A slightly different post from me today but one that I hope you will all enjoy.
A couple of weeks I was contacted by a very nice man called David who asked me if I’d be interested in some books? Silly question – I love books! Look at the name of the blog!
David had noted that I had a long list of classics on my The Classics Club page and wondered if I needed help finding some of them and invited me to peruse World of Books to see for myself the wide range of pre-loved books that they have on-line.
You can do the same here
Who World of Books Are
World of Books sells quality used books at competitive prices to millions of customers worldwide each year. We want your experience with World of Books to be enjoyable and problem free.
Established by a group of dedicated book lovers, over the past 10 years World of Books has seen inventory grow from 1,000 books to over 2 million in stock.
We appreciate the impact a good book can have and can relate to the excitement of a new page turner or the familiar joy of an old favourite. We all like the idea of saving a little extra cash too, so when we found out about how many good quality used books there are out there, we just had to let you know.
Using an advanced inventory system, World of Books matches good quality used books with those that are looking for them. From popular fiction to rare finds, we find new homes for over 9 million items every year for customers in 90 countries worldwide.
All of our books are checked for quality before they go on sale and we like to think that our prices mean that no book is beyond your budget.
What World of Books stand for
At World of Books we are committed to minimising our environmental impact. Each month we recycle over 4 million books, saving 22,000 tonnes of books a year from going into landfill. All of our paper waste is recycled within the UK and turned into corrugated cardboard.
We strongly believe that it is a travesty to simply throw away a used book when there is nothing wrong with it. We believe in giving each book the chance of finding a new home.
I had a look and easily found some of the books that I need to finish (ok well pretty much start) my challenge.
David, nice man that he is, offered to send me a selection so that I could show you all just how easy it is, and he did,
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
The Moving Toyshop by Edumund Crispin
The Red House by A.A. Milne
The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden
Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
No excuse not to power through my list now!
Now I’m tempted to collect all those green penguins and can see myself spending hours searching through the massive inventory to find the ones I want with the right covers – David, you have sparked a whole new obsession which needs feeding!
I’m sure you’re all thinking, well lucky for you and I may just go and take a peek myself.
If so, David’s generosity knows no bounds as he is offering a 15% discount to all my blog followers so you can choose some pre-loved (or even unread) books too – all you need to do is use the code CLEOLOVES15 before 31 March 2018– so don’t dilly-dally now.
To use the discount code once you’ve filled your cart select the cart icon and you will see the screen below
Below the PayPal and Checkout buttons click on the words in blue: VIEW SHOPPING CART
This will take you to the screen where the discount code CLEOLOVES15 can be input and applied before you proceed to pay.
World of Books also have another brand called Ziffit where they source books, and other media, from those looking to sell their collections for some reason or other through the Ziffit website or app.
Visit the World of Books Website here
On Twitter as @WorldofBooksltd
On Facebook
And they even have their own blog here
I do hope you all find many books to grow your TBR piles even more from World of Books, I’m sure I will be visiting very frequently.
Great post and very useful. I too have a few books I need for my Classics Club List that I’m still trying to track down copies of so I shall definitely seeing if I can find them via this site.
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Excellent news Cathy, I hope you find them 😊
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I have used World of Books a lot for getting books, they are a brilliant resource for finding older books xx
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It’s a fantastic resource and with a 15% discount even better 😊
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It’s a fantastic resource and even better with 15% discount 😊
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How wonderful! Thank you Cleopatra (and David). I have used WOB before, but no that you are our very own March discount code……
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I am thrilled to be able to share with you all – I hope you find something good with the March discount code 😊
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Sighs….NOW that you are our very own March discount code…..
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Fantastic thanks for sharing this! 😊
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Free shipping too Nicki 😊
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What an excellent idea! Thanks so much for this, Cleo.
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David has been wonderful and I was thrilled to be able to share with you all – I do hope you take advantage of the offer Susan 😊
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World of Books are great, I’ve ordered from them many times. I love a green Penguin & really enjoyed The Moving Toyshop, hope you do too!
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Thank you – I’m so looking forward to The Moving Toyshop which appears in my classic crime collection – I’m looking forward to selecting some more with the discount code now
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How generous of World of Books! I’m quite partial to those original Penguin covers myself.
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Isn’t it? I was so pleased to be able to share this fab offer with you all!
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Great offer! Must have a look.
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I’m sure you’ll find something you like Claire 😊
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Thanks so much for this. I didn’t know of this site but I’ll certainly be checking out the books on offer.
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It has stacks of books of all kinds and I will definitely be using it regularly from now on!
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I’ve put an order in 🙂
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Yay 😀 I was so excited about this post and you’ve made my day!
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I think I’ll be using it quite a lot 😉
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😂
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I love World of Books, ridiculously low prices AND free shipping to the UK? Yes please. I’m using this code right now.
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Oh I’m so pleased you’re going to make use of the code – it really is a fab site!
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Good to know! Thanks for sharing, Cleo, and enjoy!
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Thanks very much for this, Cleo. I always like learning about new sources of books, and I very much like that this one is committed to being environmentally responsible.
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It’s unusual for me to promote anything other books but having read World of Books literature, I was impressed by their methods too and it was a real bonus to see just how many books they have on offer.
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This is interesting. I am always glad to see when books are recycled instead of placed in the garbage.
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Absolutely 😊
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Thanks for sharing looking to read a few classics this year and I love the green penguin ones 😍
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That look so smart don’t they 😊
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Oh wow. This is great. Now there goes my Saturday evening! Thanks. 😄
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Yay enjoy! I was delighted to be able to share this with you all
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Another great way to acquire our needed books! Thanks for sharing this!
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Isn’t it a fab offer? 😊
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I’m not sure finding out about a book shop with every book and free delivery is a good thing for someone trying to cut back on their book buying but thank you for the discount code. I suppose I will have to buy some books and use it 😉
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Haha that’s what I thought when David contacted me – but it would be rude not too! 😏
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I’ve bought quite a few books from World Of Books. Great prices, good service.
I haven’t thought to check them out though for my classic penguin collection wants. Hmmmmm
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I must live under a stone because I’d never come across them before but having checked out their website I will be visiting (very often)
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I’ve used them for buying paperbacks from them via Amazon. Underneath a previously published book, look under the listings for ‘used copies’ and they’re usually there. Have bought loads for 1p&2p plus the cost of the postage. The books are usually pristine and delivered quickly.
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Good to know 🙂
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Ooh, super, Cleo! I shall have fun searching for the books I haven’t managed to get hold of yet – thank you! I just finished The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, btw, and loved it – push it up to the top! Looking forward to seeing your new TBR figure… 😉
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Haha yes I’m wondering how many thousands of books I can read before the end of March or in light of the unexpected discount I declare an extraordinary event and therefore the rules simply don’t apply 😂 thanks for the advice on The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – duly noted…
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Amazing! Thank you so much Cleo!! 😍
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Reblogged this on Bloodthirsty Little Beasts and commented:
I have used World of Books for a long time so immediately took advantage of this discount code the second I saw it. They’re a great company and insanely cheap for a lot* of books without discounts anyway and I’ve never had a bad order from them – 90% of the books I get look as good as new.
With this code, I ordered 8 books that came to a total of £36.11 (£4.51 a book) – three of which were a matching Lord of the Rings trilogy which is A-MAZING in my … book? (no pun intended) Probably going to find an excuse to use the code again before it expires – Thank you, Cleo!
*I say a lot because whilst they sell a very large range of books, it’s tough to expect a second hand/wholesaler store such as this to have all the latest releases.
To give an idea the books I bought were:
Holes By Louis Sachar
The Maze Of Bones By Rick Riordan (Hardcover, £1.99)
The Well Of Ascension By Brandon Sanderson
Assassin’s Quest By Robin Hobb
Spider-Gwen Vol. 0: Most Wanted? By Jason Latour
The Lord Of The Rings: V. 1: Fellowship Of The Ring By J. R. R. Tolkien (Hardcover, £2.80)
The Lord Of The Rings: V.2: The Two Towers By J. R. R. Tolkien (Hardcover, £2.80)
The Lord Of The Rings: V. 3: Return Of The King By J. R. R. Tolkien (Hardcover)
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Terrific news Jordanne so glad you got some great books using the discount code
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