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Books-A-Million Is My First Stop For Books

by drdevience, Jun 16 '04
We are avid readers. I prefer shopping the brick-n-mortars so I can take my time browsing and see what's new. I do actually prefer Barnes-N-Noble for browsing simply because their stores are laid out better. All the Dragonlance novels are together ...
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Plain, Simple Place to Buy Inexpensive Books

by Bryan_Carey, Nov 05 '04
Book stores are among the most- visited on- line web services with millions of customers logging on each and every day to search for some interesting reading material. The first company that comes to mind when we think about on- line book sellers is ...
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Spend $25 and get FREE shipping with Booksamillion.com

by wifeofvolsfan, Dec 21 '03
I have dealt with Booksamillion.com many times in the past and have always had a good experience with them. I had a book on my Christmas list this year. I got an email from Booksamillion.com stating that for 2 days only I would have free ...
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Books-A-Million Has Cheap Books, Magazines & More!

by jro26, Sep 19 '01
Pros: Fast response, large inventory, customer service
Cons: shipping gets pricy with large orders
Annoying!
I want to state the main downfall of BAMM.COM first. That is I do not like BAMM.COM the pop-ups that seem to jump out at you all the time while searching the site. Luckily they are mostly for book clubs or things...
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Books-A-Million ships promptly! Need books? Try Booksamillion.com Online Store

by Lisa_J, Aug 20 '06
Booksamillion.com Online Store is a good web source for book purchases. The pricing is comparable or less than similar online merchants, site is simple to shop at, orders arrive promptly and charges to your card are accurate. I recommend ...
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Thanksamillion, Booksamillion!

by mjfrombuffalo, Jul 08 '02
Being a poor, starving grad student with Scottish ancestry, I swore early on in my school experience that I would not spend a ton of hard-earned money on my textbooks. I soon found a textbook search service (see my BigWords.com review) and...
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BAMM.com - I got the books I needed very fast

by sarolabelle, Aug 01 '03
I had to do a paper in Political Science class. There was this one book that I found online. After s ...
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Booksamillion.com - Easy Christmas Shopping With Just A Few Clicks

by mrs-j, Dec 07 '04
I have two gorgeous little twin neices. For the past two years at Christmas I've bought them toys and LeapFrog games and of course the requisite savings bonds, because everybody should have some crazy aunt who always bought them savings bonds that they ...
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Limited stock, but what they DO have is good!

by marindavid, May 10 '07
Booksamillion.com is an easy to use and money saving website, especially if you are interested, as I am, in various Audio Books that I listen to while commuting. One the plus side: The site is quite easy to navigate, the categories are ...
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Why shop anywhere else?

by nickjadams, Mar 04 '02
GREAT PRICES
Booksamillion consistently provides the lowest prices of any online or brick-and-mortar bookstore. The store sells books, magazines, movies, music and more at prices frequently lower than sale prices at other locations. Plus,...
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A Store Worth Looking Into

by LionsCub, Aug 04 '01
Pros: Sometimes cheapest, Delivery on time
Cons: "Millionaire Club" makes searching for the cheapest price annoying, pop op windows are annoying.
When it comes to selecting a bookstore online, there are two key aspects I'm looking for.

1) Price - I was looking to buy a copy of the Beatles Anthology as a present for my wife. I used Bizrate.com to search for the cheapest price (more on...
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One in a Million ~ That's Books a Million.com

by pictureperfect, Oct 14 '01
Pros: Easy to navigate through their site!
Cons: None I can think of!
Last year, I was in need of some educational books to help my son prepare for his upcoming standardized testing at school. His tutor had suggested a couple of books to me, so after calling around town, I wasn't able to find what I was looking for....
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Will always consider this on-line book store as one of my top three favorites.

by rox731, May 16 '06
I have not visited a brick-and-mortar version of this store. Not sure where the nearest would be. However, I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I first shopped the on-line catalog. Very easy to browse through their pages. Search engine is one ...
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Truly stands out amongst all the online bookstores!

by jcridge, Apr 10 '02
Pros: Easy to navigate - competitive pricing, great service!
Cons: None
With all the online bookstores out there -- Books-a-Million stands out from the rest by duplicating their great in-store service for their online customers too! We have two of the stores in our area, but, let's face it, sometimes you just want to shop...
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Compared to Amazon and others, Booksamillion is the best for regular book buyers

by miguelito88, Jan 29 '05
I have used Booksamillion multiple times and have always been pleasantly surprised at their excellent prices, service and delivery (and this is compared to other online bookstores I've used). Compared to Amazon.com, I would say that Booksamillion is ...
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Great Online Bookstore with great prices!

by pcgamingtech, Sep 09 '06
I have been buying books online for about 4 years and after doing comparison shopping at Booksamillion, Amazon/Borders, Barnes & Nobles, and other discount stores like Wal-Mart, I found that Booksamillion was the lowest price most of the time (with the ...
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If they have what you're looking for

by dyanafine, Aug 22 '01
Pros: Good Prices, quick delivery
Cons: Small selection of titles
Bamm.com has gone through it's changes since it first premiered a few years ago. Specifically, their security has gotten much better, Always a good thing!

However, the number and type of titles they offer is still low. I usually search by...
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Great Prices, Mediocre Selections, Rather Poor Support

by stevenharyanto, Feb 28 '02
I am finally writing my first review here on epinions.com, because I just have to share my disappointment on BAMM.com's customer support.

First of all let me state that I come from Indonesia, so prejudging from that it is understandable that...
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A Great Bookstore-- Definitely Try Them Out.

by boris_hemmling, Feb 29 '08
I have shopped at Books-a-Million several times and am always very happy with my experience. Although it’s not as big as a Barnes and Noble or Borders, they have a very friendly, knowledgeable staff who are passionate about books and they offer a smaller ...
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An in-stock book we ordered, went mysteriously out of stock all of a sudden.

by netexpert4hire, Mar 23 '07
We were going to purchase two books from Amazon.com, but since we live in Spain the shipping would have taken 6 to 22 business days with "Expedited Shipping" so we looked for alternatives. After some looking around we found some decent reviews for ...
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They stole my money.

by jjarmulak, May 13 '03
I have ordered a few books from Booksamillion and was pretty satisfied with the way they worked.

That was until one of the books came looking really crappy. If I had bought that book for me I would have kept it, but because it was a gift for...
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Why can't their stores be this good?

by dimeadip, Jan 15 '02
I recently ordered a book from them. The book was about $15 on-line. $28 in the store. The clerk said they had more overhead in the store. $13 dollars worth of overhead for one book? Their coffee's not THAT good!

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Books A Million Definitely Is the Best Online Book Store

by nhandy007, Jul 29 '01
Pros: Low Prices, Easy to Purchase and Checkout.
Cons: None.
A few weeks ago I was surfing the web looking for the book, A Separate Peace. I had to read it for school and do a report. Naturally, I didn't want to spend much money on a book for school, so I looked and looked for the lowest price. I checked...
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VERY BAD SERVICE!

by smod, Jan 25 '08
I bought two books on Jan. 8, 2008 from this vendor with an expedited shipping so that I can get the books for my class. Now, it is Jan. 25, 2008, and after three (3) calls to their costumer service to resolve this issue, I still don't have the other ...
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Good selection, very good prices, delivered on time !

by ejoydc, Dec 08 '02
I ordered about 10 books, every one of them cheaper than on Amazon. I chose free shipping which took only about 7 days. I was a confirmed Amazon fan, but now I know booksamillion is reliable I would definitely buy from them...
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Truly stands out amongst all the online bookstores!

by jcridge, Aug 09 '01
Pros: Easy to navigate - competitive pricing, great service!
Cons: None
With all the online bookstores out there -- Books-a-Million stands out from the rest by duplicating their great in-store service for their online customers too! We have two of the stores in our area, but, let's face it, sometimes you just want to shop...
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A Million Thumbs Up

by AlisonMSmith, Nov 28 '01
Pros: Great prices, large inventory, club card good at brick-and-mortar stores, too!
Cons: Shipping can add a bundle.
In ages past, whenever I wanted a book I'd pull up bestbookbuys.com and find out the best price for each book I wanted. It was rather time consuming and cumbersome, but eventually I ended up with some real bargains.

Then last year I chanced...
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Great alternative to Amazon for books!

by kirbydog, Apr 21 '02
I have ordered several times from BAMM and am a member of their buyer's club for the extra discount. I really like that they use pricefarmer.com to show me if there is another site with a lower price for the book I'm considering. In most cases, BAMM is...
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Best Buys anywhere

by eswope, Feb 15 '02
We buy a lot of books & books a million has been a tremendous find! Their site is not quite as easy to navigate as Amazon's, and they don't have as much in the way of reviews- but it is practically impossible to beat their price! If you know what you...
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An excellent alternative to Amazon.com

by steampunk1881, Apr 29 '03
While I usually shop at the local Booksamillion store, I decided to try the online store with excellent results. While my first choice is Amazon.com, mainly because of familiarity, I would recommend that you try Booksamillion. All of the essentials,...
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Books a million

by ladyshinoda7, Feb 20 '02
Getting your books fast and cheaper than other stores online is a huge plus. They also send you a label so if you don't want a book you ordered anymore you can send it back with postage already paid. They give you another receipt when you get your books...
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Got Think and Grow Rich Free and found it has much to offer!
by muuviemaker,May 18 '06
Love this place. you can get the Famous "Think and Grow Rich" free here! Plus many other useful books. I found them in a Search Engine and have been using them ever since.

They are definitely worth looking into and to get that GREAT classic free, you sure can't beat that now can you? I was really surprised to see the site listed here but glad I did.

I say Hurry, get over there and grab up the Great offers they have!
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very poor customer service and communication
by seniors11235,May 31 '04
After waiting 5 weeks without getting my book, I wrote to customer service to find out that the book was on backorder.

After 3 more weeks, books a million decided to cancel my order, since they were unable to fulfill.
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Best Place To Buy The Best Books
by chrissynjon,Dec 29 '04
the delivery was speedy and my order, although extremely large, was all there! i will always do my online book purchasing from this site, they are awesome!!
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Very poor customer service
by caec,Oct 23 '07
My experience with Books a Million was not a good one. I initially planned on purchasing one book. They had a promotion for free shipping if you spent X dollars. I purchased two more books for this reason only, so yes, their marketing promotion worked.

The next day I get an email stating the main book that I ordered was out of stock and my order for that book was canceled. This was in spite of the fact that their site showed the book was in stock when I ordered it. I would have ordered elsewhere had I known.

This was bad enough, but then when I emailed them twice to cancel the complete order, they never gave the courtesy of a reply. Several days later, along came the two books that I had asked to have canceled.

Not the kind of customer service I would expect to receive. Seems like as long as it's a routine situation, you may get good service, but buyer beware if not.
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A very disappointing experience.Website and customer service not accurate.A unreliable source for books.
by jeel,Mar 07 '05
I made a purchase at Booksamillion.com through the internet. I had a fairly large multiple book order for a school so I called their toll free number to to be sure they indeed had enough copies of books. They assured me they did,so I was feeling confident about the order and pleased I was able to purchase at a great savings.
Five days later I received an email from Booksamillion.com saying my book order had been canceled. They said they did not have this book in stock and were unable to get the book in the future. They were sorry,and so am I for thinking this was a trusted site for bargain books.
I did call back the toll free number, but was unable to resolve why they all of a sudden had no copies of the book. I find it interesting as I see the book still listed at their website as available ,however the price had increased.
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Not worth the time and effort
by jackindabox,Apr 24 '08
First time online customer. Like the stores, so I decided to try a web purchase. Prices are comparable to other online booksellers, even found a $10 coupon. The selection is good, but web site navigation was cumbersome. Their choice of delivery service is questionable: Starts with UPS, who transfers the shipment to USPS. Took 15 days to ship my order to Virginia. For future online orders, I'll stick with BN, who usually delivers within 3 days.
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Good deals, good experience.
by ultramouse,Jun 30 '05
I don't have a whole lot to say about my experience, which in my mind is usually a good thing. Suffice to say I got a great deal from these folks and the shipping was incredibly fast. I bought a tech book and they do seem to have a very nice selection of them; very current and often at least 25% off the cover price.

I actually got free super saver FedEx, which isn't always incredibly fast but BAM got it out the door the very next morning after my order.

No problems at all, don't hesitate with these people, their deals are good.
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Cheap prices but.. what's with the 'out of stock' messages 2 days later
by wilky70,Dec 30 '04
I ordered 2 books from them 2 days later I got a notice saying that one of the books was out of stock. I guess they have no Inventory checking with their website... so buyer beware.

Choose them if you are looking for a bargain and willing to gamble on not getting the book you order, and having to go elsewhere if not.
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Booksamillion.com - Worst Shopping Experience EVER
by bothiny,Feb 21 '07
I recently ordered a personal organizer on Booksamillion.com and when I finally received the item a week later (it took a long time to process the order), the inside pages were bound upside down and backwards - which makes the organizer worthless. I contacted Booksamillion to have a replacement sent, which was going to be send via snail mail. I argued that because this was not my mistake or fault, they should over-nite the organizer, which they agreed to. Now, nearly a week later, I have still not received the organizer. When I called to ask why, they said that there was a mistake in their shipping department and it should be here soon.

I have placed orders on line for several years now and this is by far the WORST on line purchase and service I have ever encountered. I strongly advise anyone thinking of buying anything from Booksamillion.com to shop elsewhere!!!
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Dismal Shipping Time, Poor Customer Service, Club Membership Not Worth it
by woodlandtrails,Oct 20 '08
Ordered 4 books. It over 3 weeks to get 2 of them. I had to call/email Booksamillion to request status. They seemed surprised I didn't want to wait several more weeks until they received the last book to ship them together. They reluctantly shipped 2 out of 4 out. Also, I inadvertantly joined their $15.00 membership club card and since I needed to order 6 more books, I compared the price of these books with overstock.com, amazon.com and Booksamillion membership card prices. Booksamillion was higher on this new order as well as the next book order I placed. I then asked booksamillion to cancel my $15 membership and to increase the price of the 4 books I previously purchased by the nonmembership rate which wasn't much. Instead Booksamillion retaliated and completely cancelled my last 2 books orders. Then emailed me and told me to reorder them if I still wanted them. That isn't going to happen and I will never use their company again.
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customer service non-existent
by philvermeyen,Dec 08 '05
I've bought $thousands of books from Booksamillion. As long as everything is OK, this merchant is OK. But if you need customer service, you're out of luck. 3 days after placing a $185 order, my accounts page with booksamillion shows that the order has been shipped. 4 days later they send me an email saying that my address is invalid, although the address works for everybody else, and booksamillion themselves had just shipped another order to this same address. I sent several emails. I called "customer service" 3 times, asking them to assure me that the order would be sent soon and mailed priority, as I needed this order soon. Noon of the 3 "customer service" agents could even understand the situation, much less assure me that booksamillion was even doing anything with my order. So I canceled the order, as well as 2 others, canceled my membership, and ordered the exact same books from buy.com, but had to pay $44 for 2 day-shipping. IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO NEED CUSTOMER SERVICE, STAY AWAY FROM BOOKSAMILLION.
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