Booktopia Reviews 1,262

TrustScore 3 out of 5

3.0

While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

Review summary

Created with AI, based on recent reviews

Evaluating 130 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers appreciate the wide selection of products available and the good value of their purchases. Some consumers received their orders quickly, often within the expected timeframe, and were pleased with the protective packaging that ensured items arrived in perfect condition. Reviewers also highlighted instances of good communication and helpful customer service when issues arose, leading to prompt adjustments and deliveries. However, some people mentioned significant dissatisfaction with delivery times, with orders taking much longer than stated or expected, sometimes even months. There were also numerous complaints about a lack of response from customer service regarding delayed or missing orders, with some reviewers reporting no communication even after multiple attempts. A few customers experienced receiving incorrect or damaged items, and some felt that the company's handling times were deliberately obscured.

What people talk about most

Product

Users describe ambiguous interactions with product, with many reviewers expressing satisfaction with their... See more

Order

Customers consistently note ambiguous experiences with order, with some praising quick delivery, good prices,... See more

Delivery service

Clients share ambiguous opinions on delivery service, with many reviewers praising fast delivery times, good... See more

Response time

Reviewers highlight negative aspects of response time, with many expressing frustration over the lack of... See more

Service

People report ambiguous experiences with service, with some customers praising great service, quick delivery,... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

They don't have the range that they used to and often things have to be ordered in so there quite a delay - if you factor this into your purchase plan you will be OK. My main issue is ebooks, I ordere... See more

Company replied

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Bought a couple of Mangas, website states delivery in 3-5 business days. It is now almost 10 business days and only after posting a 1 star review, I received a reply. I have updated the rating to r... See more

Company replied

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Booktopia was the only supplier who had a book I was. Basing for my sister’s birthday - all the well known physical and online book retailers had no stock. The price was very competitive too. I had to... See more

Company replied

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Booktopia offers good books at good prices. 'Songs From the Kitchen Table' arranged by Jill Shelton about Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter was a wonderful buy at a ridiculously reduced price. The package... See more

Company replied


Company details

  1. Book Store
  2. Hobby Store

Written by the company

Booktopia - buy online books, DVDs and Magazine Subscriptions from Australia's leading online bookstore with over 4 million titles. Booktopia offers thousands of eBooks, daily discounted books and flat rate shipping of $6.95 per online book order.


Contact info

3.0

Average

TrustScore 3 out of 5

1K reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

Replied to 100% of negative reviews

Typically replies within 48 hours

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Booktopia are thieves

Ordered a book on Booktopia on April 6th 2024 as a pre-order paid in full. The book was released last week and I hadn't heard anything so I looked up their site and they were still up, still selling. So what's going on? Type in their AI/bot chat and find out they aren't fulfilling or giving refunds on any books from before September? You weren't going to inform anyone of this? Literally leaving people high and dry that aren't involved in your little involuntary administration drama?

23 November 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed with the service…

Very disappointed with the service offered at Booktopia… ordered book online on the 3rd November… no updates received on my order.. very unhappy to be told that the book is not in stock at time of ordering!..
You are lead to believe the book will be received within 15 working days… that’s not the case…
This book was intended as a gift and there’s no way I will receive it in time for my friends birthday gift…
Please be aware of late deliveries and taking payment for books that are not in stock!.. I won’t be using Booktopia again!

19 November 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Paid 29$ for a book

Paid 29$ for a book. The book was disappointingly small, barely the size of a hand. The paper quality was very poor, and the text was written in such a tiny font that it required magnifying glasses to read. Overall, I was very disappointed with it.

22 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgraceful

Disgraceful. My 9 year old son saved up for 6 books ‘football rules’ detailing the careers of his favorite players. As some books were on pre-order I kept waiting - months. Then came the voluntary administration declaration, no refund, no books and a handball back to PayPal to get a refund - which PayPal wanted nothing to do with. Now they’ve reopened selling the same books but will not honor any pre-existing orders. Will never order from Booktopia again.

23 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

vouchers

I had a voucher that I was unable to use due to the voluntary administration, and now they won’t honour the voucher. Bad service and I’ll buy my books else where.

22 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible wait times! Wouldn't order if need within few weeks

Terrible customer service
They take far tooooooo looooong to even dispatch your books then need wait more weeks for delivery. Ordered books over 7 weeks ago NONE have even reached the dispatched part.
I definitely won't be ordering from booktopia again. Due to needing the books,
I ordered the same books from Amazon receiving them all within 14 days (and they had to come from a different country)
Still haven't received any books I ordered, I personally wouldn't buy from here

3 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Spent thousands of dollars at…

Spent thousands of dollars at Booktopia, they took my money knowing they were going under. Now the new owners will not fulfill orders. Never again, I’d rather travel to a local bookstore and support good humans.

11 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

i paid hundreds in advance for a…

i paid hundreds in advance for a hardback series that was being released. during the interim the company closed and reopened and is now refusing to refund my order, honour my order or abide by consumer law.

8 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

New ownership has ruined BookTopia

New ownership has ruined this once amazing bookstore, The book selection is dead they don't care at all for customer service, and they have started the swap over by ripping people off. we can only hope the police shut them down or they go under soon. unfortunately, booktopia died and when it changed ownership

5 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good but...

Ordered a book unavailable elsewhere. Cost was highish, delivery was within a month. Everything seemed purfect , until.. Australia Post says another book is on its way. What the.. Dont tell me they put me on a subscription I didn't ask for.
Stay tuned for what arrives. Whatever it is it's going straight back. But my biggest fear is they will help themselves to my paypal account which seems to be a common way of stealing atm .

2 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I and many others were robbed.

I was purchasing from Booktopia for a few years, fairly regularly. Most of the time my orders were over $90 to get free shipping. My last order, fortunately for me was only $35 because they went into voluntary administration. I only know this because I tried to contact them multiple times without success and after months of waiting finally got an email inviting me to a creditors meeting. After a few more weeks another email is received telling me my book won't be arriving nor will a refund. I understand they are back up and running under new ownership. I don't care, I won't be buying from them again, as far as I'm concerned they owe me $35 or the book.

1 June 2024
Unprompted review

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they’re about genuine experiences.

Learn more about other kinds of reviews.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look