World Books

Im a real book worm and am a member of several book clubs, here I am writing about one such book club - World Books. The offer I recieved from world books came via a telephone call from one of their representatives, I was offered a free book plus £40 of book vouchers to spend in the club magazine, I was happy to take up this offer, it sounded brilliant, I should have known it was too good to be true though shouldnt I !! A few months after my subscription started I recieved some books that i had not ordered, I called and requested that the books be collected because i had not ordered them, I was told they were the managers selection and that I would ...  Read the complete review

Much as I hate to admit it I am typical book club fodder. I'm a total book worm, I'm (now) a self confessed shopaholic, I love getting things in the post and I like convincing myself that somehow I've saved money instead of buying a load of books I wouldn't have bought in the first place. This summer I've managed to join two bookclubs, World Books (which this review is on) and The Softback Preview. Now lets face it one book club is essentially the same as the next, whether its the Sci-Fi and Fantasy book club or the History Guild or World Books... all replies go to the same place: Guild House, Farnsby Street, Swindon. ...  Read the complete review

World Books In no uncertain terms, World Books are a prime example of new age vagabonds. I have yet to meet anyone who has had a good experience of this company and I sincerely doubt I ever will. *****Background to World Books***** World Books is one of the Book Clubs within the BCA organisation (Book Clubs Associates), which is Britain’s biggest mail order bookseller, and includes Book Clubs like Mango, TSP and QPD. BCA was founded in 1966 and is a part of the international media company Bertelsmann. The head office is in London, with warehouses in Swindon, which is also where World Books is based. ...  Read the complete review

World Books is a book club which you are able to order a selection of books from, I have written how the club works and my opinions on it. -Initial Offer- I initially thought World Books was a good idea when an offer came through the post and offered 5 books for the price of from 1p a book. Thinking this was a good offer I signed up straight away. I ordered Danielle Steel - Kiss, Delia Smiths How to Cooks Volumes 1 & 3, Rick Steins Seafood and Meg Hutchinson - Peppercorn Woman. My order total came to just £9.58 (including P&P of £2.99), which if I had ordered at the RRP would have cost me £98.86 - not a bad saving. -Every Month- ...  Read the complete review

I have read a number of opinions that have criticised World Books and I would like to share my positive experiences and a top tip. I have been a World Book Club member several times (I will explain a little later) for about 6 years now. The book club offers fantastic introductory offers which have saved me around £100. In return for this offer you must agree to buy a given number of books (usually 4-6) within the first 12 months of membership. Every month you are sent a catalogue with a pay advice slip. There is also a detachable section on this slip which must be sent back if you wish to reject the Editor's Choice. This is a book which has ...  Read the complete review