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Hazel's Hymns
November 11, 2023

Great transaction. Order processed quickly and efficiently and book received in great condition. Thank you.

Date of experience: November 11, 2023
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Prompt delivery
October 8, 2023

Not overpriced and prompt delivery.
I will definitely use Biblio again for books that are out of print.

Date of experience: October 6, 2023
Maine
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Bait and Switch
October 16, 2021

Book order canceled by them and "alternative" books costing over seven times more were suggested. Why advertise at a low price knowing that you won't honor it?

Date of experience: October 16, 2021
Georgia
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On May 3 I ordered a book for approximately $4.00 from Biblio.com and the order was cancelled. The author of the book had just passed away so I thought maybe someone else ordered it at the same time, so I ordered the same book from Ergodebook for $9.48 plus $3.99 shipping. I received an email that the book was shipped and the money was charged to my Visa No book arrived. I waited until the required 9-14 business days and called and was emailed that the book may not have been delivered due to postal error. In short, I was pretty much left with no choice but to get my money refunded after several requests to have the book sent to me after I noticed that Ergodebook now had the book I had ordered on the Biblio site at the cost of $46.78. This tells me that when a book suddenly becomes in high demand, Biblio and Ergodebooks disregards a customer who has in good faith ordered and paid for the book for the sake of receiving a better price. I can understand raising the price of a product in high demand but not at the sake of someone who has already ordered the book. Now I am left without the book and cannot pay the high prices being asked by booksellers. I think Biblio acted unethically and unfairly and I will not use them anymore. I warn other buyers to beware of having an order pulled out from under them should one of the sellers suddenly finds they are getting several orders for the item they (buyer) HAVE ORDERED AND PAID FOR.

Date of experience: June 10, 2019
North Carolina
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I was afraid of ordering from a site I did not really know, but now they will be my go-to! Thank you Biblio for a great experience!

Date of experience: March 14, 2023
Ashleigh R. Biblio Rep
over a year old

Hi Kristine! Thanks so much for the review, and I'm so happy to hear that you had a great experience!

Michigan
2 reviews
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In my first experience with Biblio.com, I purchased two books from different sellers. One book arrived within the specified time frame and in excellent condition. The other, however, has still not been delivered a month after the order was placed.

When the book did not arrive as promised, I communicated with the vendor and requested a tracking number. I was given a number that is invalid and cannot be tracked and was asked to wait another week. I waited a week and when it did not arrive, I contacted the vendor and requested a refund.

The vendor did not address my request for a refund and simply "requested" that I wait another week. I contacted Biblio to request their assistance with obtaining a refund, and they forwarded my message to the vendor who again simply responded with a "request" that I wait another week.

At this point, I feel I have waited a reasonable amount of time and then some. Further, since I was given a useless tracking number, I feel I have a valid reason for requesting a refund. I'm not sure how Biblio operates internally, but it seems like if a refund is dependent entirely upon the vendor's choice, customer service is lacking.

While neither Biblio nor the vendor was "rude" per se, the complete disregard of my reasonable request for a refund is not acceptable. My bottom line is that if you purchase from this company, there is a possibility that some of your experiences will not go well. In my case, it was a 50-50 chance of not getting my order.

Further, when things go wrong, you will have to continue to deal with them over extended periods of time, and the outcome is uncertain. This is sad because I liked the fact that Biblio indicated it has a socially conscious business model, which I liked.

I wanted to give a chance to a company other than some of the big book sellers, and it's sad how poor the customer service is by comparison. I would not recommend, and I will not purchase from them again.

Date of experience: January 12, 2019
Australia
1 review
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Clear labels to indicate quality, format, 1st editions plus seller ratings, location, shipping cost at a glance.

Date of experience: April 27, 2023
Ashleigh R. Biblio Rep
over a year old

Hi Natasha! Thanks so much for your comments, and we're really glad to see that you were able to quickly see shipping costs as you were browsing.

Florida
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Shipping on the order place was quoted 7-14 days. A request for a tracking number was ignored. Book finally arrived on day 30.

Date of experience: July 15, 2020
New Jersey
1 review
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Fraudelent
December 21, 2020

I ordered a book and on the day it said the order went through with my account, now the order is nowhere to be found and I have no book coming.

Date of experience: December 20, 2020
Michigan
3 reviews
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Thieves
July 11, 2018

Dont use this company. They sold me a counterfeit book which I cannot re-sell. Now they wont give me a refund. Horrible company.

Date of experience: July 11, 2018
Canada
1 review
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First, let me say that the majority of the bad taste left in my mouth is from one of their sellers, COLD BOOKS. They list themselves in NY and they may have someone there who deals with their returns, but the company is almost assuredly in New Delhi, India, which is where my "ships from NY" book arrived from. I ordered two books and never received the second. I never received a tracking number, and the original tracking for the first book was for 1 piece only, and yet they claim the second book was sent (it never was; see below).

COLD BOOKS has horrible customer service, they are listing AND SELLING books they don't have, they respond with non-intelligible emails that skirt around the issue and they try to waste your time/wear you down, at which point if you're still hanging on they will now issue partial refunds and pretend they don't know what you're talking about.

Having said that, Biblio is also not without fault in this. They were reluctant to get involved, instead forwarding my emails directly to Cold Books despite me feeling that they should be contacting their sellers directly for resolution. After 4 emails directed to Biblio customer service I finally had to say enough is enough, and I had to suggest that I would be reporting them to the Federal Trade Commission for online shopping fraud. At this point my complaint was finally escalated and a refund released (which took another 4 days to land in my account, but I did receive it).

A friend of mine ordered the same book from Cold Books and had the same runaround; they accepted her order, but then sent her the wrong book and even that was a used copy when she ordered new. They offered a partial refund only if she sent the book back and paid for shipping herself. She too, had to escalate this to Biblio and just today got her refund in full. Neither of us will order from Biblio again.

I think Biblio has some things to learn about more immediate customer service resolution, but more importantly I hope they have removed Cold Books from their sellers list. If they have not, then I would be suspicious about ordering from anyone on their site because it may well be just more of the same.

Date of experience: November 14, 2020
Massachusetts
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I was very pleased with the condition of the book. I was happy to receive it as quickly as I did, and the speed was pleasantly surprising.

Date of experience: February 19, 2023
Ashleigh R. Biblio Rep
over a year old

Hi Anca, thanks for your review, and please check us out again when you're in the market for a new read!

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I've found books I haven't been able to find anywhere else! Just great service. Well done Biblio! N

Date of experience: September 6, 2023
Ashleigh R. Biblio Rep
over a year old

Hi Nick!

Thanks so much for the review, and I'm so happy to see that you've found what you're looking for at BIBLIO!

Texas
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SCAM... SCAM
July 12, 2022

They are not a valid website. DO NOT ORDER FROM HERE. REPORTING THEM!

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Date of experience: July 11, 2022

Overview

Biblio has a rating of 3.5 stars from 95 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Biblio most frequently mention and great service. Biblio ranks 6th among Used Books sites.

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