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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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794
value
8,771
shipping
8,761
quality
8,755
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Ohio
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Information on product, price and condition are clear. The website is easy to navigate

Date of experience: July 11, 2021
Oklahoma
1 review
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Found all three books I wanted at a great price! Thank you!

Date of experience: July 11, 2021
Tennessee
1 review
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Easy to find the product, convenient format to buy.

Date of experience: July 11, 2021
New York
3 reviews
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Easy site to navigate
July 11, 2021

Easy site to navigate. Easy to use and understand. Had the book that I wanted.

Date of experience: July 11, 2021
Tennessee
1 review
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HAD PLANNED TO ORDER MORE BOOKS BUT THE SHIPPING AND HANDLING WAS TOO HIGH. YOU SHOULD GIVE DISCOUNTS TO CHURCH BOOK CLUBS AND HONOR TAX EXEMPT. I DID NOT SEE THIS ON YOUR SITE.

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
Hawaii
1 review
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I can count on Alibris for supply of whatever obscure or common title I'm looking for!

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
California
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Got great info on movie selection with movie stars involved.

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
California
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I would like to see more books that i am interested in that have free shipping.
If you had free shipping on all books i would have ordered 4 or 5 more books today.

I do understand though, that many of the books are sent fro different locations and different addresses. So that may not be possible at this time.

Having saaid that i would prefer a free shipping policy on all books.
Thank You

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
Florida
1 review
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Great prices, but the shipping is ridiculously high. Not happy about that.

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
New York
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Very easy to use
July 10, 2021

Very easy to use. Had some minor confusion on changing my shipping and billing address. All is fine now.

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
Tennessee
1 review
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I have never been disappointed and I love the selections and fast service.

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
Texas
1 review
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I was unable to find this DVD anywhere. Great price!

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
California
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Easy to search and to sort for the specific edition or publishing year that I want.

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
New York
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Found the item I was looking for at a great price.

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
Oregon
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Very easy to find what I'm looking for, and I'm stoked that your store offers items that are banned elsewhere.

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
Pennsylvania
1 review
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I had trouble logging in because my email has changed. But I've dealt with Alibris before and always received my books exactly as I expected. Thank you!

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
Texas
1 review
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Just ordered a 16 volume book collection. Ordering went smoothly. Will give a report once it has arrived.

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
California
3 reviews
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Fast and easy, but should have been able find out earlier in the process that I would be able to use PayPal.

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
Oregon
1 review
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The shipping is what is rough
August 9, 2021

The shipping is what is rough. You offer free shipping on certain items but you don't know if you get that shipping until your final checkout. You offer a savings optimizer, but when I click on it it, that's not what ends up in my cart. Basically, I have no idea how much I will pay until the final shipping page. And then it's very time consuming to go back and try to find cheaper shipping items, but again, I have no idea how much I will pay in shipping until the very final "click to order" page. It's quite frustrating. I even reached out to customer service about the shipping and optimizer frustrations and even the response was confusing with a lot of information that had nothing to do with my questions.

Alibris attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: July 10, 2021
New Jersey
1 review
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It was quick and easy
July 10, 2021

It was quick and easy. I found exactly what I was looking for.

Date of experience: July 10, 2021