2. Problems Addressed
•
Who needs it?
- Book lovers
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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.
3. Relevant Artifacts – GoodReads
•
Add and organize custom
shelves
•
Rate and review books
•
Connect with Facebook and
Twitter friends
•
No automatic book
recommendation
4. Relevant Artifacts – Shelfari
•
Visual representation of
book shelves
•
Add books to predefined
categories
•
Recommendation service
powered by Amazon
•
Connect with community
of shelfari users
5. 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
6. Competitive Analysis
Feature GoodReads Shelfari Whichbook Ideal BookPick
Comprehensive
collection
Yes No No Yes
Social media Facebook,
Twitter
None Facebook Facebook,Pinter
est, Twitter
Find local
bookstore/librar
y
No No No Yes
Recommendatio
n feature
No Yes Yes Yes
Browse
parameters
Genres, lists Genres,lists,
tags
Lists,
moods,character
settings
Genres,lists,
moods
Rate and Yes Yes No Yes
10. 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
12. 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.
18. Hover over the Buy Book button to view buying options. Then, select the local
bookstore option
19. A map is displayed. Enter the address/ zip code/ name of a place , choose the radius
and click on search.
20. Markers are placed on the map indicating points of interest. Click on a marker to view
further information.
Editor's Notes
Expand on the ‘why’ question in future slides
The biggest appeal of Goodreads is the social aspect. You can connect your account with Facebook and Twitter and easily find friends to add. The homepage highlights your friends’ updates, so you can see what they’ve been reading and what they’re adding to their shelves site doesn’t do any automatic book recommending
Exclusive recommendation service (unlike goodreads) where e ach book has user recommended titles as well as the Amazon Customers Who Bought This Book Also Bought feature. Some unique features include a “ridiculously simplified synopsis”, a descriptive cast of characters, table of contents, themes/symbolism, and movie info. It’s maintained like a wiki by the community, so the information isn’t complete or verified, but it can be a powerful reader’s advisory tool.
A very unique approach to searching for books. Uses algorithms to factor multiple permutations of input parameters entered by user and displays the appropriate books. This allows for the possibility that the user doesn't have an idea of which book he/she is looking for and can hence, make unexpected discoveries.
Import History – Listening history from an online or desktop media player Tag – genre, mood etc.
Lastfm or songkick – users have no way to modify the results
Not interactive, no immersion.
Meaningfully arranged events, artists playing display on mouseover, click markers provide more information
