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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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service
925
value
10,983
shipping
10,973
quality
10,967
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Easy to navigate and find great books. Love this site!

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Louisiana
3 reviews
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Have ordered previously but it has been a while! So I thought what the hell! Need to do some browsing on your site anyway. Cool

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Washington
1 review
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Disappointed that lightweight items like DVDs, intentionally purchased from the same vendor, merit repeat charging of the same shipping fee... seven items ordered, seven fees charged.

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Why did the $78 copy of a book fail to show up when trying to use the $10 coupon? Only the $95 copy would show as available. NO, the $78 copy was NOT sold, because I went back & purchased it later. The coupons are not really a discount!

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Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Massachusetts
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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A special Request block to ask the bookseller to ship the two volumes in the same package would be nice.

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Ohio
2 reviews
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Easy to negotiate the website
May 31, 2022

Easy to negotiate the website. Everything was logical.

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
North Carolina
1 review
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Comparison price is good
May 31, 2022

Comparison price is good.
Prefer more detail of condition of the book.

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
New Mexico
1 review
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I couldn't log into your website from google chrome. I had to use firefox. Fis it.

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Date of experience: May 31, 2022
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Hard to delete an obsolete credit card
May 31, 2022
Updated review

Hard to delete an obsolete credit card.
Hard to establish a default shipping address.

Date of experience: May 31, 2022

By mistake, I double-ordered the book "Mosquito".
I was utterly unable to contact anybody or to receive any feedback on my immediate email detailing the issue.
I just received a standardized reply saying that in general, it is too late to tell the supplier to cancel and that I should try to contact it.
In this case, the supplier is YOU, Alibris. Unreachable. Unmanned telephone number.
The 2 copies were received but now there seems to be a THIRD copy of the very same frigging book in transit?
I am of the mind to stop payments to you.
I am sorely disappointed with you, after buying so many books from you in the last 5 years.
I would rank your Customer Support pitiful, but in reality, you do not have one.
It seems like I have to abandon you and move to Amazon. At least they reply.
Do I?

Antonio BIgazzi

Date of experience: May 12, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Difficult to find books that I wanted for free shipping. The estimated shipping was way more than the actual shipping charges. Took a lot of time to get to the right amount for free shipping and to use the coupon

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Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I found a variety of books on the subject at hand. Thanks, Alibris!

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Arizona
2 reviews
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Wish I could buy from same seller on multiple books and perhaps save shipping charges.

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Minnesota
1 review
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How about putting the shipping cost upfront? Thanks

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
New York
1 review
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Unstable interface, could be outside of your server

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Everything was ok but if three or more books are ordered at one time from the same dealer a discount in shipping would be appreciated.

Date of experience: May 31, 2022

It's been ok but I have to keep checking my email to...
March 30, 2021
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It's been ok but I have to keep checking my email to get the correct coupon word.

Date of experience: March 30, 2021
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The book I wanted was easy to find with multiple options and I was able to pay through PayPal. Easy checkout and exactly the book I wanted. It doesn't get any easier than this.

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They gave information on where product was coming from and shipping times.

Date of experience: May 31, 2022
Washington
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Difficult to enter the right billing and shipping address. My name is listed twice, but I'm giving up on trying to change that.

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Date of experience: May 30, 2022
California
1 review
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User friendly website
May 30, 2022

User friendly website. Easy to find what you're looking for. Cart saver is an added bonus

Date of experience: May 30, 2022
District of Columbia
1 review
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Quick and Easy with no hassle
May 30, 2022

Quick and Easy with no hassle. Shopped as a guest, and not having to secure an account / password to shop is great as difficult to remember passwords, so personally I would be more apt to shop where I didn't have to struggle with remembering password or struggling to reset it through email, etc. Thank you so much.

Date of experience: May 30, 2022