NextBook App
A Book Discovery App
Project
Concept
This book discovery app is designed for high school students to help them discover new books of interest, personalize their library, and track their reading. The app can recommend new books based on their interests and reading history. Additionally, students can find resources for their academic studies. The app can expand by creating discussions, book clubs, and review pages. It can also include features for parental and teacher controls to involve them in the students’ reading process.
Objectives & Goals
Simplify Customization: Create a user-friendly interface where students can easily personalize their app experience, including notifications, themes, and preferences.
Clarity and Simplicity: Make the settings layout intuitive and easy to navigate, minimizing the time needed for users to find and adjust their preferences.
Engagement: Encourage users to explore and utilize settings options by making them approachable and visually appealing.
Design Process
Understand
User Research
User Interview
Competitve Analysis
Define
User Personas
Empathy Map
User Journey
Ideate
User Flow
InformationArchitecture
Design
Wireframe
Hi-Fi Designs
Prototype
Test
Feedbacks
Conclusion
Future Concept
Competitors
GoodRead
+Extensive collection of book
+Good comminnuty and
conections of users
+Personalized Book
recomendation
+scaning book cover for
adding in libaray
-Desin is not user frindly
- Not enoph feature for
personalize
Kindle
+ access to millions of eBooks
+Accesability
+Tolls for reading process such
as highligth, book mark.
_cant share books.
_Just work with Amazon publishing
books
_Not include paper books.
BookBub
+personalise recomandation
+Deals
+Wide categories and Ganre
_imited to the books that are on sale
-Does not have reading platform
_does not track reading process
Target Audience
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High school students: Help them discover books, manage their book reading process, share their ideas with friends and other students with similar interests.
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Teachers: Control student reading processes, create discussion sessions, and encourage students to read books.
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Parents: Control their child’s reading process, encourage them to read books, and help them find age-appropriate books for their children.
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Schools: Create study groups to encourage students to read books.
Empathy
Map
Empathy
Map
Student
• Difficulty Finding Books: Struggle to discover books that match their interests or reading level.
• Lack of Motivation: May lack the drive to read regularly or engage with new books.
• Limited time: Balancing school, extracurriculars, and social activities makes finding time for reading challenging.
Teachers
• Engagement Challenges: Hard to motivate students to read or participate in reading-
related activities.
• Resource Limitations: Limited access to diverse and relevant reading materials.
Parents
• Monitoring Reading Habits: Parents often find it challenging to keep track of their child’s reading activities and preferences.
• Finding Suitable Content: Parents may have difficulty finding books that are age-appropriate, engaging, and aligned with their child’s interests and educational goals.
Schools
Promoting Reading Cultur: Schools need to encourage a love of reading among students, which can be challenging due to varying student interests and reading levels.
• Resources: Limited budgets and resources for acquiring new and diverse books.
Pain Points
BIO:
Jamie is a sophomore who spends most of his time on video games,
social media, and sports. He’s never been interested in reading,
finding it tedious and boring compared to interactive activities. Despite
encouragement from his parents and teachers, Jamie struggles to stay
engaged with any reading material.
Goals:
• Find books that capture his interest.
• Develop a habit of reading regularly.
• Enjoy reading as a fun activity rather than a chore.
Frustrations:
• Finds most book recommendations boring or
irrelevant.
• Struggles to stay engaged with any reading material.
• Feels reading is a task ratherthan an enjoyable activity.
As Guest
Opens the app and starts exploring book
recommendations and features without signing up.
• Browse Popular
Books
• Sample Reads
• Check Features
• Explore Genres
• Try Flash Stories
• Preview Audiobooks:
Reluctant Sign-Up
Hesitantly decides to sign up after finding one or two slightly intriguing options,
entering basic information like email and creating a password.
Profile
• Reluctantly completes
his profile by entering
his name, age, and
interests (sports, gaming).
Setting
• Selects genres related
to personal interests
(sports, gaming)
• djusts his preferences
to favor visual and
concise content.
• Input Reading Habits.
Fine-Tuning
• Rates a few recommended
books and interacts with
multimedia features to refine
suggestions.
• Minimal Feedback
• Preference Adjustment
Using the App
Adds books to a reading list, sets small reading goals, and participates in interactive features
and challenges.
•Inconsistent Engagemnt
• Short-Reading Sessions
• Participating in Minimal
Activities
