Books & Educational Reading UX

Help readers find and assess the right title

Readers may arrive looking for one title or trying to understand a new subject. They need useful ways to browse, compare information and decide what to read. Baymard’s books and educational reading research helps teams review that experience from discovery through ordering, using evidence from publishers, booksellers and specialist research sites.

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Books & Educational Reading UX research

Explore guidance and examples for books and educational reading sites, covering catalog navigation, search, product lists, product pages, ordering and the customer account experience.

Books & Educational Reading UX audits

Get an expert assessment of your books or educational reading site, with prioritized recommendations and practical examples your team can use to plan improvements.

Give content-rich catalogs a clearer structure

Use research to assess how readers move through a broad catalog and evaluate a title. Shared examples and criteria help teams discuss the navigation, information and interaction choices behind that journey.

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Educational Reading & Books UX research

Help readers find and evaluate the right title

Some readers know the exact title they need; others are exploring a subject or deciding which resource will be useful. Research helps your team support both journeys through understandable categories, useful search results and clear book information, with evidence for the ordering steps that follow.

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Examples of books and educational reading websites studied by Baymard
Educational Reading & Books UX audit

Find the priorities for your books and educational reading experience

An educational reading and books UX audit provides an expert review of your site with prioritized recommendations for improvement.

Get prioritized findings, practical recommendations and implementation examples to help your team decide what to improve first. Discuss the journeys and any competitor comparisons you want included, and agree the scope with the audit team.

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Key UX challenges for Books & Educational Reading

Use research to assess how readers move through a broad catalog and evaluate a title. Shared examples and criteria help teams discuss the navigation, information and interaction choices behind that journey.

Exploring subjects

Create understandable categories and navigation for readers who are still narrowing their interests.

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Finding a title

Support direct searches and make results easier to interpret and narrow.

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Assessing the content

Present the information readers need to judge whether a title is relevant to them.

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Ordering and returning

Review checkout and account interactions so customers can complete and manage their orders.

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Books & Educational Reading UX questions

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The study includes booksellers, publishers and specialist educational reading or research sites. The overview identifies the sites used in the research.



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“I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for the amazing work on this audit. You should know that this has been very well received internally and there’s a lot of excitement around adopting the ideas you have shared.”

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Growth Manager at Google Shopping

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“Having Baymard is like having access to a magical UX super power. I can't believe how helpful and easy to use it is, given the vast array of tools and information they provide!”

Ariana Biedebach

Manager, UX Research at Levi Strauss & Co.

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“Baymard’s training provides the proper language and sound evidence to understand what it means to create a truly usable interface in the ecommerce business.”

Semion Lapin

UX Designer at Deloitte Digital

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“An eye opener. This UX audit helped validate assumptions we had regarding our site but also provided visibility on issues we overlooked. Recommendations were in-depth and provided ways for improvements.”

Michael Tran

Sr. Business Analyst at Sony PlayStation

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“Baymard produces some of the most relevant and actionable user experience research available. They really understand the needs of UX and Product Management professionals, and their deep experience in the eCommerce field allows them to offer sophisticated, nuanced insights.”

Kerry McAleer

Former Director of UX Research at Sears

Make it easier to find useful reading

Use research to connect catalog discovery, product information and a straightforward ordering experience.