Alibris

Over and over I'll refer any interested Bibliophile to ALIBRIS. The availability is unmatched IMHO, and customer service borderlines on compulsive-good compulsive! One trick I've learned in ordering several books at a time (I almost always do, especially if a series) is open individual book interests from home site into new tabs and then scan back and forth to find the seller that carries the most of them thus saving on shipping. Birds, stone: assembly req'd

Excellent but placing items into wish cart after on the check out cart is confusing. Just deleted them instead. The other confusion is as you place items into cart, it is notated how much more you need until free shipping is applied. It never seems that you reach that limit.
The other issue is when I tried to utilize my $5 coupon for signing up, it the page was not accessible.
You are still my favorite store!

Sellers always ship quickly. Only complaint I ever have is when specifically choose good condition hardcover books and they are just shipped in plastic bags so corners all banged up, so I don't bother with choosing more expensive very good/excellent condition books anymore. As they cost more money, sellers sabotaging themselves. If shipped media mail, could put in boxes for less shipping costs, who cares if takes a little longer. Should be an option to preserve the condition of books in good shape. Other than that, always good experience with Alibris sellers.

Alibris is an exceptional shopping experience! Nearly every arcane and overlooked scholarly book I go in search of is found in this grandly "curated" treasure-chest. Alas, Strand bookstore here in NYC is a pale shadow of itself---they've given up a few miles of book shelves to make room for tables that "display" books, most of which are new and easily available everywhere. As Strand goes, so does NYC. Thank the heavens we have Alibris. Keep up the great work! -- R.I.C. Fisher

1. Made me give credit card info 3 or more times, without explanation, which signifies there is none. 2. Got email yesterday saying $20 bonus, but there was no bonus for my purchase, so misleading. 3. Jumps between screens with no explanation. 4. When shipping address first appears, it can't be editied, and no message as to how to do that later. So it was confusing.

Good. Having shipping address auto-populate in available mailing addresses would be good. Also changing state field on the address form to a drop down menu of states instead of requiring two letter abbreviations, but not listing that requirement, would be good. I had to go back and change it because it didn't tell me that I needed to use the abbreviation originally. Nothing major, though.

Very easy to navigate the web site when browsing and choosing products to purchase, and when purchasing them them selves.

I love this place! I am an avid collector of biographies and autobiographies and I can nine times out of 10 find what I'm looking for here and it's such reasonable prices. I've yet to be disappointed and I've been using you for years! I recommend you all the time to people that are looking for hard to find books or just looking to find books at fair prices. Keep up the great work you are a truly a benefit in today's world of price gouging.

I've found some great books through Alibris over the years - glad to see Amazon hasn't obliterated this store.
If I had anything I'd say was disappointing, its the fact your PayPal portal will only accept transactions in US dollars.
I've done innumerable transactions using PayPal, and cannot recall the last time I wasn't able to transact in Canadian dollars.
Please update this.
Thanks again for still being there...
J.

I'd gone to Goodreads, as is my usual practice, and linked to you for the book "The Economics of Discrimination," by Gary S. Becker. I was asked to sign in but wasn't returned to the book page and the message said there were no available copies.

However, when I went back to Goodreads and linked in again there was the page I'd first seen with the list of this book. I hope that it is actually available and will arrive! :O

Y'all are always my first go-to for used books. Your web site is easily navigated and your selection is pretty comprehensive. I do wish there were a way to search within each store's inventory when searching for multiple books as that would possibly allow for combined shipping. Overall, outstanding selection and service. Thank you!

It took me an inordinate amount of time to place this simple order for one book that I could have done much more quickly with Amazon for essentially the same price. Initially, the system would not accept my "I am not a robot" answers, then it would not accept my new address, among other issues. I preferred to support your store rather than Amazon, but now think my choice was not worth the extra effort and time.

I love shopping at Alibris Books--supporting local and independent book sellers means a lot to me. When possible, I try to get second-hand reads into my hands, first. It feels better than new. It is one little way to accomplish keeping informed and minimize cutting more trees for paper. Alibris is my first go to--on line.

I love the Alibris marketplace. They almost always have what I'm looking for and their sellers have the best prices. Second-hand book conditions are very difficult to calculate, but then one's expectations should never be too high. I'm just pleased to get the publications I seek at a very low cost.

Very impressed w/ orderly arrangement of products for sale, e.g., music, books, movie, etc. Makes sense! Also, the choice of sellers is easy to understand & navigate--I contacted one book seller Solr by email to find out if the used book they were selling was highly dusty (allergies) & they emailed back w/ details & evident concern. Alibris is now my "go-to" source for great prices, selection & quality of sale. Thanks for doing a great job!

Today I received my order number ******* from June 23,2023 through bookseller Anne Foster Books. I am very pleased with the condition of the book and the speed in which I received it.
When I placed the order I was a little skeptical because of the lower 85 - 94% satisfaction rating, but I am very glad I ordered it. I hope my satisfaction with this purchase helps bring up their overall satisfaction rating

Alibris has been great. I really enjoy the idea of supporting small Bookshops over amazon. I'll always support my local family owned bookshop first but they don't have everything. And with alibris I always find what I'm looking for and get to continue to support small bookshops. Shopping on alibris is quick and easy. All the info about sellers and book conditions is clearly posted as well as shipping times and costs.

Shopping for books through alibris is a pleasure! I have found so many books on this site that were not available in my local library. Sellers provide excellent detailed descriptions of their used copies, so prospective buyers know the exact condition of a book before making a purchase. Alibris is the best online marketplace for new and used books.

I love shopping at Alibris because of the huge inventory and for a given book there are often many, many choices of condition and price. The website design is intuitive and makes it easy to find the needed information.

Finally, the simple fact Alibris asks me whether I would like a follow-up email to see if I'm satisfied with the order sets it apart from every other bookseller I know.

Grateful for the reprint of this hard to find memoir of my ancestor, Rebecca Crispin Hubbs, published 1853. I originally ordered 2 copies to check quality, was very pleased. Larger book, larger print, clear, easier to read than the original book. Ordered 4 additional books for family gifts and plan on ordering more to auction off during family reunions.

I repeatedly (8-10 attempts) tried to place this order, and your website would not let me move beyond the log-on page. I only got it through when you emailed me that I had left something in my cart. Your website decided at that time to put it through. Very frustrating and time consuming. I attempted to reach customer service for help and was unsuccessful. You got 2 stars instead of 1 because you have done better on previous orders.

It's true -- I LOVE "online window shopping" at ALIBRIS! Incredibly efficient filtering options allow for ALL of my needs... NEW BOOKs (gift).USED BOOKs (for me). Etc. And seeing the booksellers' ratings does help steer my final purchase. I'll be back!

Generally excellent. Two books ordered last November/December did not arrive at the designated parcel pick-up location, although your records showed that they did. A mystery. But I forgive that, for service has overall been very good indeed.