Explore, Review and Buy books

Sruthi Padala

BookPick

Problems Addressed

• Who needs it?

- Book lovers

• Why would they need it?

– Coherent organization of the vast resources of books available online , in order to allow for users to make both expected and unexpected discoveries of books.

• What is BookPick?

– Application that allows users to find books based on multiple parameters.

Relevant Artifacts – GoodReads

• Add and organize custom shelves

• Rate and review books

• Connect with Facebook and Twitter friends

• No automatic book recommendation

Relevant Artifacts – Shelfari

• Visual representation of book shelves

• Add books to predefined categories

• Recommendation service powered by Amazon

• Connect with community of shelfari users

Relevant Artifacts – Whichbook Find books based on

mood or character settings

Good visual design Login and share using

facebook Customizable lists Links to amazon.com and

worldcat.com for buying books

Competitive Analysis

Feature GoodReads Shelfari Whichbook Ideal BookPick

Comprehensive collection

Yes No No Yes

Social media Facebook, Twitter

None Facebook Facebook,Pinterest, Twitter

Find local bookstore/librar

y No No No Yes

Recommendation feature

No Yes Yes Yes

Browse parameters

Genres, lists Genres,lists, tags

Lists, moods,character

settingsGenres,lists,

moods

Rate and Review

Yes Yes No Yes

Distinguishing Features• Participatory affordances

– Custom search

– Hierarchical organization of categories

– Share books using social media

– Rate and review books

Distinguishing Features

• Spatial affordances

– Buy books online from amazon or Barnes and Noble

– Locate local libraries and bookstores using google maps

– Locate libraries using WorldCat

Distinguishing Features

• Encyclopedic affordance

– Comprehensive collection from nytimes.com and google books

– Semantic organization and clear labeling

Distinguishing Features

• Find local bookstores and libraries

– Listing of places within radius mentioned by user

– Location information can be input as name,address or zip code

Demo

Future Development

• Add user login options and extend to facebook login

• Add custom lists feature for users

• Extend browse parameters to range of moods and character or plot settings

• Add recommendation feature based on user's own preferences and reviews from other users

• Extend map functionality to automatically detect user location and suggest libraries or bookstores nearby , by using geolocation and google places apis

• Include more metadata such as author bio, descriptive cast of characters, table of contents, themes/symbolism, movie info etc.

Thank You!

- Sruthi Padala

Demo Slides

Choose a bestseller list from the navigation menu option

Select a book from the results displayed by clicking on the book's cover image

The information about the book is displayed , along with user reviews.

Hover over the Buy Book button to view buying options. Then, select the local bookstore option

A map is displayed. Enter the address/ zip code/ name of a place , choose the radius and click on search.

Markers are placed on the map indicating points of interest. Click on a marker to view further information.