Bookyard

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic affected all businesses globally, there was lockdown everywhere. People were home stuck without many resources. Publishing Industry is connected to millions of people and even until 2019 net worth of the industry was over $250 billion[1] Traditional Publishing Industry which was based on books had been already struggling as the digitalization era overhauled the present times. In England, during 2008-13 more than 8% of total stopped visiting libraries[2]. The total net-worth difference between print and e-books is inclosing rapidly[3]. When during lockdown small businesses and shops were closed it was effected in significant losses as some even became bank corrupt [4].COVID-19 has not settled down yet as we are in the 4 th wave. In such time, a platform like ours is very beneficial. [5]Bookyard is aimed to support all users with better usability, online services and persuade the user by figuring out interests and moods. Bookyard is the solution for people related to the publication sector. It is an android-native application-oriented platform. Core development tools include Android Studio and VS Code. MS Visio will be used for flowcharts, data flow diagrams, and process flow diagrams. For prototyping, Figma will be used. Adobe Products including Photoshop, Illustrator, and XD for UI design and vector designing purposes. We also used services for free royalty-free vectors from providers. The admin panel for Bookyard is designed based on a web application. We are using user profiling for now until some version of our platform is on a full scale. It does not only enhance UX but also plays a key role in terms of advancement and usability.