Alibris is an American online marketplace for non-digital books and media in virtually any condition and format.
Shoppers come on Alibris to buy new, used, out-of-print, and rare books, as well as CDs with music, movies on DVDs, and so much more from over 6,000 independent retailers worldwide.
Since joining the online business in 1998, Alibris has grown a gigantic catalog with more than 250 million items, ranging from common hardcover, paperback and audio books to collectible VHS tapes, cassettes, and even vinyl records.
Alibris primarily focuses on the US and Canada markets, but it also ships internationally and has a dedicated site alibris.co.uk for shoppers in the UK.
Living up to its title as a veteran in online bookselling, Alibris is more popular among tech-savvy mature adults over 45, who make up around 54% of all visitors.
Alibris also has strong paid search campaigns that attract over 17% of desktop traffic, giving sellers a great opportunity to effectively promote their products.
Every month, over a million enthusiasts interested in books, music, and movies hunt for their favorite cozy titles on Alibris, ready to turn from casual browsers into your happy customers.
Small sellers can list up to 1,000 items on Alibris for a low annual fee with the Basic plan. For larger retailers, Alibris offers the Gold plan with pay-as-you-go pricing based on inventory level.
Beyond Alibris’ own websites, you can also opt in to listing your products on its Partner Network, which includes eBay, Half Price Books, Books-A-Million and many other shopping channels.
Alibris Gold sellers earn 7% cash back on all completed marketplace orders that start from their Alibris store, even if shoppers end up buying from other retailers on the platform.
To join the Alibris family as a merchant, simply head over to the Alibris Seller Portal and click "Get Started".
All you need to begin selling on Alibris is to pick a pricing plan and fill out a brief registration form. The latter includes specifying your email, contacts, and a debit or credit card you’ll pay the commissions and membership fees with.
Once your Alibris seller account is up, you can immediately move on to uploading your products. Alibris retailers can add items for sale individually with the "Add Items" tool or in bulk with a product feed.
We recommend listing your goods on Alibris using product feeds, even if you have a small or mixed catalog, because this approach is faster, more reliable, and opens the way for lightning-fast updates.
Mulwi can help you create an ideal product feed for Alibris, regardless of whether you sell books, movies, music, or any combination of those. Just send us a request with your requirements, and we’ll set up a feed for your store at no extra cost.
Currently, Alibris supports only manual submission of product feeds, so you will need to send a new feed yourself every time your inventory changes.
You can have the tedious manual updates done in less than 5 minutes with Mulwi. Our app automatically generates product feeds with your latest catalog info, and all you’re left to do is just download the fresh feed from Mulwi to your PC and submit this file to your Alibris account.
Need a hand getting started? Mulwi’s support team is always ready to help with any questions about product feeds. Don’t hesitate to reach us, and we’ll quickly build you a perfect Alibris product feed free of charge.
