The has launched a new website to make shopping online for textbooks 鈥� as well as the wide variety of other supplies it offers 鈥� even easier for students.
鈥淲e really wanted to up our game in terms of an online shopping experience,鈥� says Bookstore Manager Tina Shannon.
Shannon wanted to ensure the experience users have on the Bookstore鈥檚 website is in line with what they鈥檇 experience on other online shopping sites. She says it鈥檚 imperative for university bookstores to respond to students鈥� evolving needs and expectations in an industry experiencing a great deal of change.
鈥淥ur customers are savvy online shoppers,鈥� says Shannon. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a necessity for the Bookstore to keep up with the modern retail experience.鈥�
Built from the ground up with the user in mind, the site includes a number of significant improvements. It鈥檚 mobile responsive, and includes a clean, uncluttered interface with updated colours, logo and imagery.
Shannon is most excited about the new MyBooklist feature. Now, rather than searching online for each textbook course by course, students can simply input their AV俱乐部 NetID and password, and the site will generate a list of books they need based on the courses they鈥檙e registered for. These textbooks can then be delivered anywhere on campus (free of charge), shipped off campus or picked up in store.
Shannon wants the online experience to reflect the in-store experience, which she hopes is welcoming and makes students feel connected.
鈥淚 want it you feel like your Bookstore,鈥� she says.
She notes that the improved user experience also helps makes the Bookstore more accessible to those who can鈥檛 make it to campus in person, like alumni, incoming students, or friends and families of students.
Launched last month, the new e-commerce site took a great deal of work, planning and coordination, with Bookstore staff working closely with developers, a software provider and university IT staff. So far, feedback from students and staff about the new site has been very positive.
鈥淚鈥檓 really pleased with it. It鈥檚 what we were shooting for,鈥� Shannon says. But she plans to continue collecting feedback now that the site is live so she and her team can keep improving it. (There鈥檚 even a feedback mechanism built right into the new site.)
鈥淲e鈥檇 love to hear from you,鈥� says Shannon.
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