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At World of Books we provide affordable, preloved books and media to customers all over the world.

A book leaves our collection of over eight million titles and begins a new chapter every two seconds, enabling more goods to be reused. Wob is one of the largest online sellers of used books in the UK and Europe!

03/12/2025

Another year, another reading wrap-up! Whether you smashed your goal or DNF more books than you’d like to admit, it’s time to celebrate all your reading moments… the good, the chaotic, and everything in between 📚✨

11/09/2025

A huge congratulations to our three winners of the first-ever Sustainable Story Award! 🏆🌎

📚 Non-Fiction & Overall Winner: .eleanor.thom & Oona
📚 Fiction Winner:
📚 Children’s Winner:

This isn’t just another award, but a tangible way to help authors complete new stories that tackle climate change, social justice and beyond 💚

05/09/2025

a Year of Sustainable Books! ✨📚

To celebrate our Sustainable Story Award winners being announced next week(!!!), we’re giving one lucky book lover a £100/$100 voucher to spend on preloved books. We reckon that’s about a year’s worth of reading!

How to enter:
📚 Share a photo of a book that changed your perspective on sustainability (social, environmental, or economic)
📚 Post it on Instagram (feed or story), explaining how it changed your perspective
📚 Tag + use

Enter now to be in with a chance of winning the prize every sustainable bookworm dreams of (more preloved books of course!) ✨

T&Cs: Closes 19.9.25. Open to UK & US with a UK or US address. Not affiliated with Instagram. Winner will be contacted via DM and has 2 weeks to respond before we choose another winner. Voucher can be redeemed at worldofbooks.com

26/08/2025

🌟 Introducing the Children’s Shortlist! 🌟

Swipe to meet stories where adventure, myth, mystery, and mischief collide, all with an eye on the future of our planet. These books prove that big ideas about sustainability, from caring for the environment to imagining new ways of living, can inspire readers of every age 🌍✨

These talented authors are shortlisted for our Sustainable Story Award, celebrating stories that explore sustainability 📚💡

25/08/2025

✨Introducing the Non-Fiction Shortlist!✨

Swipe to explore stories where memoir, culture, and place intertwine with urgent questions of sustainability — from how we live together, to how we care for our planet and imagine resilient futures.

Each of these authors shines a light on what sustainability means in practice, whether that's social, environmental or economic — and they’re all in the running for our Sustainable Story Award ✨📚

24/08/2025

✨Introducing the Fiction Shortlist!✨

Swipe to discover the incredible book concepts behind our shortlisted authors and let us know your thoughts in the comments!

These authors are in the running for our Sustainable Story Award, celebrating stories that explore sustainability in all its forms 🌱📚

19/08/2025

Say hello to the Sustainable Story Award shortlist! 📚✨

Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. On Earth Day, we took it one step further with the launch of our award that supports authors bringing sustainability to life in fresh, engaging ways.

Meet the shortlist: 13 incredible writers offering powerful new perspectives on the issues that matter most! 🌱

Big prizes are up for grabs: £15k for the winner, £5k for each runner-up. This funding will help turn their stories into reality. Swipe to see the shortlisted authors and hit the link in bio to explore the book concepts that made the cut! 💚

25/06/2025

Short on time? These reads are small but mighty, and all under 160 pages!

02/06/2025

Many LGBTQ+ books are currently banned or challenged around the world, simply for telling q***r stories. Access to these stories isn’t a given everywhere and this month is a reminder of how powerful - and how contested - representation on the page can be.

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22/04/2025

This Earth Day, we're thrilled to launch the Sustainable Story Award! 📚🌍

Sustainability has been part of our story from the very beginning. Now, we’re taking it further by supporting authors who are passionate about sustainability and the power of storytelling. This new award offers financial backing to writers whose work inspires real change, helping bring more brilliant, sustainability-focused books into the world 💚

Interested in learning more? Click here to learn more: https://bit.ly/44BRY8q

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