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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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value
10,906
shipping
10,896
quality
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Great prices, easy to search
April 26, 2022
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Great prices, easy to search - watch out for shipping costs though

Date of experience: April 26, 2022

Shipping fees are awful
January 10, 2022
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Shipping fees are awful. HELP

Date of experience: January 10, 2022
Colorado
1 review
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Would prefer to see shipping costs before getting to the payment page.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
Georgia
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I couldn't find out how to look up how many pages where in the books. Shipping seems to be high. I believe it was $4.95 a book.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
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Very easy to find books
April 26, 2022
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Very easy to find books. Shipping costs more than the books in many cases.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022

Love the selection and the prices!
March 21, 2022
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Love the selection and the prices!

Date of experience: March 21, 2022

Easy and fast
December 18, 2021
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Easy and fast

Date of experience: December 18, 2021
Texas
1 review
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Experience is good but there is a need to always include expected shipping arrival dates

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
California
1 review
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I've always found that all the used books are in very good condition and easy to order

Date of experience: April 26, 2022

Easy shopping they always have what I need so far anyway
April 21, 2022
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Easy shopping they always have what I need so far anyway

Date of experience: April 21, 2022

Very easy shopping
April 20, 2022
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Very easy shopping

Date of experience: April 20, 2022
California
1 review
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Some books may require a better description
May 26, 2022
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Some books may require a better description. This would assist the customer in making a choice with more knowledge regarding the book selection process.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022

Confusion on Coupon Application
May 2, 2022
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Confusion on Coupon Application.

Date of experience: April 2, 2022
Washington
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Quick and easy to find the book I wanted in the condition I desire.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
New York
1 review
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I am not used to international copies, but will see. Fair value.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
Florida
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Confusion about my existing account password. Ordered as a guest.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
West Virginia
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I like to enter my card number as four groups of four numbers, to reduce keying errors. Your interface does not allow this, despite how easy it is for a computer to filter out all non-numeric characters. It's a first-term computing problem.

I apparently did mistype my number, and had to go back and enter it again. This was a completely ridiculous waste of time, and even though it didn't delay the completion of my order by much, it's very annoying that this *still* happens.

Some places automatically format the card number, inserting spaces if the user doesn't. This is great, but much harder to do. Just filter out non-numerics, and everybody would win.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
New Jersey
1 review
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If it ships fast and arrives in the condition advertised, all's well. Thanks.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
California
1 review
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Easy to order & the descriptions of the books are very helpful.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
New York
1 review
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Love Alibris!
April 26, 2022

Love Alibris! Website is so easy to use. Excellent choices, prices and ease of online experience.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
Michigan
1 review
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My shopping experience today was excellent. I found the books that I wanted at great prices & availability. Thanks Alibris! MrMichmac

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
California
1 review
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Happy you could sell me a book that was difficult to find.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
Texas
1 review
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Had to click 'Place Your Order' button too many times. Was unsure if my order was duplicated. Also, shipping costs are WAY too high, especially since they come snail mail! Have had some shipments take 4-5 weeks.

Alibris attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: April 26, 2022
Missouri
1 review
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I was able to easily find the books I was looking for. And the pricing is fair.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022
Texas
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Check out is quick and easy
April 26, 2022
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Check out is quick and easy. I always find what I'm looking for.

Date of experience: April 26, 2022

I always find the books I want, easy ordering!
March 15, 2022
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I always find the books I want, easy ordering!

Date of experience: March 15, 2022
Colorado
1 review
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Website is very well put together, and easy to navigate and understand.

Date of experience: April 25, 2022