Bookish

Vanshita Vekta, Prateek Singh

Lingwal, Vadlamudy Sai Nitin Krishna,
Amit Kumar

BE-CSE(H) Cloud Computing

Chandigarh University
Mohali, Punjab, India

vanshitavekta35@gmail.com
pslingwal01@gmail.com
sainitinkrishna@gmail.com
akakgupta122@gmail.com

Abstract—The goal of the project Bookish is to create a website
for an online book store that will give users a complete view of
the books available for purchase, which will include both new
and old books. Customers can use the website to find books at a
reasonable price that they want to read. Our website also has a
feature that allows users to contact us if they want to sell their
books by simply filling out a brief form. The project report was
created using data and forecasts provided by team members.
Depending on the conditions, the real-life situation may differ
slightly. The project is classified as a not-for-profit endeavor. The
team members will not be paid at the end of the project. Because
we have adequate buffer time, any inclusion or deduction is
conceivable. The risks have been calculated based on the most
prevalent challenges that this type of project faces. Every attempt
has been made to complete each and every pro and con so that
they might be considered.
I. INTRODUCTION (BOOKISH)
The project's main goal is to develop an online book store
where users can search for and buy or sell their own books.
The user's chosen books are displayed in a tabular fashion,
and they can order them online using a credit/debit card.
They can upload the images of the book they wish to sell on
the website and publish it within minutes. They can get the
money for there books in two ways, One is either they give it
to us, we sell the book according to its condition(wear &
tear) and then give the owner’s share to them. Or they can
chose to put a public advertisement and meet any interested
buyer themselves. Instead of travelling to a book store and
wasting time, the user can use this website to purchase a used
book at a considerably lower price than usual. Many online
book businesses, such as Powell's and Amazon, were created
using HTML. Using HTML, CSS, and Django – a Python
Framework, we aimed to create a similar website. Bookish is
a web application that allows customers to buy and sell
books online. Customers can use a web browser to search for
a book by title and then purchase it using a credit/debit card
transaction. The user can log in using his account
information, or new customers can rapidly create an account.
They should include their full name, phone number, and
shipping address.
II. PROBLEM DEFINITION
In India, there are many people who are found of reading
books. However many of them are not regular in reading
those because of the high cost of new books. There are a lot
of online book stores and shops around us, who have been
there for a long time in this book selling market, but none of
them is known for giving deals on buying and selling of old
books. Moreover, academic books are so costly and are not
much used by the students whether they study in college or in
schools and are found to be in a condition which is very close
to a brand new book. Presently people have very limited
option with some very less known book stores which buy
or sell used books.
III. PROJECT OVERVIEW
The user can check out the website after sign up.
• Upon opening, the user can navigate through home page
to the explore page and pick the book of their choice.
• If the customer does not have any specific book in
mind, he/she can use filters to filter out their choice of
category of books.
• The books by default will be shown according to their
date of upload.
• Users can contact the admin in order to sell their books.
• Any editing or changes can only be done by admin. .
A. Scope
The current scope of the project only exists to local hosts
and demonstration purpose only. In future if the model turns
out to be successful and feasible for further development the
team can expand the range for the website and possibly
pursue external sponsors for modifications and getting the
resources for the full deployment of the website for
commercial use.
B. Literature Review
When it comes to the education sector, it is apparent that
various online platforms have gained a lot of acceptance
from the target customers and online businesses have started
to grow eminently in the field of education. One such
business is an online book store business. We have used of a
lot of such platforms and online book stores but none was
found good enough who helps their users to sell their books
also. So in order to continue with our website we have gone
through many websites and platforms to get an idea of how
this section works. We have gone through books such as
Digital Marketing for Dummies and Youtility to know how
the relationship between the user and the website work. We
have got to what went wrong for the other people who also
tried to work on this project we are taking care of not
repeating the same mistakes. While studying these books we
also came to know what it takes to build trust between the
users and the website and are ready to implement those
things. Once all the initial work is done we will continue to
work and improve the website daily. We understand that the
love of Physical Books is fading away as the world moves
on towards Digitisation, this is our attempt to keep that love
of books alive by recirculating the old books to new readers.
C. Languages, Frameworks and other services used
1. Python
• Django
2. HTML
3. CSS
• Bootstrap
4. GitHub – For version control
D. Hardware Used to make the site
While any 21st century off the shelf Laptop or Desktop
could have been used to make this project. We used
our personal Laptops with minimum specifications of
• CPU – Intel i5 processor 1.6GHz
• RAM – 8GB
IV. PROBLEM FORMULATION
When and if a person wants to buy a book and is not
willing to visit shops, malls without any assurance whether
the book that they want is available in stores or not people
tend to gravitate more towards online book stores. During
website development many issues were faced, like error in
orientation of the books and errors in getting the database out
of the server.
1.Accessibility: To establish an accessible website, you
must design and develop it in such a way that all users have
equal access to the site's information, functionality, and
features.
2. Compatibility: Make sure the website is compatible
with every device so that users can access the site through
any device and get suitable results.
3. Navigability: Users must be able to navigate through
the website and find the information they were looking for.
Visitors to the site should be able to quickly locate the
information they require. Whether it's the major or secondary
navigation, it should be arranged to help people find their
way through the site.
4. Readability: The process of delivering the write-up in a
style that makes it easier to read is referred to as readability.
When building a fantastic website, keep in mind that all
users, regardless of their backgrounds or age groups, should
be able to read it.
5. Usability: Engage your website's visitors and make
them want to come back again and again. The success of a
website is determined by how well it adheres to usability
principles. In terms of usability, your website should be
simple to navigate and information should be simple to find.
A. Main Area for Research
In the initial stages of the project when the site is limited to
our College campus, we need to figure out what books the
students and staff in our college like and ensure the smooth,
genuine and proper function of our idea of reselling old
books. Once this works out within our campus we can
expand our website to a town and then to a city and so on
and so forth.
We had to learn frameworks which we had only heard of
before, and learning them empowered our knowledge banks
tremendously.
The proposed research is aimed to carry out work leading to
the development of an approach for improving online book
stores. The proposed aim will be achieved by dividing the
work into following objectives:
1.Creating in depth interactive environment for
user.
2.Expanding the current facilities that online book
store website provides.
3.Improving the buying and selling experience.
4.Understand the client's needs and objectives: One
of the key objectives of design research is to gain a thorough
understanding of the client's needs and objectives, including
business needs and objectives. This investigation should
yield a clear picture of how a company intends to use its
website as a marketing tool.
5.Develop technical specifications and
requirements
6.Learn about the industry: It's also critical to have
a general understanding of the client's industry.
Understanding the ins and outs of a particular industry might
help you acquire significant insight into the design process.
Examine industry trends and what your competitors are
doing on their websites to figure out how to stand apart.
Furthermore, conducting market research will aid in the
identification of prospective keywords for SEO reasons.
Methodology Used
For the effective development and deployment of
the "bookish" website, the waterfall technique was used: The
waterfall model is a linear project management approach in
which neutral and client requirements are gathered at the start
of the project, and then a subsequent project setup is created
to meet those requirements. The waterfall model gets its
name because each phase of the project flows into the next,
like water cascading down a waterfall. It's a revolutionary,
systematic methodology that's been around for a long time
because it works. Construction, IT, and computer code
development are among the industries that regularly use the
waterfall methodology. The term "waterfall," on the other
hand, is most commonly used in the context of computer
code. The waterfall model contains at least five to seven
phases that follow a tight linear order, with no part starting
until the previous one is finished. The phases' titles vary, but
they were initially described by their designer, Winston W.
Royce, as follows: Requirements: The main benefit of
waterfall is that all client requirements are acquired at the
outset of the project, allowing each alternate portion to be
planned without further client communication until the
product is completed. It's assumed that everything you'll need
will be gathered at this point. Design: The style|planning|
appearance part can be divided into two parts: logical style
and physical design. Once prospective answers have been
discussed and postulated, the logical style subphase begins.
Once those theoretical ideas and schemas have been
translated into actual specifications, the physical style phase
begins. Implementation: This is where programmers take the
requirements and specifications from the previous phases and
transform them into actual code. Verification: This is where
the customer examines the product to ensure that it satisfies
the requirements set forth at the start of the project. This can Fig. 4. Page with our names.
be accomplished by making the end product emotionally Result: Successful implementation of bookish website
appealing to the client. Maintenance: During the maintenance with user friendly, easy to access and navigate website for
phase, the client frequently exploits the product, uncovering customers of any background. The bookish model is selected
defects, insufficient options, and other mistakes that occurred by the full consent of every team member as the final project
during production. The assembly team makes these model that is to submitted further for review by the examiner.
adjustments as needed until the client is satisfied. If the project were to be improved more and more time
would be available the website will be designed as a full
B. Figures and Results stack website which will include the payment gateway for the
users to actually buy and sell a book.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT (Heading 5)
This is to thank everyone who helped make this project a
reality without whom it would not have been possible. First
and foremost, we would like to express our gratitude to Dr.
Hariharan Udhaya Kumar, our project instructor, who
provided invaluable assistance, committed his time to it, and
taught us how to complete this project. The project would not
have been completed without his supervision. We are
grateful to our teacher for allowing us to work on the project
"Bookish-An online book store," which allowed us to
conduct extensive research and learn about a variety of new
Fig. 1. Homepage of the Website topics. Second, we are grateful to the team that collaborated
to complete the work within the specified time period.

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