Testimonials

The world has discovered AbeBooks. From raves in leading publications such as Vogue, USA Today, and the Guardian, to the thousands of kudos we have received from our customers, AbeBooks is proud to be the Web site of choice for new, used, rare, out-of-print booklovers. Here is just a small sampling of the many comments we have received from both the media and our customers.

AbeBooks Kudos From The Media

“What has been your greatest discovery online?.....It's www.abebooks.com - a superb site that allows one to gain access to the lists of more than 13,000 second-hand book dealers throughout the world”
Author Alexander McCall Smith interviewed in the Daily Telegraph, UK, January 2008

“When is a website more like a world? When it’s AbeBooks.com. The seductiveness of this website can be addictive.....it seems sometimes that Abebooks is a consolation as well as a resource.  It’s a fund of friends, some old, some new, some rediscovered, some as yet unknown”
The Irish Times, August 2007

“Let’s talk about textbooks. Students can spend $700 to $1000 a year on textbooks. But here is where to go to find cheaper books. Check out AbeBooks.com”
CNN TV’s personal finance editor Gerri Willis, July 2007

 “Thanks to the wonderful antiquarian bookfinder site AbeBooks, it’s possible for secondhand bookshops to survive in towns that Waterstones would turn its nose up at, ensuring the spread of bookshops in this country is wider than it otherwise would be”
The Times (of London), April 2007

“By helping to create the network that made it possible to locate any out-of-print modern book, AbeBooks turned a cottage industry into an international industry and created millions of grateful readers”
The Guardian, UK, October 2006

“One of my favorite sites is AbeBooks. I’ve mentioned them before because they provide a great example of what small businesses can do when they pool their resources and collaborate on e-marketing strategies… In short: You get everything you’d expect from a major e-commerce site only you’re doing business with one of thousands and thousands of small businesses that otherwise wouldn’t have a prayer of competing with the Amazon’s, Borders and Barnes & Nobles of the world.”
Forbes - December 2006

“Now 10 years old, this online bookshop is a massive clearing house for second-hand sellers, as well as stocking plenty of new titles. Dedicated users rate it for its ability to come up with rare or out-of-print works - put it to the test with your obscure request.”
The Independent (UK) - December 2006

"In Praise of Abebooks… It’s an odd quirk that the frictionless, weightless digital economy has turned out to be a boon for people who want to buy and sell actual stuff. What AbeBooks and its competitors demonstrate is that fashionable principle of the ‘long tail’ – that technology can make profitable vast inventories even if the demand for [the specific book] is tiny…AbeBooks has turned a cottage business into an international industry and created millions of grateful readers.”
The Guardian (UK) - October 2006

“Amazon is all well and good, but AbeBooks is where you find the best stuff. Not so much a retailer as a marketplace, this site is a hotline to thousands of rare and second-hand bookshops all over the world. A brilliantly flexible advanced search engine means you can look for a signed first edition of the Four Quartets with the same ease you can seek out a three-dollar Jim Thompson paperback."
Daily Telegraph (UK) - September 2006

“There’s a book site more amazing than Amazon and eBetter than eBay? Indeed there is. It’s called AbeBooks, and though it’s technically incorrect to vouch that you can buy any book in the world from it, you can probably buy any book in the world from it. AbeBooks agglomerates all the booksellers that are too small, too esoteric or too not bothered to pay for a website of their own into one search-engine style page. It highlights cheap new books as well as prized collector’s editions and battered read-’em-onces. ”
GQ Magazine (UK) - May 2006

“AbeBooks is an online clearing house for thousands of book dealers….that allows you to search for new, used, rare and out of print books at participating stores for free” 
Real Simple Magazine - April 2006

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Kudos From Our Customers

"I just have to say that AbeBooks is definitively the best website out there for obtaining books. Whether it is generic copies of modern books for an absolute steal of a price, or that rare and obscure text to complete a collection, AbeBooks has proved time and again to not only have what I am looking for, but to have it at a much better price than the competition. Not only that, your staff has politely and promptly dealt with any and all questions I have had, in a friendly and informative way. Thank you so much for all the books you have allowed me to add to my library, and keep up the good work."

"I was amazed at how quickly I received my order and the excellent condition of the book received! Thanks so much!

"I love the AbeBooks website! I find everything here from fiction for my childen, to gifts for my parents (and myself), and even outdated textbooks requested by my researcher boss. I tell everyone I know about it. Thanks!"

"I'd like to thank everyone at your company who had anything to do with a book I purchased from you. I never bought a book over the internet before and was hesitant to do so. After the experience I had with AbeBooks, I will continue to use you folks for any other purchases I will make in the future. Not only was the cost of the book great, but the service I received was excellent. You have my total recommendation and you have a customer for life. Thanks again."