WBS Latest News……

  • WBS Christmas Opening Times

    Christmas and New Year Holiday

    As usual during the festive period receiving dates and departure dates are subject to change.

    Worldwide Book Services office and warehouse will be closed on:

    26th December
    27th December
    2nd January



  • Buying German books - is EBL for you?

    Eurobuchlogistik GmbH, Formerly known as EBL, was established in 2008.

    EBL was created as separate private joint venture combining ownership from Worldwide Book Services Ltd (WBS) & International Book Services Gmbh (IBS). The vision was to establish and provide consolidation and shipping services for the German publishing sector primarily with focus on the Eastern European markets.



  • Importance of Barcoding

    A developed barcode system can considerably increase both productivity and performance levels of any company - Worldwide Book Services are no exception.

    From 2009, the continued increase in new business, particularly the daily European Express services, had the effect of rendering our previous manual processing methods gradually obsolete. The important decision was then taken to create our own bespoke system of barcoding specifically for Book Consolidation and the Book Industry, thus setting us apart from the competition and giving us advantages not available from "off the shelf" third party systems.



  • EDI the future of consolidation
    The introduction of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) from an increasing number of UK publishers, and its careful integration into our own processing software has helped achieve a significant improvement in our accuracy and efficiency, and is one of our target areas for further development in the coming year.

  • BIFA Award
    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is the trade association for UK registered companies engaged in the international movement of freight, it currently has in excess of 1,400 corporate members.

  • New Working Space in Wickford
    Turkey is a huge and developed bookselling market with over six thousand independent bookshops. With clients in Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul, it is rapidly becoming one of the largest markets for Worldwide Book Services.

  • Focus on Turkey
    Turkey is a huge and developed bookselling market with over six thousand independent bookshops. With clients in Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul, it is rapidly becoming one of the largest markets for Worldwide Book Services.

  • If its October it must be Frankfurt!
    WBS once again attended Frankfurt Book Fair in October. We really enjoy seeing our customers in person - one to one contact and communication is the best way to find out how Worldwide Book Services are performing and fulfilling customer requirements across all our markets.

  • A wireless solution provided by our computer system
    With our expansion into an additional warehouse, we were set the challenge of delivering our in-house warehouse systems to a neighbouring facility. Moving part of our processing operation outside our main building, (albeit only a hundred metres or so distant) posed the problem to our IT team of continuing to provide full services to our users without the use of typical communication channels.

  • Proud of Our Strucured Growth
    With previous experience in the freight forwarding industry, WBS was formed in 2003 by Managing Director Paul Knight, Director Simon Taylor and Office Manager, Gill Newson. Worldwide Book Services has expanded over the past 8 years, offering services such as media and book consolidation and shipping to locations all around the world. Markets covered include the USA, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and the UK itself. Developing an international network, we now have sister companies, agent and partner offices in Russia, Sweden, Italy, France, USA, Germany, Czech Republic, Greece and Turkey.

  • Apprentices
    Here at WBS, we hire apprentices in order to give young people in the catchment area an opportunity to learn whilst working and may then potentially offer a full-time placement prior completion. We currently have 4 apprentices on the team and a remaining 2 have continued to work here after the completion of their course. As a first full time job, we have seen fresh minded, keen workers without bad habits from previous jobs but more importantly are witnessing them grow and mould a good work ethic with the help of other colleagues at WBS. We are without a doubt very proud of the apprentice's, and the contribution to their work.

  • Russia - Can We Help!
    Russia - the biggest country in the world. With huge potential, it is one of the most important markets in Europe.

  • The Effect on our Business of Electronically Digitised Books
    In 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press and the first book printed was the Bible. Before this all books were handwritten, each book was a work of art often featuring beautiful illustration and elaborate calligraphy. Books were expensive treasures available only to the wealthy.

  • Digital Scales
    As our purpose built processing systems become bigger and better we are constantly striving to improve the accuracy of both our data entry and the weight and measurement calculation fundamental to our services. Our most recent improvement is the introduction and installation of three new platform digital scales. Each is capable of weighing super accurately up to 3000 kilos, ensuring that every book pallet we process is correctly weighed to within 1 kilo, and that the manifests and delivery documentation submitted to our customers, hauliers, and agents, is as precise as possible.

  • Frankfurt Book Fair 2011
    Frankfurt Book Fair is once again upon us and it does not seem so long ago when Worldwide Book Services was exhibiting there for the very first time back in 2003. During that particular Book Fair we had a small booth measuring no more than 2 square metres which was solely occupied by our two founding members, Paul Knight and Simon Taylor. Things have certainly progressed for us during the last 9 years as this year our stand will be 40 square metres!

  • New Contracts announced with Amazon
    Worldwide Book Services are pleased to announce that, following a successful campaign and tendering process, the online retailer Amazon has joined the growing list of WBS customers.

  • Express Book Freight
    Express Book Freight Acquired by WBS

  • WBS welcomes its new staff members
    As a developing business, our requirment for resource has increased over the past year. Therefore we would like to welcome our new team members

  • EBF transferred to the WBS Group
    WBS acquired Express Book Freight back in February 2011, giving us ocean freight capabilities to compliment our long standing airfreight operation.

  • Express Services Grow
    Due to an unprecedented increase in warehouse throughput during the last 12 months, and the consequent increase in numbers of consignments requiring processing, packing, and despatch, Worldwide Book Services have taken bold and necessary steps to ensure that quality of service is maintained for both our long standing customers as well as those new to our operations.

  • Update to our track & trace
    We are pleased to announce the new updated track & trace system which allows our UK customers to view both imports and exports from one central location.

  • Frankfurt Book Fair
    Come see us at Frankfurt Book Fair 12th - 16th October 2011, Hall 8.0 Stand E922

    Click Here to make an appointment

  • WBS and Russia
    Worldwide Book Services in conjunction with our sister company WBS Logistics - Russia offer a whole host of services to and from Russia

  • WBS Supporting the upcoming generation
    WBS are supporting young people by running an apprenticeship scheme

  • WBS Nordic, the newest member of the group
    In the autumn of 2010 we were pleased to announce an extension to the WBS Group of companies, this time into Scandinavia with the formation of a joint venture Company WBS Nordic SA.

  • Updated & New Web Services
    With the introduction of our new warehouse applications and the development of our databases and our newly updated website, we can now offer within our new secure area an improved track and trace facility and web services.

  • EDI Links - our system getting smarter
    Our latest improvement to the information flow. We have developed with several leading UK Publishers and Distributors and EDI Link, sending us an electronic data feed.

  • Russian Book Selling
    We can now offer Russian books directly to our clients

  • WBS New Website
    WBS proud to announce its new website

  • Launch of new website and Track & Trace
    WBS are proud to announce the release of its new website including a complete redevelopment of its Track & Trace service.

  • Russian Publishing
    has improved greatly improved over the last decade and is increasing looking to export markets and selling, the interest in Russian Publishing appears to be growing presently, the London Book fair 2011 special guest is Russia and welcomes it Publishing. WBS are looking to help Russian Publishers and International Book Sellers do business and 2010 is the start of the new exciting project bringing the possibility of purchasing almost any Russian title and getting it so foreign markets.

  • Article in Exec Digital
    Having opened up a new office in Russia, Woldwide Book Serivces is looking to consolidate its operations in Central and Eastern Europe.

  • Express Logistics
    WBS are pleased to announce a number of newly developed services, these bespoke activities bring the highest possible quality in both transit times and efficiency.

 

UK Publishing News

  • Research and Markets: PA Statistics Yearbook 2010 - The Definitive Source for Data on the UK Book Publishing Industry
    DUBLIN--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/85a935/pa_statistics_year ) has announced the addition of the " PA Statistics Yearbook 2010 " report ...

  • Costa adds short story award to its books prizes
    Publishers hoping that Costas' prominence could provide 'breakthrough moment' for neglected genre News that the Costa is to add a new short story category to its roster of awards this year has left the book industry hoping that this will prove a "breakthrough moment" for the genre. The prize, which will be awarded to a single short story, was announced at the Costa book awards last night ...

  • The way ahead for publishing
    The media and the market for books are in flux in the age of ebooks and Amazon, but publishers still have a vital role, says Faber's chief executive 2011 was a dramatic year for the UK books industry. Waterstones changed ownership and leadership . Ebook sales grew to around 7% of the general books market , with WHS Kobo and Apple emerging alongside the dominant Kindle, which had a major ...

  • Bloomsbury sees e-book sales jump
    Publisher Bloomsbury reports strong fourth-quarter trading, helped by cook books, Harry Potter and a jump in e-book sales.

  • From the archive, 23 January 1959: Lolita and its critics
    Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 23 January 1959 Those who wish to know what the "Lolita" row is about had better read the book rather than the denunciations of it. They may not like the book; it is certainly not to everyone's taste. Although it is written with exceptional economy and force, its subject is an abnormal and perverted man: and to some people he and the portrayal ...

  • Live webchat: Amanda Hocking
    The author will be here between 1pm and 2pm on Tuesday 24 January . Post your questions now Twenty-seven year old Minnesotan Amanda Hocking is a self-publishing phenomenon . After failing for years to interest mainstream publishers in her work, she brought out her Trylle triliogy as an ebook in 2010 - and has since sold over 1.5m books and made $2.5m, achieving the sort of stratospheric success ...

  • Apple unveils iBooks 2 digital textbook scheme
    The new textbook service and related software will allow publishers to create fully interactive digital titles for Apple's iPad ( ZDNet UK - Workspace IT )

  • Occupy! by Astra Taylor, Keith Gessen et al
    A welcome document of the Occupy movement Occupy Wall Street is wintering. That's not to say its seasoned recruits are taking time off, though there surely are equivalents of the "summer soldier and sunshine patriot" that Tom Paine invoked in his address to the Valley Forge winter encampment of the revolutionary Continental Army 236 years ago. But it's been business as usual at 60 Wall Street ...

  • eMusic Research Study Reveals New UK Digital Music Consumer Landscape
    LONDON--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- New Report, Released Exclusively through Midem, Provides In-depth Understanding of Digital Music Purchasers? Behaviours and Interests Today, digital music service eMusic is releasing ...

  • Books received this week | @GrrlScientist
    This is a list of books that I received this week along with my "quick skim impression" of them One of many shelves in GrrlScientist's library [ library-ise ]. I sometimes receive books in the mail, as review copies from publishers, as gifts from far-away friends and rarely, as my personal purchases (although I try to reserve my book purchases for once-a-year at the Frankfurt Book Fair , so my ...