[2] The company buys unsold inventory of used books mostly from UK charity shops.

[6] Wob belongs to the World of Books Group, which also includes Ziffit and Shopiago, both re-commerce companies.

[7] Wob was founded in 2002 by Simon Downes, Ben Maxfield and Michael Laundon, who had bought their first books at car boot sales and auctioned them on eBay.

[9] In December 2012, World of Books was ranked in 22nd place in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100.

[14] In July 2021, Bridges sold a majority stake in World of Books to Livingbridge, a British private equity firm.