World of Books Group

We had the pleasure of attending the Schoolreaders 10 Year Celebration at The House of Commons this week! 🎉 We even got to meet the wonderful Gyles Brandreth, who is Patron of Schoolreaders (what a legend!) Through The Wob Foundation, we’re proud to have supported this fantastic charity with a £25k grant over the past two years, helping them continue their amazing work improving literacy in schools 📖💚 #supportingeducation #schoolreaders #literacymatters #wobfoundation #worldofbooks

I was delighted to attend Gardners Trade Roadshow 2024 yesterday in Hinckley on behalf of the World of Books Group. With amazing guest speakers Ian Rankin, Louie Stowell and Rick Astley, plus an amazing publisher showcase, the halls were buzzing with excited booksellers! Such a great world to be a part of! #bookselling #lovereading Pan Macmillan Walker Books Hachette UK

We're thrilled to share that our very own brand Ziffit was recently featured on This Morning! 🎉 Ziffit was included in a segment about how to earn extra cash. Alice Beer highlighted how easy it is to use our app, the competitive prices we offer, and the wide range of books that we accept. Rylan was very impressed! 🤩 We're proud to help everyone turn unwanted items into extra cash and keep more books, DVDs, CDs and games in use 💚 #circulareconomy #extracash #thismorning

🎙️We were on the radio!🎙️ Our very own Sarah Walden spoke to BBC Radio 4 about the rise of secondhand books! Here are the highlights in case you missed it: 📚 How we're sourcing secondhand books: we buy books directly from customers, and in bulk from charities to give preloved books a new life 💕 📚 Our work with the publishing industry: we've recently started working with companies such as the Independent Publishers Guild and Macmillan Distribution to explore how we can sell publishers' end of life stock and get more books out of waste ♻ 📚 Why people are choosing secondhand: preloved books are affordable, accessible, sustainable and customers like that the books they're reading have a life of their own 💚 📚 Supporting authors: we pay authors royalties on the sale of preloved books in partnership with The Society of Authors. So far, we've paid out over £177k to authors since the scheme began 📖 📚Finally, if you're looking for your next read then check out Sarah's recommendations - Life Impossible by Matt Haig (released in a couple of weeks!), and Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness ✨🧙♀️ Find the interview here (we're on at 27:13): https://lnkd.in/e9ncVd9h #secondhandbooks #bookindustry #publishingindustry #charitysector #radiointerview

🎙Exciting news!🎙 Our Head of Supply Partnerships Sarah Walden will be speaking to Radio 4 today to discuss the rise of secondhand books, how World of Books works with publishers, and more! Tune in to catch the conversation around 12:25pm ✨ #radio4 #secondhandbooks #circulareconomy #bookindustry

We’re happy to share that we've been featured in the RetailX USA Growth 2000 report! It's great to be recognised among the top 2,000 growing retailers, brands, and marketplaces in the US. Here’s to continued growth and success! 🛍️📈✨ Read it here: https://lnkd.in/emumUbaj #retailx #USAGrowth2000 #growth #customerexperience

It’s Not Bloody Rocket Science – Summer School! I’m so excited to bring you this… I’m launching a free online Summer School to help you to take advantage of the benefits that summer brings for your brain when it comes to learning and development. Find out more in this one-minute video! Getting away from your desk and out into the summer sunlight (even if the sun is not shining…) is great for your brain. Scientists have found that doing almost nothing when we are walking barefoot on a beach or interacting with nature helps us think differently about things and solve problems. So, chilling out with just a little bit of stimulus is great for helping the brain with problem solving strategic thinking and creative ideas. So, whether you are having a staycation or have an airport queue to wait out and want to do something useful with your scrolling time, I’m hoping this series is right up your street/beach! All you need to do to participate is sign up to our 6-week subscription here: https://lnkd.in/euUqABxV It’s totally free of charge and we won’t spam you after the event - ideal if you don’t want to clog up your inbox come September but love the idea of learning together over summer. Once an episode has been released, it will stay on a secret part of my website that you will get exclusive access to, so that you can catch up or re-watch at your leisure. Feel free to ‘gift’ the subscription to your colleagues, family and friends. And if you really want to treat them (or you!) order a copy of Its Not Bloody Rocket Science as the summer school is based on the book. https://lnkd.in/eTx6WkmE If you get in there fast, we have a limited number of signed editions ready to send out to you… If you want a job lot of copies for your team to get ahead for summer, send me a DM. I too will be chilling out on a beach next week and taking my own medicine by not logging on…but my wonderful team will sort you out!! See you Monday 12th August for the first session of Summer School…It’s based on Chapter 1 – Lies if you want to get ahead and have the book already! If not it’s not too late to order your copy here from World of Books Group - a fabulous UK B Corp…on sale, print on demand to save trees and free P&P – what’s not to like?! https://lnkd.in/e-kxXiJg #ItsNotBloodyRocketScience #INBRSSummerSchool #Neuroscience #TopRightThinking

Last few tickets left for Bird & Blend Tea Co. B Corp's SustainabiliTEA Business Chat on Thursday 20th June in Worthing, West Sussex ☕ Join our Laura plus Hannah Clevett, Meg Fenn and Acushla Bennett for a evening of tea (natch!), nibbles and chat about all things purpose-driven. And hear from a panel of fellow B Corp businesses share their journeys with tips and advice on how to create and maintain an inclusive and mentally healthy workplace culture. The star line-up: Catherine Loftus, Head of Brand at Bird & Blend Dave Holby-Wolinski BCA FRSA Founder of Includability & Disrupt Rebecca Louis, Partner at Mayo Wynne Baxter, the largest legal and professional services group to be B Corp certified Dylan Ross, Business Development & Talent Acquisition at Mesh Energy Panel facilitator: Emma Shields, People & Culture Manager at Bird & Blend 🎟 https://lnkd.in/ejeTHZRi Everyone welcome! #bcorp #sussex #networking

The British Book Awards 📚🏆 We were honoured to be shortlisted for Book Retailer of the Year for the first time ever. It was amazing to see all of the talented and passionate people who make the book industry what it is today! Congratulations to all the winners of the night, especially our COO who fulfilled his lifelong dream of meeting Lorraine Kelly 🎉 The Bookseller #britishbookawards #thenibbies #bookawards #bookindustry

Join us at our next SustainabiliTEA Business Chat at The Nest in Worthing! June 20th, 2024 6pm to 8pm Bird & Blend Tea Co., Worthing An evening of tea, light nibbles, and informal chat about business for good, with a focus on people. Hear from a panel of B Corp businesses including: Catherine Loftus, Head of Brand at Bird & Blend Dave Holby-Wolinski BCA FRSA, Founder of Includability & Disrupt Rebecca Louis, Partner at Mayo Wynne Baxter Dylan Ross, Mesh Energy Panel facilitator: Emma Shields, People & Culture Manager at Bird & Blend Panel Q&A and plenty of tea (tea cocktails/mocktails too!) & networking. This is a B Social Sussex event in collaboration with Hannah Clevett of WOB and Laura M Brown of Avery & Brown. Great conversation with amazing people! #Bcorp #businessforgood #community