Self-Publishing Book Website
type: Semester project
The goal of this Website:
Write and edit the book.
Create a cover page.
Add and edit pictures.
Create pricing.
Publish
Being able to look at old published books and accounts.
Being able to get a publication manager.
Proposed solution:
First-time users:
Create an account.
Help navigate and see examples of how to use this platform.
Make it easy to write and edit their book.
Help give examples of cover pages based on the material in their book.
Make sure the user can use any device to continue where they left off when they are writing their book.
Make it easy to access your book by clicking on the title to continue writing if you have multiple books going at one time.
Helpful tools and tips when creating a new book.
Experience users:
Log in.
Have the published book titles on the home page and see the profits you are making from them next to it.
Create a new book.
Sales Report
Program
Adobe Photoshop
High-fidelity
Solved the Problem:
Log-in
Published Books
Manage book sales.
Profits by web/book bound.
Create New Books
Cover page
Write book.
Editing
Write a dedication page.
Publish book.
Sales (pricing)
Sales Reports & Tips
How much did each book cost?
How much does each book make?
Web vs book bound.
Author's Tools
Book cover design basic
Steps to self-publishing
How to price your book
How to write sales copy
Book metadata basic
Publish Manager
Search by State
By genre
Price range
Apply
Pay
Challenges I faced:
The challenge I faced was coming up with the layout. I wanted the layout to be easy for beginning users but not too plain for experienced users. I had a hard time figuring out how I wanted the flow to go and make it make sense to the users
Sketches
What I learned:
I learned that less is more. Having too much in the application makes it harder to navigate. I also learned I needed to create it for first-time and experienced users.