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Reviews & Experiences

Reviews cluster around two very different experiences. Many describe order and fulfillment breakdowns—items never shipped, missing digital codes, and refunds that were denied. Others praise the site’s ease of use and say deliveries arrived quickly and correctly. Overall, the feedback splits between smooth purchases and service problems that never get resolved.

Overview & Key Metrics

Review count
37
Sources
trustpilot.com, resellerratings.com, Collected.reviews
Last updated
March 2026

What reviewers often mention

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Service quality

Many reviewers describe orders that never shipped, purchases that were cancelled, and refunds that were promised but never paid. Several mention disputed rental returns and lab kits that never arrived. These shipping and refund problems drive most of the negative feedback.

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Value for money

Some reviewers point to higher prices or markups versus other sellers. Others cite competitive pricing and quick shipping as reasons they come back. A subset also mentions resale or buyback options.

User experience

Many customers say the website is straightforward and ordering is easy. Another group reports digital access issues, including missing e-book codes or SSO failures. Praise for navigation shows up often; e-book access complaints appear less often but hit harder.

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Product quality

Most product complaints focus on wrong, missing, or unshipped items rather than damage. A smaller group says books arrived in good condition or exactly as ordered. Size issues or the wrong item being delivered come up in a minority of reviews.

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Communication

Many reviews describe weak communication, such as no tracking updates and customer service replies that are unhelpful or inconsistent. Some mention clear shipping notices and responsive support, but less often. Many people report reaching out repeatedly with little resolution.

Overall experience

Reviews split between repeat buyers who report dependable, fast service and customers who describe orders and refunds that never get resolved. High ratings focus on speed and ease, while low ratings focus on fulfillment breakdowns and customer service problems. This contrast shows up repeatedly.

All Reviews

For each review, the core experience based on original source reviews.

All Reviews

Sources: Trustpilot (21) · resellerratings.com (15) · Collected.reviews (1) · Quotes shortened · As of: March 2026

Vaso Platis service

Rental returns disputed; company claimed missing book and charged extra.

“They will give you the same return label for your books and then claim you never sent one of the books”

Dec 23, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Stacy Dennison service

Ordered an e-book, missed refund window, initially denied refund then later refunded.

“Edit: they decided to give me an exception and gave me the refund.”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Sr communication

Physical book orders had poor communication, no tracking, and unhelpful support.

“poor communication, no tracking, and fighting with client services”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Yung usability

Bought ebook but could not access it despite SSO and support couldn't resolve.

“shows a ebook but unable to access”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Andrew King service

Physical book never shipped and customer service refused refund despite attempts.

“it never left the company's warehouse”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
C Williams service

Ordered digital code but never received it, causing repurchase and stop payment.

“they never sent it, only a receipt for purchase”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Michael Schrayer service

Cancelled order but company wouldn't refund and failed to follow up.

“Terrible customer service!”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Sue service

Order stuck in Ohio and no response despite multiple contacts.

“it has been sitting in Ohio since 8/15.”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Anthony Neeser service

Received wrong items and experienced extremely slow, unhelpful customer service.

“The customer service for this company is literally the worst I have ever experienced”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Jack Heris value

They add an extra $40 markup over another seller for same book.

“They add a crazy $40 markup over alibris.com for the same book from the same seller.”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Faith Hicks service

Purchased $400 lab kit but never received it or a refund.

“never received the kit and never received the refund.”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Cross Massaro service

Company gives inconsistent answers, fails to fulfill orders and release vouchers.

“does not fulfill orders, will not release vouchers”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Real Facts service

Paid for ebook but never received access code and plan to dispute charge.

“the money had been taken from my charge”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Brandee Meyer experience

Kearney bookstore reliably provides required textbooks and communicated about backorders.

“UNK at Kearney bookstore has been amazing.”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Elise G. value

Orders generally good but often cheaper and faster on Amazon; occasional delivery delays.

“I can find my books much cheaper on Amazon and with faster shipping”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Ellie Lim value

Books easy to buy, somewhat expensive, resell option appreciated.

“The books were easy to purchase”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Andrew Chen value

Reliable service but more expensive than other sellers.

“it is more expensive than most of the other places.”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Brea Saeger experience

Typically has needed books, sometimes late, otherwise responsive and reasonably priced.

“They always have the books that I need.”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Isaac Gutierrez usability

Reviewer said the website was awesome.

“It was just an awesome site.”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
AB usability

Ordering books was easy and access straightforward.

“super easy to use and access!”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
GABRIELLE WHITE usability

Purchased textbooks easily but experienced confusing access issue with previously bought online book.

“The site said I still owned the book but I just wasn't able to read it”

Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
andrewniethe service

Received shirts too small and company refused exchange, offering resale instead.

“They refuse to exchange them and told me I could resell them on their marketplace.”

Feb 21, 2024 · resellerratings.com
pissedintexas service

Company gives different answers, fails to fulfill orders, and won't release vouchers.

“Words cannot express how incompetent a company this is.”

Feb 15, 2024 · resellerratings.com
diane-4237 service

Books were never shipped and promised refunds never materialized despite repeated calls.

“the books were never sent to USPS”

Jan 10, 2023 · resellerratings.com
krystinajones service

Returned book but company refused to return it or compensate appropriately.

“They refuse to send it back and refuse to compensate me appropriately for it.”

Jan 11, 2022 · resellerratings.com
Samantha C. 4/5

I ordered a textbook off the website and it came in perfect condition. The layout of the website made it simple for me to navigate. I really love how easy it is to connect to my school schedule to easily show the books required for my classes. I enjoy that they give multiple ways to buy/rent your books. Fast delivery and multiple buying options. Great customer service.I contacted them to make an inquiry and I was given a range of options to help. The team were friendly and officiant to deal with and I would purchase from them again. 5 stars all the way!!

Nov 17, 2021 · Collected.reviews
dant-55689 service

Received wrong product and received no customer service response for nearly two weeks.

“Customer Service is non-existent and I havent received a response in almost 2 weeks.”

Aug 16, 2021 · resellerratings.com
katietrolle service

Multiple order cancellations and books failing to arrive in time for class.

“Ordered multiple books and two of them have already been canceled.”

May 08, 2021 · resellerratings.com
Ranyaalshari experience

Fast, helpful site with needed course materials readily available.

“Super fast and everything I need is there”

Oct 03, 2020 · resellerratings.com
AngelaLi-19891 service

Ordered textbook and was charged but never received it nor response to refund request.

“They just took my $70 without giving my the textbook.”

Sep 14, 2020 · resellerratings.com
meganm1996 service

Fast and excellent service; reviewer will order again.

“fast, excellent service! will order again”

Jul 22, 2020 · resellerratings.com
analiguerrero experience

Repeated orders with no problems; reviewer finds site excellent.

“I've ordered books from here allot of times and I've never had any problems.”

Jul 08, 2020 · resellerratings.com
christinasmith-52317 value

Offers great prices and fast shipping.

“Great prices and fast shipping!”

Jul 03, 2020 · resellerratings.com
DeborahHuh service

Mostly good but one missing item was later sent for free.

“they didn't send me the book that I wanted, but eventually, they sent it to me for free.”

Jul 03, 2020 · resellerratings.com
ktejada.student experience

Orders arrived correctly and on time.

“Everything came good and on time !!”

Jul 03, 2020 · resellerratings.com
ashley373 service

Reviewer loved the shipping process and found service amazing.

“I loved the shipping process and the service was amazing”

Jul 03, 2020 · resellerratings.com
loganroscoe usability

Site simplifies finding exact required books and provides purchase options.

“Not only does it make it so simple to know exactly which book I am suppose to get for class”

Jul 03, 2020 · resellerratings.com

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Sources and methodology

This page combines submitted experiences with public reviews from platforms such as Google, Trustpilot, etc. Recurring points are summarized without changing the content of reviews.

About TextbookX

TextbookX runs an online marketplace for college and school textbooks. It offers physical books, used copies, rentals, and digital formats when available. Shoppers can search by ISBN, title, or author to compare editions and buying options. The site takes online orders, arranges shipping for physical items, and delivers digital access when sellers supply codes.