BookHive: Online Book Club

Welcome to BookHive, an open platform designed to connect and engage book enthusiasts worldwide. Whether you're an avid reader, an aspiring author, or someone who simply appreciates the written word, BookHive offers a space to share your passion for books.

Features

• Community Engagement: Connect with fellow book lovers globally. Engage in discussions, share recommendations, and participate in reading challenges and book clubs.
• Book Reviews and Ratings: Share your thoughts on your favorite books. Write reviews, rate books, and read others' reviews to discover new literary gems.
• Author Spotlights: Learn about authors and their works through exclusive interviews and spotlights. Interact with your favorite authors and discover new ones.
• Personalized Recommendations: Receive book suggestions based on your reading preferences, favorite genres, and followed authors.
• Reading Challenges: Participate in reading challenges to set goals, track progress, and explore different genres and authors.
• Book Clubs: Join or create book clubs focused on specific genres, themes, or authors. Engage in meaningful discussions and share insights.
• Events and Workshops: Stay updated with literary events, workshops, and author signings happening near you or online.

Getting Started

To get started with BookHive:

1. Sign Up: Create an account by providing your basic details or sign up using your social media accounts.
2. Explore: Browse the platform to discover the community, book reviews, author spotlights, and book clubs that interest you.
3. Engage: Share your own book reviews, ratings, and recommendations. Participate in discussions, join reading challenges, and connect with fellow book lovers.
4. Discover: Use personalized recommendations to find new books that align with your interests.
5. Stay Connected: Keep an eye on upcoming events, workshops, and book signings. Attend virtual or physical events to meet authors and connect with fellow enthusiasts.

Documentation

The Software Requirements Specification (SRS) document for BookHive is available in the repository. It provides detailed information about the platform's requirements, features, and system architecture. See BookHive_SRS.md for details.

Entity Relationship Diagram

How to Run the Project

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   pnpm install

3. Start the development server:

   pnpm dev

4. Build the project for production:

   pnpm build

5. Start the production server:

   pnpm start

Contributing

We welcome contributions to BookHive! Please read our Contributing Guidelines to get started.

Landing Page Layout

Project Structure

We are using an atomic folder structure for our application:

src/
├── components/
│   ├── atoms/
│   │   ├── button/
│   │   │   ├── Button.js
│   │   │   ├── button.css
│   │   │   └── index.js
│   │   ├── input/
│   │   │   ├── Input.js
│   │   │   ├── input.css
│   │   │   └── index.js
│   │   └── icon/
│   │       ├── Icon.js
│   │       ├── icon.css
│   │       └── index.js
│   ├── molecules/
│   │   ├── loginForm/
│   │   │   ├── LoginForm.js
│   │   │   ├── loginForm.css
│   │   │   └── index.js
│   │   └── navbar/
│   │       ├── Navbar.js
│   │       ├── navbar.css
│   │       └── index.js
│   └── organisms/
│       ├── userProfile/
│       │   ├── UserProfile.js
│       │   ├── userProfile.css
│       │   └── index.js
│       └── productCard/
│           ├── ProductCard.js
│           ├── productCard.css
│           └── index.js
├── templates/
│   ├── dashboard/
│   │   ├── Dashboard.js
│   │   ├── dashboard.css
│   │   └── index.js
│   └── landingPage/
│       ├── LandingPage.js
│       ├── landingPage.css
│       └── index.js
└── pages/
    ├── home/
    │   ├── Home.js
    │   ├── home.css
    │   └── index.js
    └── about/
        ├── About.js
        ├── about.css
        └── index.js'''