Overview

On this platform one can buy books easily at affordable price, User can by it from the seller who is User of that platform by negotiating the price by using the chat feature or by the local bookstores.

The User also has a variety of selling alternatives. Where one can sell the books to nearby shops or individually on the platform by uploading the book for sale. User can also recycle items like used books, newspapers, cardboards etc on the platform.

My role in this project was of both UI and UX designer as I did everything end-to-end , from doing user research to creating final designs and usability tests.

Problem Statement

Many people like and want to read books but sometimes don’t want to buy a new copy as they are costly and worth more than they are willing to pay. Some would like to buy a book in exchange for one they own of, or they would also like the option to sell their books no longer useful to them. All of these activities are done offline right now making them roam from shop to shop for best prices.

Design thinking process

Design thinking process helped us to come up with the best possible solution for our users by following a set of methods. My role in this project was of both UI and UX designer as I did everything end-to-end , from doing user research to creating final designs and usability tests.

Starting with research

I have interviewed around 7 users , The users include people who are accessible to me and who are complete stranger , I got in touch with them through various online platforms.

The users interviewed were of 15-30 years of age and the combination of working individual and students.

Insights gathered

• 77.7 % of people prefer to buy books from local bookstores and libraries and follows a basic approach where user will go in search of nearby stores and I ask. for book from seller, Then ask its price. And then used to see the quality of pages, Try to read first page and then but it
• most user visits bookstore to check if it's available or not, some of them ask their friends about and some buy it online.
• Many users are gets frustrated when they don’t get their desired books in the local shops or libraries, so they have to travel to far places looking for that particular books and still unaware if the book will be available there.
• Majority of the people are not fully satisfied with the pricing of books today, sometimes there is a book which they like and I don't have enough to buy at that moment, so they have to wait or take help from someone.