The Barnes and Noble website analysis
In this webpage, I shall be describing why I think this is a good site. For those of you who wish to visit this website, please click the URL of the Barnes and Noble website, https://www.barnesandnoble.com/ . The URL of this website is so basically simple, it is basically it's name written again. First of all, I would like to make it clear that this website is in fact a bookstore targeted to all age groups who like to read. This website has many factors that make it an effective website. This website has a very fast loading time and it is constantly updating it's catalogue. This website has almost any type of book that has been sold in the US, Canada, or the United Kingdom. If your book is not there, you can just order the book online and it will ship the book to you in 3 weeks or less. It even breaks the website, into smaller headings if you can't decide what kind of book you want. If you decide on a book and you want something similar, it has side bars that shows what others had looked at; which is very useful if you can't figure out what book to look at next. If you have prevoiusly visited the site, it shows what you what books you viewed and what others have. This site is based on text and graphics because in a bookstore, you don't need a lot of videos. Nothing is irrevelant, besides the small toys sold with the books, otherwise the whole site is only based on books and ebooks. The colour scheme of the page is basically simple yet it catches your eye. The page doesn't allow pop-ups on your computer screen and it so easy to navigate through all it's pages. If you don't like to scroll down vertically, simply find the icons that show pictures of charts and click. If you hate scrolling, you can find a sitemap at the bottom of the page, it also gives tips if you need help them.
It's organized in a very simple way so that anyone can navigate through the website. Some things this website can do to improve are:
- Add a home button on all pages
- Add optional surveys to help personalize your search
- Increase the interactivity level
- Add an audio feature for those who can't read
- Make some icons more visible so people don't have to look for them
Even with these faults, this I still consider it a great website.