Book Search

A Next.js book discovery app that searches Open Library, shows book details, and lets users keep a local favourites list.

Live Review

• Live URL: [https://book-search-ten-tau.vercel.app/](https://book-search-ten-tau.vercel.app/)

Features

• Search books by author, title, subject, language, and first publish year
• Paginated search results
• Book details page with description, characters, settings, and external links
• Add/remove books from favourites using Jotai state
• Responsive UI built with React Bootstrap

Tech Stack

• Next.js (Pages Router)
• React
• SWR
• Jotai
• React Bootstrap + Bootstrap

Pages

• / - Search form
• /books - Search results
• /works/[workId] - Book details
• /favourites - Favourite books
• /about - Developer intro and featured book

Getting Started

1. Install dependencies:

pnpm install

2. Run the development server:

pnpm dev

3. Open:

http://localhost:3000

Scripts

• pnpm dev - Start local development server
• pnpm build - Build for production
• pnpm start - Start production server
• pnpm lint - Run ESLint

Data Source

• Open Library Search API: https://openlibrary.org/search.json
• Open Library Works API: https://openlibrary.org/works/{workId}.json
• Open Library Covers API: https://covers.openlibrary.org

Notes

• Favourites are stored in client-side state and reset on page refresh.