - 31 days for shipping. This is a LOT longer than receiving goods from other Companies. Perhaps this should be looked into

Date of experience: February 12, 2026