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Zookal
4.0

692 reviews

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Customer Service
3.5
692 reviews
1 Faisal  · Worst experience of my life, – have been buying books for long time but Zookal is pathetic disappointing and unprofessional
4 Zora  · Buying Textbooks – Textbooks are reasonably priced and a lot cheaper with the subscription. Delivery was quick and customer service was good.
1 Jen  · Con artists – Stingy website, sneaky company, honestly don’t have one nice thing to say about this company.
5 Brooke M.  · Professional, and helpful – "Bree was excellent. She was professional, and helpful and went out of her wa y to assis t. Thank you."
5 Girlie  · Zookal is Z best – Excellent service. Thank you so much for the follow up and quick reply. Looking forward to purchasing more books in the near future!
5 sam  · Very satisfied with the outcome – Gryneth was very professional she was quick in helping with my enquiry overall very satisfied with th e outcom e.
Branlen
BranlenWA
  Fair Incentive Verified

Memorable Customer Service – I am so impressed by the quality of customer service by Zookal – always helpful and gracious in all correspondence and understood the customer's perspective, making me feel valued at all times. The quality of customer service skill has left a memorable impression. Show details ·  1

Diane H.
Diane H.VIC
 

Exceptional!!!!! – Exceptional!!!!! Angel is a wonderful staff member of Zookal - friendly, customer focused, she is an absolute delight and expressed true understanding of my situation and found a solution! I will definitely be recommending Zookal to my friends and colleagues - fabulous communication and service! Show reply

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Winston
WinstonNSW2 posts
 

The learning platform is pretty cool – I was looking for textbooks for my postgrad computer science course and came across the Zookal e-learning platform. I started a trial because I was quite intrigued by the homework help tool - where you can ask tutors questions. I asked a few questions and the tutors got back to me promptly with good explanations. I also think the questions were… Read more ·  1

answered by humans and that actually gave me more confidence and trust. I would keep using it and would recommend it to other students.

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Pen67
Pen67Victoria9 posts
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Excellent customer service, much better value than the school recommended supplier! – I bought the new Year 11 math text book through Zookal because their price is better than the school supplier and they have additional on-line benefits when you buy from them. The customer service staff are very helpful and are excellent with follow up. I bought from them in 2021 and also 2022 so I can confirm they are a reliable and price-competitive business. I save $10 on the book and $10 on shipping - very happy! Show details ·  1

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Student
Student5 posts
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Zookal's service Zookal Study is rampant with contract cheating – In addition to selling textbooks, Zookal offers an online service called Zookal Study (you get signed up to this service when you purchase textbooks online from the company as part of a discount promotion). The main features of Zookal Study are that premium subscribers can ask 20 "homework" questions per month for Zookal tutors to answer and that… Read more

these subscribers have unlimited access to their Solutions Library; the library consists of previously answered questions on Zookal Study. As you go through the Solutions Library, it doesn't take long to see that a large chunk of the paid subscribers are using Zookal Study for cheating in exams, short tests and assignments (see the images), and that Zookal is turning a blind eye to this and that the company has zero measures in place to curb contract cheating on their service. Given the detrimental effect contract cheating can have on the education system, the Australian government has banned commercial cheating services and suspected contract cheating services can be reported to Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TESQA). While I have already reported Zookal to TESQA, I would urge other Australians to do the same.

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Zookal    

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Dissatisfied customer
Dissatisfied customer4 posts
 

Very satisfied client! :) – The chat was easy to instigate and resolved my query within minutes. Very satisfied client! :) Thank you. for the service. Show reply

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Joy J.
Joy J.
 

Prompt and genuinely helpful support provided – Prompt and genuinely helpful support provided. Thank you. Service at Zookal took a big upturn in the last couple of years and I will keep using and referring Zookal. Show reply

Positive reviews

Hammad S.
Hammad S.VIC
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I am very happy about the quality of suppor – I am very happy about the quality of support I received from Bree! Bree was warm, friendly and addressed my matter directly and promptly. Sometimes, administrative matters like getting an email username changed for an online account can be a headache, but Bree's support meant that it was a breeze for me to get my request fulfilled. Thanks, legend! Show reply

Damian D.
Damian D.NSW
 

Glad I chose this website for my academic keepings – Lost my account as my Facebook Account is permanently deactivated - which is used as a sign-in for Zookal. As a result, I lost all of e-textbook purchases. Spoke with Bree - she is amazing, efficient, friendly and prompt with her responses. She provided me with daily updates and alternatives to the proposed solutions. Very delighted and happy with… Read more ·  1

her performance and the technical IT support team at Zookal. Thanks! Glad I chose this website for my academic keepings.

Susan
SusanNSW
 

Excellent service and a helpful customer service team! – Hi Zookal Team, Thank you for being proactive in communicating with me and keeping me up to date on the status of the technical issue I was having with the text box message in the Zookal Apps. Excellent service and a helpful customer service team! Furthermore, you have rescheduled my billing date to compensate for the days when my Zookal was not working. Thank you so much for your assistance, Zookal Team. Kind regards, Susan : ) Show reply

Negative reviews

Hannah
Hannah2 posts
 

never intended to send me my books – I ordered a book from Zookal, and the website said it would be back in stock in 4 weeks. 8 weeks later I'd heard nothing from Zookal, and emailed them and was told it would be another 4 weeks. 8 weeks after that I've still heard nothing. You can guess what happened next! I called them up and get told my book won't arrive until next year! They… Read more

clearly had no intention of ever sending the book. While they did allow me to cancel my order when I complained, it should not have been on me to continuously hound them for information on my order. Avoid at all costs, especially when there are reliable, reputable options out there. I ordered my book from another website and had it less than a week later.

Zookal
Zookal    

Hi Hannah! We are sorry to hear about your experience.… Read more

HCH
HCHVIC
 

[Content Removed] – My young daughter ordered a text book in March of this year and Zookal kept taking money out of my account!! They are very [Content Removed] as they add a Zookal Study Subscription to your cart without you actually asking for it! They have taken $140 out of my account without my permission!!! I would like a refund for the money taken out of my account.

Zookal
Zookal    

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stteph
sttephQLD3 posts
 

[Content Removed] keep taking money out of my account – they keep taking money out of my account now!!!! fraud every month $19.99 since buy a text book inMarch. Westpac couldnt do anything without a customer contact number. Please refund my $40 back thanks I already paid $52.38 for the text book.

Zookal
Zookal    

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Recent reviews

DGB
DGBVIC2 posts
 

Lara was very helpful – Lara was very helpful, clearly identified the concern I had and could then pass this onto the technical team. I received conformation from Lara the issue had been fixed and I was able to place my order, all on the same day as my initial phone call. Show reply

Courtney D.
Courtney D.
 

Wonderful customer service – Wonderful customer service. Gwyneth was onto it, and sorted everything straight away. I will always purchase my textbooks from Zookal and suggest the same for my peers at University and other health professionals. Thanks for the support! Show reply

Student
StudentNSW2 posts
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From bad to great – Initially I posted review regarding aggressively consistent feedback requests, subsequent to what was an excellent customer experience. A Zookal representative promptly contacted me for further clarification regarding my review. They were attentive to my comments about the issue and took action. This is what extends excellent customer service. I'm very impressed by the entire service after my discussions with their representative. Thank you! Show 3 replies

Candice H.
Candice H.QLD
 

The staff are always awesome, very friendly, very helpful and very efficient with service – Gryneth went above and beyond to help me. The staff are always awesome, very friendly, very helpful and very efficient with service. Show reply

Chloe
Chloe
  Fair Incentive

Amazing service – Customer service team is great and I can always find the products I need. Prices seem to be best in the group and always save when purchasing Show reply

Anonymous
Anonymous
 

I received exceptional customer service from the Zookal team – I received exceptional customer service from the Zookal team and am grateful to have seamlessly ended up with the book I wanted. Communication was timely and kind. Show reply

Macey H.
Macey H.NSW
 

My assigned agent was very helpful and understanding – My assigned agent was very helpful and understanding. She was quick to resolve my issue and spoke very professionall y. Show reply

Peter S.
Peter S.VIC
 

I was very happy with the service – While there was a long delay in receiving the textbook I was very happy with the service Gryneth gave to me in following up on the delivery of the book. Show reply

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Carolyn
CarolynWA2 posts
 

The customer service has been exceptional – The customer service has been exceptional. I greatly appreciated the prompt service and solution to my order issue. Many thanks. Show reply

JRogers
JRogers2 posts
 

never received books. finally got a refund – They were cheaper than other places for a reason. They never showed up. Multiple emails and phone calls and I finally got a refund.

Zookal
Zookal    

Hi Jade! We are sorry to hear about your experience. We… Read more

Jameson J.
Jameson J.
 

It has already been a big help to me in class – Thank you for your concern but the book arrived safely - despite the exceptional delay thanks to AusPost (nothing to do with you). It has already been a big help to me in class. Thank you! Show reply

Paul C
Paul C
 

Avoid Zookal at all costs – I ordered a set of 20 books. After six weeks I still only have one volume of the set and Zookal aren't able to tell me where the rest are or when they might despatch them. Over that time excuses from customer services have included 'the order was too big' and 'the despatch department won't return our emails'. A joke of a company - avoid

Zookal
Zookal    

Hi Paul, I'm sorry but we've been trying to contact you to… Read more

Tamara D.
Tamara D.NSW
 

Regular support and consistent updates in regards to my order! – "Regular support and consistent updates in regards to my order! Very appreciative of the effort Marelen put into supporting me and keeping me updated! Thank you!" Show reply

Ellie O.
Ellie O.
 

Pleased and appreciative that I was able to obtain a refund – Pleased and appreciative that I was able to obtain a refund (although it was a fault of Australia Post that my delivery was lost). Thank you. Show reply

Chelsea C.
Chelsea C.QLD
 

Excellent customer service from Mary Grace Villagomez – My parcel was lost in transit and Zookal were very prompt with a reply and immediately posted a replacement for me. Excellent customer service from Mary Grace Villagomez. Show reply

Kate C.
Kate C.
 

I have wonderful experiences from Zookal and will keep buying books from you in future – Thanks so much for Marelen’s kind and efficient assistance in following up my enquiry and refund. Her proactive attitude in assisting customers is highly appreciated. She has gone beyond expectations to help me. I have wonderful experiences from Zookal and will keep buying books from you in future. Marelen deserves a pay raise or promotion to reward her professionalism as her work attitude is exceptional and it’s hard to come by. Good job. Show reply

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