About This Project
ReadUniverse is a specialized e-commerce platform designed to modernize conventional book retail businesses and help them reach a wider market. Built with MERN stack with additional cutting edge technologies, it provides a dedicated, retail based solution where each deployment serves a single bookstore or business. The platform combines personalization and interactivity through dynamic recommendations, bestseller highlights, and a gamification system that rewards users with XP, badges, and leaderboard progression for activities like reviews and purchases. To support business growth, an integrated admin dashboard delivers advanced analytics on revenue, user activity, and inventory. With secure authentication, responsive design, and Docker based containerization, ReadUniverse ensures reliable performance across environments. By merging scalability with tailored retail functionality, it redefines how bookstores can compete in the digital market.
Features
Engage users with XP rewards, badges, and leaderboard progression for activities such as reviews, likes, and purchases.
Rich review and rating features with community engagement, including the ability to like other user reviews.
Dynamic book recommendations based on user preferred genres, trending, and bestsellers.
Search and filter options by title, category, and author for seamless book discovery.
Displaying all related book belong to its genre in an organized and intuitive layout.
End to end e-commerce flow with cart, checkout, and automated order handling with payment deadlines.
Unified order detail pages with dynamic invoices, status tracking, QR code payments, proof of payment uploads, automatic cancellation timers.
Seamless refund system for users who cancel after payment, ensuring trust and flexibility.
Full order history with status badges, detailed breakdowns for best trust and transparency.
Organize favorite and purchased books in a personalized digital collection for easy access.
Custom avatars, bio, preferred genres, purchase tracking, and achievement badges for active engagement.
Comprehensive analytics including revenue trends, sales performance, user activity, inventory management, and reporting.
Alerts for order confirmations, shipping updates and other order status update for best trust and transparency.
Optimized media delivery through Cloudinary integration for fast loading and high quality book covers.
Token based authentication and identity validation to secure sensitive pages and prevent unauthorized access.
Docker based containerization for consistent development environments, simplified deployment, and scalability.
Enjoy a seamless experience across devices with a responsive design that adapts to various screen sizes and orientations.
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