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Canada
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Truly are building a better world!
January 17, 2021

They are a really good company for conscious buyers. Much more responsible and fair than amazon, yet the purchases can arrive quickly. Also very personalized and friendly, will help with any issues you have.

Date of experience: January 16, 2021
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An ace place to find books less appreciated
July 11, 2021

The Joy of Better World Books is the ability to find, usually at a sensible price, books which have otherwise fallen by the wayside. Perhaps a book was published a long time ago and there is no modern edition. Or perhaps it was only 10 years ago, and the publisher has already moved on. Better World Books, and its international branches, help the curious, and motivated, to find that book.

Date of experience: July 11, 2021
Canada
2 reviews
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I have ordered twice from Better World Books and have been very pleased with the quality and service. It was a pleasant surprise that I could find the rare books I was looking for-- easy to use website and cram-jammed with inventory. Shipping was quick. My order a year ago was delayed somewhat at the beginnings of the covid lockdown but Better World was helpful by email with tracking (they sent my order right after receiving it but it got delayed in the mail). Recent order was delivered surprisingly quickly (international shipping!) They are friendly and funny on email, a pleasure to deal with. Will order again.

Date of experience: March 30, 2021
Connecticut
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Best books
June 14, 2021

Once again I was not disappointed. Better World Books always delivers an excellent product. They have a wonderful search engine and I always find what I'm looking for and often, books I wasn't even aware of.

Date of experience: June 14, 2021
Hong Kong
508 reviews
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A 2nd hand book seller
February 29, 2012

A 2nd hand book seller - and this one is a little difficult. I bought there twice, and twice it went wrong. But there are no doubts that the company is honest and want to give good service. I would have no issues to buy there again.

Order #1: I ordered the wrong book because their website had a mismatch of the book title and the ISBN. After I got the wrong book and informed them they gave me immediately a refund - in fact, they didn't ask me to return the book! (I returned it anyway at my expenses, it's a small thing)

Order #2: It went lost in the postal system. Not their fault. After I notified them they ask me to wait another week or so. After that I was given again a refund without any discussion.

I hope next time I will have more luck.

Date of experience: February 29, 2012
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Great service
April 18, 2021

betterworldbooks.com excellent service and delivery.
I received a second hand book that wasnt quite as expected and they replaced it, no quibble, immediately.

Date of experience: April 17, 2021
Australia
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Great
April 9, 2021

Ordered the book online and was very pleased to receive it. Great condition and will definitely buy from them again. Price is great and arrived in Australia in a great timeframe

Date of experience: April 8, 2021
GB
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BWB have a great selection of books and are reliable about sending them or your money back. I am a rampant bibliophile and a bit of an ancient history nerd and they always keep me happy!

Date of experience: February 22, 2021
New York
1 review
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Missing books
March 15, 2021

The quality of the books was disappointing.
Two of the books were wrong.
We have used wold books for years and never had a complaint until recently. We are very disappointed

Date of experience: March 14, 2021
Minnesota
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I'm all about reusing, and recycling, so I support this business.
I ordered 3 books, from two different sellers, and I'm very pleased to add them to my bookshelf.

Date of experience: February 6, 2021
GB
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Nice
April 5, 2021

Cheap, easy, fast shipping and delivery. Good for the world to reuse books. Better than Amazon, Amazon don't pay enough tax. Down with bezos.

Date of experience: April 4, 2021
GB
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I received my book really quickly, well packaged – just what I needed and when I needed it! Very many thanks

Date of experience: February 10, 2021
Hong Kong
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Reasonable price with a free world wide delivery. Books received In 21 days to Hong Kong. The condition of books reasonable

Date of experience: March 20, 2021
GB
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Great service
March 26, 2021

Great book selection and excellent delivery.
The book i was looking for was one I read several years ago. I'm amazed they had it.

Date of experience: March 26, 2021
Australia
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Book order
February 25, 2021

Received. A new copy as expected, in great condition and with very reasonable postage. An excellent bookseller.

Date of experience: February 24, 2021
GB
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Excellent service
January 6, 2021

Fast fulfilment of order even during covid times. Thank you. I would recommend them to anyone. Good value for money

Date of experience: January 6, 2021
New Zealand
2 reviews
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The book arrived on time and it was utterly fantastic! I bought it for a 50th birthday gift and it was so well recieved.

Date of experience: March 30, 2021
GB
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Very good
March 20, 2021

Very pleased with order, but I'd prefer it if Better World Books did not use plastic packaging material.

Date of experience: March 20, 2021
New York
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Harbinger
March 25, 2021

Excellent book to read. I would recommend it. It is thought provoking and intriguing. A true story.

Date of experience: March 25, 2021
California
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Quick and Kind
February 12, 2021

I got the book quicker than I thought and at a good price, too! There was even a cute update email.

Date of experience: February 10, 2021

Overview

Better World Books has a rating of 3.9 stars from 20 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Better World Books ranks 56th among Books sites.

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