ReaderBuddy

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  ReaderBuddy

Our group came together over our common interest which is reading. We thought that we could replicate a book reading club or center where readers currently engaged in the same book could join in discussions and simultaneous reading. But we didn't want this project to be just another book review platform. So, we were inspired to create it because we felt that there was a lack of connectivity among readers. We want to connect readers from all across the world to bond over the love of books and have a conversation about literature.We thought that we could incorporate the idea of a book review platform but more social where based on the interests of readers, they would find friends to read with them no matter where they are in the world.

The user will have log into the website and fill out the information for the book they are reading. Then the tracking option will track people who signed in in the same week, currently reading the same book. Based on the book a recommendation will be made and the users will have an option to start a chat or to make it more user friendly have a send a buddy read request.

Even though the website isn't complete, we started the website using HTML and some CSS. We got down some of the basic framework for our project. We also sketched out how the project would be redirected to different pages in the website.

One of the major challenges that we faced was drawing a line between just another book review platform and an online book club. But our team brainstormed ideas and differentiated every component of the project. ReaderBuddy will help the user connect with other readers who started the same book in the same week as the user and also help filter with different interests like Cooking, Music, Gaming. Then, it has an option of sending request to make sure it's a safe space for everyone and it's upto the user to accept the request to maintain a secure platform with full consent.

Our group members were based in different time zones, which was very fascinating and allowed us to get a sense of what it could possibly look like in the industry. It was great working with and around one another's time, helping build that sense of comradery and teamwork. Plus, it was really tough to pull off meeting due to living in 3 different timezones but we made it!

We learned how important collaboration and teamwork is, and how we can help to crate something that will be useful to all of our interests. We created sketches of wireframes and used those to plan how our website would be set up when it is built.

We are hoping to add a database and several other features that will cater to readers such as a book wish-list and a to-read list, also a review center where other readers will have the opportunity of rating and giving their recommendation and review on a particular book.

We learned how important collaboration and teamwork is, and how we can help to crate something that will be useful to all of our interests. We created sketches of wireframes and used those to plan how our website would be set up when it is built.