World of Books Sell a Second-hand Book Online Every Six Seconds

GORING-BY-SEA, U.K. - May 22, 2013 - PRLog -- From having an inventory that consisted of a few thousand titles to selling one book every six seconds, World of Books have come a long way over the last five years.

Across all channels, including their own site, World of Books now sells an average of one book every six seconds. That’s 14,440 a day, 100,800 a week and 5.25 million year for fans of statistics. Not bad for a small start-up in the sleepy seaside town of Goring-by-Sea.

IT Director at World of Books, Simon Downes, who has been with the company from the very start, was understandably delighted with the latest figures; “It’s fantastic that we have been able to go from selling six books a day to one every six seconds. We’ve seen huge growth in recent years and are shipping to more customers, in more countries than ever before.”

“But this isn’t the end of our expansion by any means. We want to grow our website, increase stock levels and continue to improve customer satisfaction for many years to come.”

Last year, World of Books were named in the Fast Track 100, placing 22nd overall. So as one of the fastest growing businesses in the UK, this may well only be the tip of the iceberg for the business and their position within the second-hand books market.

But what else can you do in six short seconds?

• Well, if you were Usain Bolt, you could run around 60 metres.

• You can create your very own masterpiece (or personal message) on the new Twitter Vine app.

• Albert Mundy, Barrie Jones, Keith Smith and Tommy Langley all scored goals in English football after six seconds.

• For fans of Ice Hockey, Alex Burrows did the same for the Vancouver Canuks earlier this year.

To find out more about World of Books, visit http://www.worldofbooks.com

About World of Books

Based in Goring-by-Sea in West Sussex, World of Books was founded in 2008. The online used bookstore sells over three million books to customers around the globe every year. In 2012 they were named the 22nd fastest growing company in the UK as part of the Fast Track 100. The company predominantly purchases its stock directly from charities, providing them with an invaluable revenue stream.