SideStory

A writer’s or publisher’s work doesn’t end on the last page: many stories come with songs, videos, textbooks and files built around them. Readers need one place to find, buy and keep those extras, and creators need a real storefront to sell them from. The brief: a marketplace that ties every add-on to its book, its writer and its publisher, with a cart and a personal library for buyers.

We designed SideStory from the reader’s side: start with a story you love, then lead to the extras around it.

1. 1. A catalogue with the book at its centre

   Each book is the anchor and every add-on belongs to a book, so Featured Books can show how many add-ons each title carries. Makers are split into writers (Creators) and publishers (Studios), each with their own section of the storefront.

2. 2. Search and browse by type

   Search on the home page covers songs, videos and textbooks, with category shortcuts, and Browse by Type splits content into five kinds: Song, Video, Textbook, PDF and File.

3. 3. Account, cart and library

   Buyers sign in with Google, the cart sits in the top bar, and My Library and Order History bring purchased content back. The storefront switches between Thai and English, and an FAQ covers delivery, later access, accounts and refunds.

The gallery screens were captured from the real SideStory storefront at sidestory.ireadcustomer.com.

• One storefront for everything around a book

  Songs, videos, textbooks, PDFs and files sell from one place, each tied to its source book.

• Readers find what they’re after

  Search, browse by type, or start from a writer or a publisher.

• Bought once, there to come back to

  Purchases sit in My Library, with Order History, under the buyer’s Google sign-in.

• Creators get a place on the storefront

  Writers and publishers each have a place on the storefront under Creators and Studios.