📚 BookScout – Smart Book Recommendation Web App

BookScout is a swipe-based book recommendation web application inspired by Tinder-style interactions.
Users can like or dislike books, explore book details with real cover images, and view their liked books in a visually rich and magical interface.

This project focuses on building a complete frontend–backend system and is designed to be machine-learning ready for future upgrades.

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🚀 Features

• 📖 Swipe-based book browsing (Like / Dislike)
• ✨ Animated book cards with flip & sparkle effects
• 🖼 Real book cover images using Google Books API
• ❤️ Liked books list panel
• 📊 Backend summary (total likes & dislikes)
• 🎨 Modern and magical UI
• 🔌 REST API-based frontend–backend communication
• 🧠 ML-ready architecture for future enhancements

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React.js
• Vite
• JavaScript (JSX)
• CSS (Animations & Responsive Design)

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• JSON-based data storage

External API

• Google Books API (for book cover images)

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📂 Project Structure

bookscout-simplified/
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├── frontend/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   │   ├── App.jsx
│   │   │   ├── BookCard.jsx
│   │   │   └── SwipeCard.jsx
│   │   ├── data/
│   │   │   └── books.json
│   │   ├── App.css
│   │   └── main.jsx
│   └── package.json
│
├── backend/
│   ├── server.js
│   ├── fetch_covers.js
│   ├── choices.json
│   └── package.json
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└── README.md