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Review: I placed an order through my College website to buy my Fall semester books. The college online bookstore is managed by this company (Akademos)My orde rinformation is as follows:Order [redacted]Placed on: 08/18/14I contacted the customer service line during teh last week of August and after a long conversation with a supervisor they offered to shipp the book 3 bussines days after. The supervisor told me that I was advised about teh delay by a message showed on teh computer during the purchasing process. After I explained to her that this is not correct and no message was there, she proceeded to tell me that I am lying because in fact she placed an order for the exact same book a week ago! I requested a refund so that I can go ahead and buy the book at a different website and get it ASAP, they informed me that in order to get a refund I will have to wait untill I send them the book back. However, what book am I suposed to send if I am requesting the refund exactly because of not having it on time? After not receiving the shipping confirmation I went ahead and tried contacting them again and "due to a high volume of calls" I was directed to an answer machine that offer return the call between 24 hours. This didnt happen.Again I tried contacting them on the phone today and after another over 18 minutes waiting time, I got offered to wait 3 bussines days for shippment. I am already into two weeks of my class without a book and this company still playing the "3 bussines day" game.Desired Settlement: I need to get my book inmediately or a refund inmediately in order to be able to buy at a different place and overnight the shippment.

Business

Response:

This item was on backorder with the publisher and at checkout before you submit your order there is a note in RED that states the item is on Backorder and can take up to an additional two weeks to receive, this however is an estimate. We do not know how long a backorder can take to be released because it is the publisher who has them held up it could be because the item needs to be reprinted or it's a bundle that needs to be assembled. The Account Manager for the student's school, [redacted] informs the school of all items on backorder with the publisher and it is the school's responsibility to inform the professors they can at that time choose a different book to adopt or wait for the item to be released. This student's school chose to wait for the item's release from the publisher, when the student called to ask to cancel the item had already been confirmed by the publisher for shipment and we are unable to cancel an order at that time therefore the student must wait to receive the book and they can then return to us for a refund. Backorders are standard practice in our industry our company is no different than any other, the student should do their due diligence and read the cart notes before they checkout so they can decide whether or not they want to wait the additional time. I've attached a screenshot of what the screen would have looked like at checkout for the student.

Thank you,

CS Manager

Consumer

Response:

Review: [redacted]

I am rejecting this response because:

There was not message during teh checkout process informing about a backorder on the book. Just as an FYI I just received a shipping notification indicating that the book is on its way to me. However It seems like a ground deliver service was used to do so ([redacted]) and it is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow even that it shipped last thursday.

Sincerely,

Business

Response:

Hello,

As you can see from the reference screenshot we always place a message when an item is put into the cart if the item is on backorder. The seven campuses of [redacted] were all notified of the books that were not readily available from the publisher and were to inform their professors. Almost every professor chose to wait for the item to become available, students should be contacting their school for assistance and not the Revdex.com.

Thank you,

CS Manager

Consumer

Response:

I am rejecting this response because:

I totally understand that you place a note when the books are in back order. I also understand that you notify the school. Again, At the time I placed my order there was no messages or notes notifying about a back order. As for you guys notifying the school, let me remind you that you are doing bussiness with me and my money, not with the school. I am the one who should of been notified and you did not. I received the book way over a month after I placed my order. With that said and based on the fact that all I wanted was to receive my book I can tell you that I dont need any more answers or responses to my emails.

Thank you,

Review: I ordered a lab manual that I needed for one of my classes this semester from www.[redacted].com. The order ID for my order is [redacted]. I knew that it was a ring bound book so something would have to be holding it together so when I received it, it was held together by 3 rubber bands and on the front cover it had a sticky note of the ISBN. I thought nothing of it and just thought it was a way to hold the book together. Until I open it and a couple weeks later I go to get an exercise that we are doing in lab and realize I am missing half of the book. I only got 400 something pages and the book is supposed to be 800. I have tried emailing the company multiple times about this matter but have gotten no responses back. I left a review on a website about my disappointing experience and someone who claimed to be from [redacted] just said to email customer service, which I've already done and have gotten no where. So now I'm at a stand still because I'm out $70 and also out of a book that I really need for class.Desired Settlement: I would either like to be refunded completely and I would ship the book back to the company (at their cost), or for them to send me a new (complete) book.

Business

Response:

Hello, Ms. [redacted] purchased a Used copy of Microbiology: Laboratory Theory and Application from us, a used copy is not guaranteed to come with supplemental materials and since it's a loose leaf version it would not come with a binder, binders are sold separately. It may have one time been shrink wrapped but because it's a used copy that would mean that another student sold the book back in this condition. Ms. [redacted] can return this copy for a merchandise refund to our warehouse following our policy on the [redacted] page. Ms. [redacted] got the copy of the book she paid for which is a used copy.http://www.[redacted].com/[redacted] Thank you,Erin C[redacted]CS Manager

Consumer

Response:

Review: [redacted]

I am rejecting this response because: It was not listed anywhere that it was only half of a book and was missing 400+ pages. I don't think I should be responsible for paying shipping back to the company and paying the restocking fee since I would have not bought the book in the first place if I had known it would only be half the book.

Sincerely,

Business

Response:

Hello, Per the publisher's site this a custom textbook which means it was put together from the publisher and the professor so it may not be a complete text and only specific chapters that the professor wanted in the book. The link below looks to be the particular book that you purchased used, this item is a Loose Leaf and possibly brief edition. We can't say for certain if it's missing any pages because we do not work with your school or your professor therefore we have no idea what your professor created with this publisher. As I stated previously you can return this book for a merchandise refund, you are still within 30 days however that is going by rapidly. [redacted]

Thank you,Erin C[redacted]CS Manager[redacted].com

Review: I purchased a [redacted]. Condition brand new on March 18, 2015 online at the site [redacted].com for a Food safety manager course at a College on April 21, 2015. I didn't notice it was missing the answer key, until I got to the class and the instructor noticed there wasn't an answer key in my book. I have to purchase a answer key from my instructor for an additional $50.00, which I shouldn't be responsible for because I purchased a brandnew book that states an answer key is enclosed in book. That's why I purchased the book new for 97.00. So, I contacted customer service and they told me to send the book back, so they can verify there isn't an answer key enclosed. I told them I take the test tomorrow so them sending me an answer key won't be any resolution. I'm still out 50 dollars because the book didn't come with was advertised. I then asked for corporate office number and they refused to give it to me. I then looked online and found a number and asked to speak with someone from corporate office, and they said they weren't available, but you could leave a message. I left a message than I received an e-mail enclosed.

Hello,

Thank you for contacting [redacted] customer service. [redacted] your textbook comes with the answer sheet it is printed inside the book, we checked all of our stock and each book has the answer sheet in there. [redacted] who spoke to you has told you that all we can do is send out a replacement and we have nothing to do with your professor charging you $60 since your professor is not affiliated with us.

At this time we've offered you a solution and that is the only solution we can offer. If you would like the book replaced you would have to send us the current book back that you have so we can confirm that it is missing the sheet, please respond to this message so a replacement can be put through for you.

In the future please do not call the corporate offices for customer service assistance, all customer service issues must go through your dedicated customer service phone number set up with your school.

This is the message they sent me. It is my right as a consumer to contact corporate office, if I don't feel I am receiving good customer service. I feel like they got their money and I didn't get what I paid for.Desired Settlement: I would like to be refunded the 50.00 dollars extra I had to come out of pocket for an item that was supposed to be included. It is only fair. They should stand by their products.

Business

Response:

Hello, We have already spoken to this [redacted] and have submitted pictures to the customer of where to find the answer key we also offered to send out a replacement of the item, unfortunately there is nothing more we can do other than to send a replacement to the customer. We also are not affiliated with his professor and cannot reimburse students for money they spend outside of our company or where cash is exchanged with a professor or other student. Every one of these books in our inventory is shrink wrapped by the publisher and we opened one to take pictures and send via email to this student so that he may see where to find his key. It's been over 30 days since he purchased the item so we cannot do anything about a refund also we cannot verify that the answer key was not there when he purchased the book because he waited so long to contact us. The offer still stands for us to ship out a replacement and we would need the copy back that he currently has to report to the publisher of the missing answer sheet, unfortunately there is nothing else we can do and we've already relayed this message to this customer. I've attached pictures that we sent to this [redacted] via email of what the answer sheet and book looks like once it's opened from it's shrink wrap. [redacted] also contacted our corporate office and I responded to him via email as well, he's now spoken to a Supervisor and a Manager and still refuses to follow our instructions. Had [redacted] informed us within two weeks of receiving the book rather than the day before his exam we would have had time to assist him.Thank you,[redacted]CS Manager

Review: I found textbookx.com through a website sent from my state university. I ordered a textbook needed for class through them but from a private seller on their website. I recieved a book quickly but it was the wrong one. I went to textbookx.com website and was instructed to contact the seller directly. I emailed the seller but recieved no response. Not only does the seller have no phone number but neither does the website. I them proceeded to read the sellers reviews. The seller has only 3.3 stars out of 5 because it seems they do this a lot. Out of the 50 reviews I read, over half of them stated they were in the same situation. They recieved the wrong book and the seller refused to refund their money. I sent an email to textbookx.com about the situation and again, recieved no response. I am extremely livid that a company can willing still work with a shady seller like this! I demand a refund and that textbookx.com address this issue!

Product_Or_Service: Textbook

Order_Number: XXXXXXX

Desired Settlement: I want a refund for the book: $25.78 plus the $4.96 in shipping. The seller knew the were sending the wrong material and arent willing to correct it.

Business

Response:

Business Response /* (1000, 5, 2013/08/27) */

Ms. [redacted] purchased the International Edition of the textbook which is listed in the Seller Comments and that is exactly what she received. She emailed her seller after the purchase and the seller responded with the exact same message that she had purchased the International Edition which is exactly what she was sent. Ms. [redacted] like many other customers either fail to read the seller comments or have buyer's remorse afterwards and want a refund either way we cannot force a seller to accept a return or refund on a book they clearly marked as an "International Edition" Here are the seller comments under the description of the book "Principles of Instrumental Analysis

Seller Condition: New/Like New

Seller Comments: New softcover International Edition. Same contents as US edition. It is legal to use International editions. We Ship to PO BOX Address also. EXPEDITED shipping option available for certian weight packets only." We received no communication from Ms. [redacted] regarding this order I've searched by her email and by her name and order number and have not one email from her. She did not give our company a chance to resolve this issue with her therefore at this point she must go through her seller to resolve the issue. If she decides to contact us via our Help tab on the site we can contact the seller for her to see if we can persuade the seller to accept the return however they are not obligated. They did not misrepresent the item.

Consumer Response /* (3000, 7, 2013/08/30) */

(The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT ACCEPT the response from the business.)

I assure you this is not buyers remorse. I am not sure where you recieved that product description from but that was not the description from the book I purchased. I did contact your company, I sent two separate emails through your help link and received no responses. Second, if that was the product description then the seller is falsely advertising. They may state that the international version is legal in the US but the book itself even states that is NOT true. I am willing to pay the shipping to send it back but I still want a refund.

Business Response /* (4000, 9, 2013/09/05) */

Please contact your seller to provide shipping instructions once they receive the item a refund will be issued.

Review: I ordered a required textbook back on 8/29/2014. Two weeks later I received an indication that the book is on backorder- As of today November 13, 2014 only part of the shipment has been received but they are insisting that it has all been shipped and received. Their own website indicates that it had not shipped yet and provides no tracking number. Furthermore the customer service representative that contacted me states the order was shipped in four separate packages with 4 different tracking numbers via [redacted]. However, he can only provide 3 tracking numbers for the order. I still have not received a completed order although it was paid for in full.Desired Settlement: I would like a refund for the product the company did not provide me with after receiving the full payment.

Business

Response:

Hello,

Ms. [redacted] has been spoken to several times by both our company and her school regarding this order, her order was shipped to her via the publisher [redacted] in separate packages shipped in 4 separate packages, [redacted], also [redacted] tracking for all components all of the tracking numbers show that the items were shipped and delivered. She has been given all of these tracking numbers in an email that was sent to her after she was emailed by me personally. We will not be issuing a refund or return on any of these items as we've already spoken to this student numerous times and she refuses to listen to any type of direction.

Ms. [redacted] was also informed upon putting this item into her cart before payment that the item was on backorder by the publisher, we also informed her school who was to inform all professors connected to this book and the professors were to inform the students. We've done our part as the bookstore for her school there is not anymore that we can do, Ms. [redacted] can file a claim with [redacted] but she has refused to follow instruction on doing that as well up until this point. We suggest she files a claim with [redacted] as these items came directly from the publisher and not from our warehouse, [redacted] is stating they were shipped and delivered it is Ms. [redacted] responsibility to file a claim if they were not indeed delivered. We will no longer be assisting her regarding this issue.

Thank you,

Consumer

Response:

Review: [redacted]

I am rejecting this response because:

Review: I ordered my book through my school, [redacted] and they use this company where we purchase books and pay with our voucher money. I ordered the book on the 13th of August, expecting to receive the book on the 18th (free shipping). The reason why I ordered my book 12 days ahead of the time is to prep before class, needless to say I'm going into my 3rd week and still no book. When I called initially on the 20th of August, I also spoke with the CS Supervisor [redacted], who I explained to several times that waiting was not an option. She advised the only thing I could do is wait until the 27th of August or order another book. August 29th no book, I spoke with a [redacted] who told me to call the postal office to find out where the book is, I did it because I was desperate. However, I realized they all are unprofessional, I spoke via email to another CS Manager named [redacted], who argued with me instead of helping me. I requested for a refund and the guy [redacted] called me told me to contact the post office, to no avail they were helpless. He advised that he will order me another book and that it would come sometime in September basically 2 more weeks. However, he never satisfied me because I requested in writing for my money back. They have already charged my account and there is no reason why the books should be backordered because the school provides them the list of books months ahead of time. This book company is suppose to be for students but its actually causing me a lot of unnecessary stress and I'm and tired of them. Despite the fact that I don't have my book the customer service was the worst and I absolutely don't want to spend my money ever again. The school should really look into a bookstore that "serves" the student body by having the books available before we order them.Also, too I have talked to several students in various classes of mine and it's not an isolated event this is effecting at least 30 students for different subjects. The customer service for this company [redacted].Desired Settlement: I would like for my money back ASAP and to receive written documentation from the company they will be returning my funds.

Business

Response:

Customer chose our FREE Economy shipping method for her order which is 3-10 business days for delivery, she placed her order on 8/13 and it was shipped out on 8/13 [redacted] the customer called in on 8/21 to complain that she had not received her package yet. We attempted to explain to her that the item is going [redacted] and can take 3-10 business days therefore the 21st was the 6th business day and she was still within the allotted time frame. Customer was demanding we send out the item again going [redacted] which is unacceptable as our company did not make any errors, the customer chose the cheapest and slowest shipping and decided to buy their books last minute, our company is not responsible for that. Once a package leaves our warehouse it is the student's responsibility to track it's progress and if they see any issues they should contact [redacted] with their tracking number so that they can intercept it or pick it up at the post office if possible. When she called in again on the 29th [redacted] spoke with her and initiated a replacement order for her since it was well past the due date of arrival, if we see that a package has not arrived on time we initiate a replacement immediately. The book is on order however it is now on backorder with the publisher and is awaiting arrival to our warehouse, we no longer had stock on the item therefore could not send it out immediately. Unfortunately these things do happen, [redacted] does lose packages and we can only do so much to rectify the situation. I have gone ahead and cancelled the replacement order and issued a full credit on the original order it should go back onto her financial aid in 2-5 days. Had the student contacted us back we would have done the refund over the phone for her rather than contacting the Revdex.com.

We had to inform the Account Manager for her school of her belligerent attitude and use of foul language when she called into our customer service department and they needed to contact the school regarding her behavior. My email to her was in response to the representatives complaints and the recorded call that we had of her talking to our representatives unfortunately those are the emails I dislike sending the most. My staff handled themselves very well considering how they were treated and now that this student has been refunded the issue should be over. We are new to working with her school and some students have not gotten the hang of online shopping for textbooks we understand the frustration but we do not condone the behavior that was displayed by this young lady. Thank you.

August 21st

Hello,

Sent the wrong book. I ordered [redacted] & they sent a book in German called [redacted] They have no phone number for contacting customer service & have been delayed over a week for a response. No apology, no response other than we will get back to you. Meanwhile my only option is to return it AT MY EXPENSE for their mistake before the return window expires. Don't bother calling the phone number above, it claims its Customer service & then when you select the cs option it says it is NOT a customer service number & sends you somewhere else. Delaying responses nor no responses are the norm. Never trust them.

Review: On 8/19/14 I bought a book, $171 from this company for a class that I was going to take. On 8/22/14, I dropped the class and I contacted, the company, through email trying to cancel the purchased. I got a response back stating that I need to wait for the book to arrive and then I could send it back for a full refund. For the past three weeks I've been in contact with this company asking about the arrival of the book and they said that the book was in back order and as soon as they have it, they will be sending it. Yesterday, 9/22/14, I got an email saying that they company is not responsible for back orders and I won't be able to be refund it. They also said that my school should have told me about this policy and there is nothing they can do.Desired Settlement: I would like to get my money back. I will send book as soon as I get it.

Business

Response:

Hello,

We state at checkout when a book is on backorder so that the student can decide whether or not they'd like to continue with their purchase. Each school year we get a booklist from the schools listing every book that has been adopted for each class and we go through each one to see what is available and what is not, we then put together a spreadsheet with "problem" books that the school must decide whether to keep or change. The school had decided to keep the books that were not currently available to get from the publisher and to wait until they were made available. Both our company and the publisher has been in contact with the school about this since July of 2014 well before the syllabuses were given out to students. After an order is confirmed by the publisher we cannot cancel it is not technically possible and in this case it is a bulk order that the publisher is now shipping out directly to the students to cut down on ship time when it becomes available. We told this particular customer numerous times that we could not cancel the order but that he is more than welcome to return the book for a refund. We are not standing in his way from getting his money back, once he receives the item he can send it right back and we'll issue a refund when it's returned. Unfortunately due to the special agreement between the school, ourselves and [redacted] Education we cannot cancel the items at this point in the order.

Thank you,

CS Manager

Consumer

Response:

Dear Revdex.com,

Review: I am a student who relies on student loans for school. Akedmos is contracted with my school [redacted] through the [redacted]. The school system does not release our student loan refund dispersments until after the midterm. We are given a book voucher which can only be used at www.Textbookx.com. The website lists various prices for books from thrid party sellers, used books under their own name and new books as well. I ordered books from them last semester that were not is the condition they claimed they would be in. I did not complain because I needed my books for class and did not have the time to return them. This semester I made a concerted effort to order my text books for spring semester early so I could get good books at the best prices. I ordered an art book from them [redacted] it was listed from a third party at $79 on 12/13/14. This order was canceled and I did not recieve notification. I discoverd while I was checking for a routing number to find where my book was in transit that it had been canceled. I orderd the book a second time from them, this time at $137. The book was not listed as a thrid party but listed as coming from [redacted] used books. I did recieve an email from them on the date I orderd the book 1/6/15 but I did not notice the cancelation because the website had already given me confirmation of my order. The confirmation number I recieved durring check out said that I would recieve the book this week. While checking to see when the book would arrive I found my order had been canceled a second time. I called customer service and spoke with [redacted] regarding why two orders had been canceled. I was told by [redacted] that when I orderd my book it was available which is why I recieved an intial order confirmation. However the book was not coming from them as advertised. It was acctually coming from a third party called [redacted]. At the time of my order the price jumped to $138 so my order was canceled. I asked to speak with a manager because I wanted the price advertised to be honored. I was denied. I was told that if I wanted to gaurentee that my text book arrived in time for my class that I would need to buy the book from them new at $207. I thought this price was too high and told her I would call back after doing some research. By putting the ISBN number into [redacted] I found the book at 5 retailers averaging price to be $151. These 5 prices were from large text book companies that would be direct competitors with [redacted] The companies were [redacted]. I called back and spoke with [redacted] a second time. I asked if they price matched for new books and was told no. I asked if they would honor their original used price and was told no. I asked if they would cover shipping since I would need to have it expedited and was told they could only gaurentee I would recieve the book if I ordered new. If I ordered new they would cover the shipping. I asked again to speak with a manager and again was denied. For the last two weeks I have been having conversations with class mates about this company and its practices. We beleive that they are misrepresenting their stock online and not providing the services they claim to offer. I told [redacted] at this point that I will be writing an OpEd for our student newspaper and contacting the student government about this. I asked for a direct quote as to why prices were so much higher than their competitors and why they would not honor the price quoted by their website since it was apparently so close in price to begin with. At this point she connected me with [redacted] in operations. I asked him if there was anything they could do to honor the price quoted by their website and expeditite my shipping since it was a problem on their end. They claimed to have the book at $137 and in stock and under their name. However that was not the case. [redacted] was changing their price. I was then told that [redacted] was out of the book at $138 and if I wanted it used from them I would need to pay $190 and though the website said it was coming from [redacted] it would acctually be coming from [redacted]. I asked if he could explain to me why the price could not be honored and he told me he was under no obligation to tell me what their profit margins were on text books. I asked if being under contract with [redacted] would require him to tell me and he said no that they had no obligation to prove that they were not over charging for books. He then told me this was my only option if I was using my [redacted] to pay for my books. If I want to pay out of pocket I could go else where. In the end I was forced to buy my text book through them as I do depend on my student loans to pay for my books. I had to buy new at $207 even though I made the effort to buy ahead of time. I also had to pay $25 for shipping. My total after taxes was $250. A hundred dollars more than my initial quote because they misrepresented their stock online.

I am in the process of filing a grievence with the school, my [redacted] and student council.Desired Settlement: I would like a gently used ISBN [redacted] for $137. I will pay the standard shipping fees for my gently used text book. [redacted] should cover any expences to have the new book I was forced to buy returned to them. I will not open the wraping to ensure the book retains its new value. However I can only hold off on using that new book for a week. Classes are in session and past the drop point. Not only will dropping the class due to not having a text book result in a negative mark on my transcripts, I will have to pay the full value of the class. After a certain point I will not be able to continue not academicaly persuing my class and will have to open the book. I will be forced to return it in like new condition. I would also like a letter writen to the student newspaper regarding pricing and [redacted] comitment to ensuring that prices are represented accuratly through their website. The current belief amongst the student body is that [redacted] is price gouging us. We only have one option for books and [redacted] seems to be very aware of that. I have witnessed a student petition circulating campus in regards to giving the contract back to [redacted]. Also today the chairpersons of all the departments held a meeting about what to do about the book store. I would like the company to awknowledge that the student body is using federal loans and grants to buy our text books and the company has a responisbility to keep prices low. Not only for the students but for the trust the nation puts into us through their federal investment in our educational loans.

Business

Response:

Hello,

[redacted] spoke with a supervisor yesterday named [redacted] and we explained to [redacted] that when he purchases from our Marketplace which are 3rd party sellers we cannot guarantee they will have stock and in this case the seller is the one who cancelled the order. [redacted] was notified that same day on 1/6 via email to [redacted] email address that the item was cancelled. We have automated emails that go out for every issue with an order from confirmation, to shipment, to cancellation or a refund. Purchasing textbooks early is what we suggest to all of our students because the less the demand for the book the less money sellers will charge and we always suggest buying used rather from us directly because the prices may be lower. We sell our New Retail items at retail price based on what our vendors charge us to purchase the item, [redacted] students must pay tax because it is the law of [redacted] based on internet purchases and we must follow the law. We are contracted with [redacted] to be their virtual college bookstore however students do not have to use us they can go to other competitors if they feel their price is cheaper we actually suggest looking around because we will not always be the cheapest. Our company has worked with the school to accept their financial aid vouchers as payment on our site which no other online retailer does, we do this because we feel the students should have every chance to purchase their textbooks without financial heartache. We explained to [redacted] that we do not price match we are a small company and what is listed as the price on our site is the price you would pay. We would not sell a New book for the same price we sell a Used book, it's comparing apples and oranges and we would lose money on every sale if we did that. Marketplace sellers make their own prices on their books as well as the Used vendors we work with, they supply us the books to sell and set the prices for what their company is selling it at. [redacted] was extremely rude and agitated and asked for company information that is not made public ie. profit margins, etc. We attempted to work with [redacted] by offering him free upgraded shipping on his purchase for the item New so that he would save money and still get the book at a faster rate than USPS Economy would provide. We always advise if students have issues with the school's decisions they should take that up with their school directly, our contract with [redacted] is to accomplish saving students money on their textbooks which we've done and continue to do. We saved students at [redacted] over $300,000 in their first month with us December of 2013 and last year alone, (2014) we saved students in general $10 million on their textbooks. As of 1/20 [redacted] made a new order for a New copy of the book, his order ID is [redacted] and we have refunded his shipping charge of $23.96, the book is going [redacted] Next Day Air at no charge to [redacted], we feel that is extremely fair for an issue that is stated in our Marketplace policies. We don't have to do this but wanted to make up for the inconvenience of not having his book in time for class. We've worked with the Revdex.com for quite some time and we enjoy the working relationship, if you need anything further I've pasted some links on our site that you could use for information. [redacted]Thank you,[redacted]Customer Service Manager

Consumer

Response:

Review: [redacted]

I am rejecting this response because: The issue is not that I want a free text book or that I want a new text book at an extreme discount. I have clearly asked for a gently used text book at the price your website quoted me. I am willing to pay for the shipping of said book as well as the tax. Your company has the ability to do this. I am not asking for a hand out. I am also not compaing about tax. You fail to see the root issue with our transaction. Your tone and the tone of [redacted] is that Im looking for something for nothing. You are not even admidting that your system confirmed at check out that I would recieve the book. Your system upon check out said I would recieve the book. A deduction was made in my student loan voucher. I did not receive a message asking me to wait for email confirmation of my order. I admidt (This is me coming to the middle where we should both be) that you did send me an email that I did not notice canceling my order. However, I had already recieved notification from your website saying my order was submitted and would be shipped by this week. Your staff memeber told me that the cost of the book jumped a dollar durring my transaction and thats why it was cancelled. Once again I am not asking for a hand out. I am asking you honor your price quote. I have spoken with staff members and the student council today. It is clear that you are going to continue your practices of misrepresenting your stock while taking no ownership of the software that monitors it. I am expierencing the same problem that you stand accused of on numerous rating sites. You are in communication with the school about the mass issues the student body is having with your system. You are clearly over charging the students and then underpaying for books when you buy them back even by the already scadelous college book selling industry standards. It has been made very clear to the student council that you are hiding behind your more than generous contract with [redacted]. If you are acctually saving students the money you claim, then why not be transparent with your pricing structure? If you wish to grow from the small company you say you are then maybe your should start by doing the right thing. Instead your angering the student body who pays the salary of the people you made the contract with.

Sincerely,

Unless we can at least meet in the middle this will be my last communication. The school has already begun the motions to either remove textbookx or create another way for us to get out text books.

Business

Response:

[redacted]We've already responded to your request and feel we've done enough as a company to assist you, we've spoke to your school about the incident and feel the issue has been closed. Thank you,[redacted] CS Manager

Review: I ordered The [redacted] on 08/20/2013. Three or four days later I got the wrong book. I emailed the "company" that was suppose to be [redacted] but if I look it up nothing comes up for them. I told them that I got the wrong book and I would send the book back. Which I did. I also said that I would like my money back. I have to yet to see that money. The total was $71.65. I am very upset.Desired Settlement: I would like my $71.65 back!

Business

Response:

Hello,

TextbookX: Fraudulent company who doesn't care about their customers.
I made an order through [redacted] on [redacted] (order # **SSN**-[redacted]) at 10:15am and, after realizing the incorrect edition was ordered, cancelled the order immediately before 11am. I also wrote [redacted] a short letter explaining and requesting the cancellation on top of the [redacted] cancellation made within minutes of the original order. Furthermore, I called and spoke with two representatives the next morning after I got an email from [redacted] stating that they close at 5pm and could not grant my cancellation request before their closing time (which is just an excuse to send the order anyway since I cancelled before 11am). The two reps I spoke to (Jackie and Briana) both told me that the shipment hadn't gone to the post office yet (which shows they aren't an honest company since they reported to [redacted] that the order had been shipped early the next morning but didn't provide a tracking #) and they would make sure it wasn't shipped out. They both also told me they would call me back to confirm yet I never received a phone call despite calling and speaking with them six (yes, 6) times over the next few days all with the same conversation.
Don't ya know that TWO WEEKS LATER the book shows up in my mailbox! I sent it back and after a fiasco with their return address not being valid through the USPS, they were finally able to return it to them.
A few days after they received it, [redacted] sent me an email stating they would refund only $107.50 of my $128.99 purchase! The policy on [redacted] stated this return was a legitimate refund for 100% of purchase. However, [redacted] is claiming that they charge a 10% "restocking" fee. Ok, so how is 10% off of $128.99 equalling to $107.50?!?! Even if you charge me the $3.99 shipping fee and charge 10% of the book price of $125, their math is still incorrect and they are ripping off the customer despite numerous emails explaining the entire situation and spelling out what it should be. Now they are refusing to communicate anymore and I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY REFUND whatsoever! THEY HAVE THE BOOK AND MY $128.99!
This company is AWFUL and it has been the most FRAUDULENT and WORSE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE EVER! Do not take a chance with this company!

Review: My [redacted] debit card was charged three unauthorized charges of $25.63, $25.63 and $38.48 by this company.

I have never done business with this company.

I don't know how they obtained my card information.

I had to travel a considerable distance and take 3 hours of my time to get to a bank branch to cancel my card and get a pending credit for these fraudulent charges.

I ask that the Revdex.com investigate this company and if necessary refer the issue to the local authorities for criminal investigation.

This company must not practice the necessary security and verification steps to handle their legitimate customers credit cards if they allow 3 fraudulent transactions to take place in apparently the same day.Desired Settlement: I need to be reimbursed for my bus fare of $2.50 and three hours of missed work at $12.64 per hour.

Business

Response:

Hello, Typically when fraud occurs on a person's credit card they should contact their credit card company or if it's a debit card they should contact their bank that the card is drawn from, we can look up the customer's name and if an order shows up with that person's info we can process a refund to the card. In this case we do not show an order for this person in our system which may mean that their card number has been stolen and used improperly if that is the case the customer should contact their issuing bank to start the fraud claim process. We are a textbook company operating since 1999 and we would not purposely process a fraudulent order, the customer is responsible for actions on their card not our company. Since we are unable to locate an order we cannot assist the customer only their credit card company could assist them. Thank you,[redacted]Customer Service Manager

Consumer

Response:

Review: [redacted]

I am rejecting this response because:I feel that the business needs investigate this further for their own and their legitimate customer's protection, as it could be an employee, or a security breach of their systemI was not accusing the bookstore of fraud, rather I was saying there has to be someone accessing their system.

Review: Today I spoke with a manager named [redacted]. I called to inquire why they didn't ship my book that I had ordered. The invoice said it was in the book but wasn't. I received one text book, and an access code when I ordered two textbooks that were supposed to be bundled as Textbook+online support. Before calling them I went on their site and typed in my ISBN # and on their site clear as day "

Binding: Bundle

Edition: 2

Publisher: [redacted]

Publish date: 01/01/2015

Sell your book

new

Add to Cart

$133.33

FREE economy shipping!

Description

[redacted] + [redacted] 12-month access included with a new book. "

Upon telling [redacted] this she said she wasn't liable for what the website said and that it had nothing to do with her company. So I purchased something I'm not able to return and didn't get what I thought I was paying for. She claims that this ISBN # is only an access code, while her website where I purchased it from clearly says otherwise. I feel like this is false advertising and just horrible customer service. [redacted] was totally unwilling to help me, and claimed I should have known better. How would I know better when your website says otherwise? All I want is the textbook I paid for.Desired Settlement: I'd like the textbook I paid for, and I'd like you to honor your websites word. It even says on my invoice it's supposed to come with a book! I was tricked into buying something that clearly wasn't right. I can provide proof of the invoice that says [redacted] vol 2 2nd edition+[redacted]. I feel taken advantage of.

Business

Response:

Hello, We've spoken to [redacted] a few times yesterday and explained to her that this ISBN [redacted] is not a physical textbook but rather a [redacted] code/access, the name of the item is [redacted] vol. 2, 2nd edition and is produced by [redacted]. This item was adopted for her class by her professor and is the item that the professor wants the students to have for his/her class. On our site we use a universal ISBN description system called [redacted] which is what sites like [redacted] and [redacted] also use for the descriptions of their items, this information is given to [redacted] by the publishers and can include information like I've shown below. Both [redacted] and myself have explained to [redacted] that this item is not a physical textbook she paid for the item that she purchased she was not charged more or less this was the exact item she purchased with the exact ISBN for that item. This is what is called a specialty item from [redacted] and is sold most likely only to specific schools as this ISBN is not listed on their main website. We offered [redacted] a $10 gift code as a way of saying thank you for her order and we were sorry that she was upset but she refused to take the offer and there is nothing else we can do for her. She is the one and only student we have dealt with from her school regarding this item and I would assume there are quite a few students in her class. I've contacted [redacted] myself via phone and spoke to a representative there directly and was told what we already knew, this item was never has never and will never be a physical textbook. We try to do our best to please every customer but unfortunately that doesn't always happen so we offer gift codes in the hopes that students will understand that we can only post what the professor asks us to and that this is the exact item the professor asked us to post for their class. If [redacted] takes issue with this item being posted for class she should really speak directly with her professor so that he/she can possibly explain why it was adopted and not a physical textbook. [redacted]Description

[redacted] + [redacted] 12-month access code ONLY

[redacted] - $10 gift code for student to use at checkout next time she orders her textbooks, code should be put into the Voucher/Coupon box on Step 3 at checkout.Thank you,Erin C[redacted]CS Manager

Consumer

Response:

Review: [redacted]

I am rejecting this response because: I have documentation hat manager [redacted] was aware that the website did say that the ISBN # came wig a new book. I have also been called names and directly spoke with the publisher who was a lot nicer than anyone at this company. They were able to give everyone in my schools language department a great deal on our bundles because of the crappy mistake made by [redacted]. Especially when they are charging the cost of a book and an access code but only giving you an access code! The publisher gave us a deal of $120 for both and is accepting our returns which can your company refused to do. We had a discussion in my French class last night the department will opt out of your company as did the rest of be class you duped! We all signed a petition to not have our bookstore associated with you! Thanks to the publisher who made good on their word we can all have books this semester. Now That's customer service! Maybe you should follow their lead and stop falsely advertising and maybe be a little nicer. I've saved your emails Erin, the ones where you basically call me a liar. You can expect many more complaints from students at city colleges. Have fun running your business into the ground!

Business

Response:

Hello, As I stated previously this specific ISBN whether physical textbook or ebook was adopted and submitted by the professor at the school to be posted online for students to purchase this was not an error on Akademos's part and we did not say nor have we ever that we would not take back the item for return, the student can at any time return the item for a merchandise refund. The professor if they made an error in what they adopted would have to consult with the bookstore coordinator at their school to have the ISBN replaced on the booklist site with what they would like the students to purchase. We merely post the booklist that is given to us by the school we have no participation in what is adopted by the professor or why they choose a particular book that they choose. This item can be returned unused and unopened for a merchandise credit if it is not needed for class as long as it's within the 30 day window of our return policy. No one has ever denied this student the right to return an item she is not using in her class. If the item was listed incorrectly on our site again this was information that was given through the universal ISBN system called [redacted] and that information is obtained from the publisher. It could be at one time this was a web access only and the publisher changed the package associated with the ISBN. However this was not an error on Akademos's part, as I stressed earlier whether etext or physical text this ISBN was adopted by the professor for this student's class.[redacted]Thank you,Erin C[redacted]CS Manager

Review: I sold some books through the websiteThe post office made a mistake and put a different tracking codeI have sent three emails to the company explaining what has happened and provided information confirming that the buyer had recieved the products and was satisfied with themI also left a message on a voice mail requesting them to contact me backSo my complaint is no one has contacted me via phone, email, or mailI have given weeks waiting to hear from someone, but no one hasThere has been no reply at all.Desired Settlement: I think customer service should at the very least contact a person when they send an inquiryI would like the money back that I am owed and have been waiting for over a monthI would like for the company to take actions to regain my trust
Business
Response:
Hello,
We have no emails from this person in our system, they must contact us directly for assistance, a valid tracking number must be on the order showing the item was delivered to be paid for the saleOnce we have the updated valid tracking and we see that the item has been delivered we can then manually mark it as deliveredSeller has not followed their membership agreement by contacting the Revdex.com and not contacting us directlyDuring the back to school season emails and voicemails are answered in order they are received and by priority
Thank you,
CS Manager
Consumer
Response:
Review: [redacted]
I am rejecting this response because: They are either mistaken or lyingI contacted them twice by email and heard nothingDespite on the website it said within daysIt has been weeksThe voice mail again nothingI would not be filing a complaint if I would have gotten a simple email saying anythingI also don't appreciate the tone of the reply letter, nor am I the one that is breaking any contractReturn the emails or the phone calls and their is no complaintI understand it can take time when things are not done properly, but I provided proof in the email that the buyer had received the productsIf that wasn't enough then the fact that the semester has been going on for over a month and these were weekly lectures yet no refund has been requested is further proofIgnoring emails and phone calls are not appropriate actions and then reacting unprofessionally to a legitimate complaint only further speaks to the problem with this companyIt would be nice if the company would have simply said we are sorry that you did not receive a reply but please contact us again so we can work out this issueThat would have been professional and would have restored my confidence in the company
Sincerely,
Business
Response:
Hello,
If the seller did not receive a reply they should contact Customer Service via the email form on the Help! tab on the main webpage, we have no prior emails from them regarding this issueWe can easily update the information with the new tracking number once we are given it to show that the item was indeed delivered and payment can be made manually but we must show the updated tracking before that can happen
Thank you,
CS Manager
Consumer
Response:
Review: [redacted]
I am rejecting this response because: I once again went to help tab and contacted customer service just like the response said on that day, and now on Saturday still no response
Sincerely,

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Review: I am a college student and purchased an access code required for one of my classes. It did not work. I contacted customer service and after a couple of calls was told that they needed to get in touch with the publisher and get new codes because there was a problem with the originals codes being given out. I needed the code immediately for my class so after several days went by without hearing from them, I purchased the code from another source and notified Akademos [redacted].com) that I wanted a refund instead of a new code. Several days again went by and they then sent me a new code via email. I have been in contact with them many times since asking for a refund explaining that I do not need a replacement code but they will not send me my refund even though they admit the first code was defective. They are telling me that codes are non-refundable but no where on their website is this stated and at no time during the checkout process did they make this statement. I believe, because many of my classmates are having a similar issue with this company, that they are just taking advantage of young college students. Their product was defective and I want a refund.Desired Settlement: I would like the purchase price of this access code refunded. I would also like to see them clearly state on their website that codes are non-refundable if that is their business practice.

Business

Response:

Hello, As we've stated numerous times to this student the APLIA codes are listed as NonReturnable on our site, the publisher supplies the codes for their product and if this publisher did supply incorrect codes the school would have been notified that the students would have been receiving new ones. If the professor told the students to purchase new ones from a different vendor before they were even refunded on their existing codes that would be the responsibility of the professor not our site. The school and professor are notified each time there is a problem with an item they adopt for class especially if a publisher makes an error and sends incorrect codes. I've personally emailed with [redacted] at least three times and explained this to her and also that because her professor gave her the informaton to go to a site other than her college bookstore they would have to find a solution to this issue. We issue new codes to all the students who purchased through our site therefore [redacted] received a working code for her purchase. I"ve attached a screenshot of what the student sees upon checkout on their virtual bookstore site, also again the school is aware of this policy.Thank you,Erin C[redacted]CS Manager

Consumer

Response:

Review: [redacted]

I am rejecting this response because: The code sent was defective. The replacement code arrived 9 days after classes had started. I could not wait for their replacement code and told them that I could not at the very beginning of this issue.

Sincerely,

Business

Response:

Hello,As we stated previously these codes were issued by the publisher and adopted by the professor, we alerted the student that they would receive a new code and the student was also aware these codes were non returnable. The student chose to shop for a new one elsewhere before even knowing if she could return this one, that is not our error. We've already emailed this student with a gift code but we will not be accepting this code back. Her school is aware of this. Thank you,Erin C[redacted]CS Manager

Review: The Akademos Website for books being purchased by private seller and company is Textbookx.com. Starting in late February,I purchased a Business Law book: international by [redacted]. The seller on this website, Discount_Books or [redacted] falsely described the book and also changed the shipment type when sending the book to Standard shipping when I paid for faster shipping; it arrived a week after the date exactly, On March 5th of 2014, when original date was February 29th.I emailed the seller multiple times and no reply. I emailed the company Akademos recently and Textbookx multiple time(mostly textbookx, Akademos once) and they never replied to me. Finally I got one reply because I threatened to sue and they continued to tell me to contact seller because they cant refund me since the seller is a private seller on their websites. I have been emailing them ever since and its been 2 months since I have been dealing with this issue. The seller has received the book I recently sent back last month at the end of March but has not replied to my emails for my refund when [redacted] confirms seller got the item. Emailed Textbookx again and no reply yet. Seller made me pay $18 to return book. Also Textbook X negligence is the cause of this. I did not look at reviews before I purchased the book, but many buyers from this seller say that the seller doesn't return emails, puts in false information on the computer,and sends the wrong books to people. A lot of customers have also complained about paying for faster shipping and their items getting late. It is Akademos/Textbookx fault for not shutting this sellers account down when numerous evident of bad reviews were presented and their ability to not to return customer emails as well as have communication with their sellers to prevent theft and fraud. I send the book back and still have not received my $77 back to my account.Desired Settlement: I want my $77 dollars that I paid for the book + shipping of $17.76 for the shipping I paid to send the book back. If further documents of emails to Textbookx, Akademos, or seller needs to be presented I have them. I also have the receipt from [redacted] of the shipping label I paid for at [redacted] via Kiosk.

Consumer

Response:

From: [redacted]

Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 11:33 PM

To: [redacted]

Subject: Retract Complaint

I would like to retract my complaint towards Akademos Inc. They have resolved my problem and have issued my refund as of 4/11/14 around 8pm. Although I did not get $96 back I am satisfied and no longer with to continuously deal with this dispute. If I need to call and make retraction of my complaint, please notify me in email if needed.

Thank You.

Review: I sold a book on akademos sister site[redacted] the bokk was purchased but I never recieved the payment. I sold the book below its market value it is worth 246 dollars it was sold for 37 dollars.This event took place on the 4th of January it was sent on the 5th of january! Every week since then I have been checking to see why I havent recieved my payment, each week they tell me they would contact the buyer and if the buyer doesnt respond I would get my payment. Its been over a month and I havent recieved my payment yet. I was told it would happen on the 22 but I never recieved it.Desired Settlement: I want my payment in full the 246 dollars I deserve it for waiting so long!

Business

Response:

Upon review of [redacted] accounts we show his last sale was on 1/4/2015 it was confirmed on 1/6/2015 however it was not Marked as Delivered by [redacted].com, had[redacted] contacted our customer service dept. for assistance he would know this and he would have submitted the valid tracking for this item. Payments are not made to sellers until we have proof that delivery was made, this can be found in the Seller Payment Policy that he agreed to upon signing up as a seller. No tracking was provided on this order therefore [redacted] will not be paid until he produces valid tracking show the item was delivered. All further coorespondance should be made through our email provided under the Help link at the top of our webpage. [redacted]Thank you,[redacted]

Consumer

Response:

Review: [redacted]I am rejecting this response because: I called the book emporium myself and spoke to the manager that bought the book he told me he was having a problem with the system he gave me his name and number and I gave it to [redacted] customer service. The emporium has a history of not paying their debts. I told customer service several times and they assured me that I would get my money.everytime they always gave me the run around. I did my part that book cost money and I want my money. They told me the book emporium would have to confirm that they recieved the book. The manager said he was having a problem with [redacted] system which is why he couldn confirm it. I asked them to call the manager they did not. They even sent a message which im not sure the book emporium even got. I am being scammed By this company. Sincerely,[redacted]

Business

Response:

Hello, All individual sellers must provide tracking information on every order, your tracking is not listed on this order we need proof of delivery in order to pay any seller. Please provide the tracking number that shows delivery or have BookEmporium who is a large established company email us with specifics that they did in fact get the book. If they say they got the book or if you provide tracking on the order we would be happy to mark it as delivered manually and you would be paid during our next pay cycle. Again you should re read your seller payment policy and membership agreement to understand the terms you agreed to when you opened a selling account with us. Thank you,[redacted]

Review: I've asked for a Refund because never received the book or the that was supposed to be sent out in replacement. Already ordered a new text book from another company and have it so don't need the book anymore.Desired Settlement: Would like a full refund because I never received the book and don't need a book anymore had to pay $100 more from another company to get the book that I needed for the class. Have asked for a refund and have not received it first ordered the book on 1/20 then they sent me a message saying a new book would be sent because it lost in the mail and should receive the book on 2/5. So asked for a full refund and nothing as been solved.

Business

Response:

Hello,

Review: On January 12, 2015, I ordered books through my schools online bookstore which is distributed through Akademos Inc. For three weeks now I have been going back and forth emailing there customer service department about not receiving a product I purchased which is a [redacted] access code for $110.31. This was bought through a third party seller the company allows to do business through their website under the username [redacted] based out of[redacted] . During this three weeks I have emailed them about my product not being delivered to me in a timely manner. Customer service has ignored some of my emails in attempt to seek a refund or replacement of the product with that justifies proof of no delivery. Through reading of the sellers comments I have also seen that I am not the only person complaining about not receiving products from this one seller through their website. They have not held the seller accountable for the handling of its sales practices thus far. Akademos customer service has sent maybe one or two emails but I have been of no help to retrieve my refund.Desired Settlement: The customer service should be improved, and the improvement of third party sellers through this website.

Business

Response:

Hello, Mr. [redacted] purchased this item in our [redacted] from a 3rd party seller, the seller sends out their product this is not our inventory, we show that Mr. [redacted] did contact the seller and the seller has responded every time even providing the tracking number[redacted]. We show via the tracking that this item was shipped on 1/13 and delivered on 1/15 which is more than enough time for shipment since the order was placed on 1/12. If for some reason the item hasn't been delivered Mr. [redacted] would need to contact the seller and inform them of this so they can contact[redacted] to file a claim and if they have an additional copy they can send a replacement. The last communication I show from the seller is from 1/29. We are very specific about our policies involving the[redacted] we will intervene if the seller has made an error on their part or if they ignore requests from a customer. The seller that Mr. [redacted] referenced has 1000s of orders that they have fulfilled and has a very good rating by customers on our site, 5 Stars to be exact so we see no reason to penalize this seller. We can issue a refund for this item as a one time courtesy however this is a one time courtesy as [redacted] has established that this item was delivered. We have spoken with Mr. [redacted] more than once and have answered each and every one of his requests, my advice would be to look at the policies on our site and shopping in the [redacted] to educate himself on how this area of the site works and also to have items delivered to his school drop off location so that there is no threat of theft. Thank you,[redacted]

Consumer

Response:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID[redacted], and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me. However if this item was actually delivered to my home I would not be complaining about not receiving the item. I have emails from the seller; that is sent to me in code (just a bunch of letters and numbers) and is non readable. I was told it was my web browser by the[redacted].com customer service but that is no way the case. I wouldnt have went out my way to purchase the same item again before the refund, because it was required for class. I have filed a claim with the post office because it was not delivered and have sent that claim to [redacted] customer service also. The resolution of this matter is important to me, so thank you.

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