Booket - Spin Your Own Tale

Welcome to Booket, a social media platform with a book theme that allows users to publish and share their own virtual books and pages. Dive into a world where storytelling meets social interaction.

Preview

Features

• User Authentication:

  • Create a personalized account with a profile picture and banner image to make your presence uniquely yours.

• Book Creation:

  • Craft virtual books (albums) with a cover, title, synopsis, category, and privacy setting, bringing your literary ideas to life.

• Page Creation:

  • Populate your books with pages (posts) containing captivating images, captions, and titles. Express your creativity and share your stories with the world.

• Book Navigation:

  • Seamlessly navigate between pages within a book, explore the table of contents, and enjoy a smooth reading experience.

• Annotations:

  • Engage with the content by adding annotations (comments) on any page within a book. Share your thoughts, connect with other readers, and discuss the stories.

• Profile Exploration:

  • Discover the literary creations of other users by exploring their profiles. View all the books and pages they have crafted and appreciate the diversity of storytelling on Booket.

Tech Stack

• Backend:

  • Python
  • Flask
  • SQLAlchemy
  • AWS

• Frontend:

  • React-Redux
  • Javascript
  • HTML5/CSS3

Usage

1. Create an Account:

   • Sign up on Booket by providing an email, username details and upload a profile picture and banner image.

2. Craft Your Books:

   • Create books with cover images, titles, synopses, categories, and privacy settings.

3. Compose Pages:

   • Populate your books with engaging pages, each with images, captions, and titles.

4. Navigate and Connect:

   • Explore the books and pages of other users, and interact with annotations. Connect with fellow readers and creators.

Future Plans

Messaging

• A more interactive user experience by incorporating websockets to have a real time messaging feature between two users

Friends List

• Keep track of those you've really connected with in this community!

User Tabs and Full Mobile Responsiveness

• Currently the mobile view of the pages is small, I hope to find some way to supplement this by changing the layout but I may have to sacrifice the page flip animation.

Contact

If you're reading this far, I'd love to have a chat with you! Please feel free to reach out to me at b.n.tamayo7@gmail.com or my LinkedIn.

You can also view more from me and about me by looking at my portfolio

Enjoy Booket and happy storytelling! 📚