/find-an-author

find book information for your favorite author

Primary LanguageJavaScript

Find An Author

Description

  • An application that allows users / students to search different categories of books, authors, and their list of titles using HTML, CSS, JS, and third-party APIs. The appplication will also provide features such as if the book is available for purchase, for rent / borrow, or free to download for all users. The user may also narrow down their search by year of publishing, high reviews, previews of each book, and bibliographic information.

User Story

  • AS A student or book reader
  • I WANT an application that allows me to search for books and authors
  • SO THAT I can purchase, rent, or download for free to use
  • THEN I want to see a preview of the book and do a search of its contents
  • FINALLY I want to know others peoples ratings and reviews of the book

Acceptance Criteria

  • Use a CSS framework other than bootstrap
  • Be deployed to GitHub Pages
  • Be Interactive
  • Use at least two server-side APIs
  • Does not use alerts, confirms, or prompts
  • Use client-side storage to store persistent data
  • Be responsive
  • Have a polished UI
  • Clean repository
  • Quality README

Changes Committed

  • Updated Title
  • Added Sorting function for search results
  • Added API calls to Open Library
  • Updated JS to include all subject fields
  • Added pagination and refactored code
  • Added breadcrumb links and local storage capabilities
  • Added ISBN # and Full Text Search
  • Inserted Library Thing API call to HTTPS
  • Updated README file

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Link to Deployed Application