DEVELOPING AN E-COMMERCE MARKETPLACE FOR BOOKIS
Learn how DBB Software helped Bookis, a Norwegian e-commerce company, improve and expand the functionality of its core platform and bring its sustainability vision through book trade to life.
Industry
Retail & E-Commerce
Service
Web Development
Team
4 Back-End Developers, 1 Front-End Developer, 1 Mobile Developer, 1 DevOps
Project State
July 2017 - June 2022
Country
Norway
About the Client
Bookis, a Norwegian e-commerce startup, operates a platform that connects book buyers and sellers in a seamless marketplace. Designed to simplify the second-hand book trade, Bookis offers users dynamic pricing, an integrated shipping service, and a social book tracking system. The platform is committed to promoting sustainability by encouraging the reuse of books.
THE CLIENT'S INITIAL REQUEST
Bookis wanted us to improve and expand upon the basic functionality of their core marketplace platform. The client wanted to add functionality and improve user experience:
Enhance UI and UX
Deliver a new and intuitive UI to improve platform usability and align it with added functionalities.
01
Optimize Content Management
Integrate tools for updating book catalogs with customizable settings for administrators.
02
Implement Additional Functions
Add payment, notification, and user verification systems to the platform.
03
SOLUTIONS WE DELIVERED
Our client required us to complete an extensive scope of work, and the team delivered the following:
Front-End Development
Developed web pages using TypeScript, Vue.js, Material UI, and Next.js for best optimization and SEO performance, with Redux for business logic.
Back-End Improvement
Added an extensive catalog of more than 2M books and created a custom scraper for fetching and analyzing book prices and competitors’ content.
Strapi Integration
Created a home page for the marketplace using Strapi as the page builder while adding more customizable configuration settings for serverless books catalog updates, enabling a better user experience.
API Integration
Integrated Stripe and Vipps payment systems and other third-party APIs and libraries to expand platform functionality.
Additional services implementation
Integrated SendGrid for email and Twilio for SMS notifications, package tracking using local postal services Postnord and Helthjem, and BankID for digital identification and signature for authors’ verification.
RESULTS ACHIEVED
$4M in Gross Merchandise Value
Achieved significant financial success by generating $4M in GMV, reflecting Bookis’ strong performance.
450,000+ Active Users
Arrived at an important milestone of active users, making the platform a growing success and a solid industry player.
Improved Access and Convenience
Delivered an optimized, feature-rich, and user-friendly platform allowing users to trade books.
Market Expansion
Expanded the platform’s reach from Norway to Sweden, allowing Bookis to access a broader customer base.
