Book Depository 

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am buying at your excellent shop already for eighteen or twenty years. YOU ARE GOOD! You have wide range of books, your prices are affordable, you deliver WW cost-free - Thanks for all these. Howeve... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Most importantly I found it impossible to find what had happened to my order, seven days after having paid for the book’ which was supposed to have been delivered by now. Very poor. No phone... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incredibly book store while it was still open, affordable and quick service. Miss it desperately! Ordered many of my books from this fabulous site!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ive been trying to send books to Tenerife, both now and before Christmas and the order keeps being rejected for "technical issues". Despite contacting Book Depository about this several times, I am ju... See more

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  1. Book Store
  2. Books Wholesaler
  3. Used Book Store

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Book Depository (bookdepository.com) is a leading international book retailer with a unique offer – over 20 million books and free delivery worldwide (no minimum spend). Based in the UK, it ships to 170 countries displaying books in 39 different local currencies.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling

Recieved only 1 of the 3 books I had ordered. Paid $41 for the lot.

Where's my money? Where are my books? Make it make sense.

June 19, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No complaints!

Incredibly book store while it was still open, affordable and quick service. Miss it desperately! Ordered many of my books from this fabulous site!

June 13, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

love it

love it, probably one of the best services I've ever used

March 8, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello Maria,

Thank you for writing with your kind comments and feedback which we greatly appreciate.

All the best,

BookDepository.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No complaints

No complaints. Solid service, solid books. A little bit on the expensive side, though

March 1, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello Juss,

Thank you for writing with your kind comments and feedback which we greatly appreciate.

All the best,

BookDepository.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers!!!

I made two orders recently and none of them has arrived. Customer service doesn't care. They just point to the rule: If your order hasn’t arrived by the Estimated Delivery Date, please complete our Contact Us Form. within 14 days after the latest Estimated Delivery Date shown in your Order Status. Our Customer Service team will then be able to help you.
I have contacted them in 14 days period but that was the answer. Ridicilous! Yes my another order was one day later so it was 15 days. But they dont care for both orders which were made separately.
I highly doubt this is legal. They can't write any stupidity to the rules just like that. Unacceptable! This is fraud! The order has to be delivered! If not, you can not say we don't care in any reason!!!

May 26, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello Samuel,

Please accept my apologies for this situation.

Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve the service we provide.

All the best,
BookDepository.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

You might loose your money...

Been with Book Depository for years.

During covid times the orders were almost always late, and it seemed to be the same with my last order and after calling the post office multiple times and getting an answer that they have not received it I contacted Book Depository customer service and the answer was:

" For non receipt of orders, you are required to contact us within 14 days after the last Estimated Delivery Date shown in your Order Status or within 14 days of the time frame provided on our "When will my order arrive?" help page. As it has been over 14 days of when we would expect your order to be delivered we are unable to take further action or provide a refund..."

So basically if they ship late, don't ship at all and you are not complaining at the right time that's it and you have lost your money...

This is horrible customer service! Submitting a complaint with the consumer protection bureau.

May 5, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello Andrus,

Please accept my apologies for this situation.

Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve the service we provide.

All the best,
BookDepository.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ordered book 2 months ago never arrived

i ordered a book about 2 months ago and it never arrived i emailed them about this and they said quote on quote they forgot i ordered the book.

May 10, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello,

Please accept my apologies for this situation.

Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve the service we provide.

All the best,
BookDepository.com

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Oh boy...

Only received half of my order. As a first timer here I was supposed to know that "For non receipt of orders, you are required to contact us within 14 days after the last Estimated Delivery Date shown in your Order Status or within 14 days of the time frame provided on our "When will my order arrive?" help page"

Suspecting something's amiss I contacted them after 3 weeks, not 2, and they are unable to take further action or provide a refund. Cool, I guess, I got 2 books out of 5. Thank god I won't be able to order from this site anymore cause it's getting shut down. Horrible first and last experience. I'm out.

May 3, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello

Please accept my apologies for this situation.

Thank you for writing with your comments and feedback, which we greatly appreciate.

All the best,
BookDepository.com

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I stumbled upon this book store and…

I stumbled upon this book store and found exactly what I was looking for! The book had a nice packaging and I couldn't be happier with my purchase.

April 19, 2023
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Hello

Thank you for writing with your kind comments and feedback which we greatly appreciate.

All the best,

BookDepository.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely Perfect

When Book Depository announced they were closing down, I had to make a few final purchases. I ordered 8 books and they all arrived yesterday. I think it too less than a week for them all to arrive, all in beautiful condition and I am thrilled to bits. Thank you Book Depository.

April 29, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello Robynn,

Thank you for your kind comments and feedback.

We greatly appreciate the time you have taken to reach out to us.

We look forward to seeing you again soon.

All the best,
BookDepository.com

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I’ve ordered many books from Book…

I’ve ordered many books from Book Depository. I’ve only recently experienced poor deliveries. I’ve had several packages go missing (tracking never updates) and I just received an order today (4/20/23) that was horribly packed. One side of the box was opened! There was only a single piece of shipping tape that prevented the book from falling out of the box. The book appears to be in ok shape with a minor ding on the edge. I’m not surprised if this is how my other orders have gotten lost in the mail. I’m hoping the remaining of my orders are packed better!

April 20, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello

Please accept my apologies for this situation.

Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve the service we provide.

All the best,
BookDepository.com

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I only gave it two stars since I have…

I only gave it two stars since I have only recieved half of my order (I ordered the book for my students).
The first half of my order arrived fast and

February 20, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello

Please accept my apologies for this situation.

Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve the service we provide.

All the best,
BookDepository.com

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

DISSAPOINTED

I was always very satisfied with my orders and i ordered alot from BD, but with the last order i only got 1 book but orderd 2. I was paitently wanting for book 2 to be processed for 1 month. When i wrote an email asking about it they said they don't know when they will get it back in stock and since they are closing i asked for a refund. They said that the refund will be in my account in 1-3 days but i still haven't recieved it. I'm really dissapointed!

April 17, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello Ajda,

Please accept my apologies for this situation.

Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve the service we provide.

One of our team members is investigating this and has been in touch.

All the best,
BookDepository.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

OG of free worldwide delivery!

Extremely sad to see they're closing. I bought a book from them only once, back in 2020. But it was a fantastic experience. They were one of the true pioneers in "Worldwide Free Delivery". At the time, to my surprise, the book was priced even cheaper than Amazon India! And I got it delivered to India within 2 weeks! If you'd like to watch the unboxing video, search on YouTube with watch ID "jY9ELRwV27o". It didn't catch any customs duty. r/BookDepository has a pinned post with a list of Book Depository alternatives. None of them come close to BD. Thank you BD, you'll always be remembered by book lovers.

April 16, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello

Thank you for writing with your kind comments and feedback which we greatly appreciate.

We look forward to seeing you again soon.

All the best,

BookDepository.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fairly-priced books in excellent condition

My books came in good condition and within the delivery time advised. I am so happy with my new stack and can’t wait to start reading!

Thank you for providing bookworms with affordable options!

March 30, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello,

Thank you for writing with your kind comments and feedback which we greatly appreciate.

We look forward to seeing you again soon.

All the best,

BookDepository.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not good at all

Not good at all, my order was delayed for so long and i received only one of the books! Moving on, with my refund, wasnt even made!
Very unsatisfied, don´t waste your time!

December 30, 2022
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello Jorkida,

Please accept my apologies for this situation.

Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve the service we provide.

One of our team members is investigating this and has been in touch.

All the best,
BookDepository.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't Order via Amazon Marketplace

Ordered a book via Amazon Marketplace but cancelled the following day. So far it has taken ten days of messages to The Book Depository and Amazon to get nowhere. Amazon says The Book Depository has to cancel the order and refund me. The Book Depository say they have (when they haven't) and Amazon is to blame. I am stuck in the middle with no book and no money.

April 5, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello,

Please accept my apologies for this situation.

Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve the service we provide.

All the best,
BookDepository.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Beginnig of an end...

This company sent amazing books with free delivery to Slovenia and everywhere else in the world.

The fact that its closing now is horrible!!

The books in the future will obviously be accessible just for the priviliged ones! This is slow beginnig of an end for human race.

Also, the new copy of Pan Books - Gone with the Wind, that I ordered, has totally unnecessary Publisher's Note and Introduction which I took as insulting and condencending to readers of Gone with the Wind! If the text had not been original, I would return it.

The World is spinning in weird directons and it makes me really sad.

April 5, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello

Thank you for writing with your kind comments and feedback which we greatly appreciate.

We look forward to seeing you again soon.

All the best,

BookDepository.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered the book Spiritual Astrology…

I ordered the book Spiritual Astrology to be sent to me in Japan and it never arrived. It has been over two months since I ordered it.

April 5, 2023
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Reply from Book Depository

Hello,

Please accept my apologies for this situation.

Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve the service we provide.

One of our team members is investigating this and has been in touch.

All the best,
BookDepository.com

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