Not only was this company no problem, but the audio book I ordered was by far the best price out there. Would deal with them again. I am surprised at the number of people with negative reviews here. Again, I 'suffered' only good things from them.

Surprisingly good experience, especially with all the negative reviews I read about this dealer.  
 
I ordered a book for school that was close to $30 cheaper than anywhere else I could find it so I thought I might as well take the risk and see if maybe all the reviews I read were just unlucky.  
 
Ordered on the 3rd they said processing would take 5 days, got an email saying it was shipped on the 8th. Shipping took a little long as it was shipped via standard shipping but still landed within the 14 day expected shipping time given by the dealer.  
 
Pros: Very cheap books!  
 
Cons: Slow shipping and no tracking number for orders.  
 
Over all a good experience.

So I am writing this review because I had a surprisingly good experience with a1books. I was looking for a good digital camera and came to their website through a coupon site. i had never heard of them so i was highly skeptical to spend so much money. i googled them and came to this site - which made me rrrrreeeeealllly think about it...but then i happened to speak to mention it to a friend who had bought a webcam from them before and had a great deal - so i decided to give it a shot - because these reviews were mostly about books and i thought maybe electronics is handled by a different division.  
 
Either i was really lucky or i was really right - the camera - a nikon coolpix p80 - was a good $20 cheaper than any place else - got to me in 3 days of my order in fantastic condition. Needless to say, I am happy!

I ordered a rather popular, but discontinued book through Alibris. This item was held and sold by A1books.  
 
I received the item in a timely manner and in excellent description.  
 
The problems I've read on reviews, do not surprise me, I've ordered from Alibris before - and various sellers sometimes don't ship what they claim they do. But I've never had that happen with A1books, when shipping from Alibris.

DBA/ A1TEXTBOOKS.COM for our transaction. Best price we could find and their shipping was very quick. No problems at all. Will shop thre again.

This review was modified by its author, talltrees, on 5/10/05 2:07 PM.

I ordered 2 books and realized very soon after that I had put in an incorrect mailing address. Somehow I was able to contact them and they corrected the problem. Thanks A1books.com. Their prices are unbeatable. The only problem I have now is that my credit card won't go through (the same one i used to make a purchase earlier this year) and I have NO success logging in and finding any customer service link or email address.

The store is on the east coast, I'm on the west coast and I recieved the book in 5 days, which is pretty good. The price was great: 50% less than competitors. Book was in mint condition. I have no complaints. Excellent!

I am a new customer and was very pleasantly surprised at the good service and value from a1techbooks. Will order from you again, keep up the good work and good prices.  
 
Diane Carnekie

Had the best price on a book I was looking for, plus they had it in the less-common hardback format. I decided to give A1 a try. Ordered late Thursday night, book shipped Saturday, and I got the book on Friday. One week from order to receipt isn't bad. All the other online retailers I buy from provide a package tracking number, but A1 did not (or does not) provide a tracking number. That's my only criticism. Would buy from again if the price is right.

Ordered my book which was cheaper here than most places. Shipped in a reasonable amount of time. Will use again in the future.

I purchased from A1Books.com because I need a book (of course). It has the lowest price of all the merchants. I received the book two weeks later. The transaction went smoothly, and I will order from them again if it has the lowest price.

I purchased a eyewitness travel guide for Paris from A1books market place seller "A1techseller". I assume it's affiliated with a1books.com. They usually have books that are cheaper than on amazon but I've never bought books from them before. The new book was in good condition and the item arrived in a week.  
 
It's hard to reach the seller for help and ask about the ship date. a1books.com has a seperate "help system" with a seperate account they setup for you after you make a purchase. You can only get your answers when you login in the help system. Which is troublesome and confusing.  
 
You cannot track you shipment or know when it is shipped either. I had worries that I might not get it. But all turned out well.

Placed an order with a1books.com through amazon.com. Amazon sent me a confirmation and said no email would be sent from the a1books and thy also stated the item should arrive in 2-4weeks.  
 
An email confirmation was sent from a1books.com the next day confirming my order. Two days later another email arrived saying my order was shipped the previous day. The tracking number received never seemed to work, when trying to check the delivary status. From a week after placing the order the item arrived. For being used it was in very good condition.  
 
Would consider this store to be about average. According to amazon's ratings this store has been doing very well lately regarding orders. Would buy from again.

Most recent order through amazon Jun 19th shipped? 20th USPS(...arg), no tracking.  
Received intact.  
 
Past orders direct with a1books for novels, and textbooks also completed favorably. I don't remember if USPS was used--it would be nice if they used Fedex.

I went to allbookstores.com to search for a book and came up with a1books.com as the lowest price. I was skeptical at first because I've never heard of the company and resellerratings.com didn't have it listed as one of the store (this new listing of a1books.com is requested by me). I took the chance and bought it on Dec 17, 2003. Within two minutes, I've received a confirmation email about my order so in a way it was some sort of good news. By the end of the month, still no book yet so I went to their website and logged into my account. There wasn't a way to find out if my item had been shipped nor there was a tracking number. So I waited and it arrived on Jan 6, 2004. The confirmation letter that they had sent me did indicated that it takes between 10 to 14 business days for merchandise to arrive. Well, if I don't count weekends and holidays as business days, then my book arrived in 12 days, within 10 to 14 days that they had promised (but doesn't U.S. postal service work on Saturdays?)However, it was sent in a bubble mailer via media mail using mechanical bar codes. There wasn't a sent day stamped so there's no way of telling when it was sent. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt by hoping it was the holiday season and that they shipped it from New Jersey to my home in Texas. My advice to you is if you need your book right away then try to buy it locally. If you can wait at least a week then a1books can save you some money.