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Clone the repo\n\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/martian58/book-explorer.git\ncd book-explorer\n````\n\n### 2. Install dependencies\n\n```bash\nnpm install\n```\n\n### 3. Start the development server\n\n```bash\nnpm run dev\n```\n\nOpen [http://localhost:5173](http://localhost:5173) to view the app in your browser.\n\n---\n\n## 📂 Project Structure\n\n```bash\nbook-explorer/\n├── public/               # Static files (e.g. favicon)\n├── src/\n│   ├── components/\n│   │   ├── Book.jsx      # Book card component\n│   │   └── Footer.jsx    # Sticky footer\n│   ├── pages/\n│   │   ├── Home.jsx      # Homepage with search and results\n│   │   └── BookDetail.jsx# Book detail page\n│   ├── App.jsx           # Routing config\n│   └── main.jsx          # React root\n├── index.html\n└── vite.config.js\n```\n\n---\n\n## 🖼️ Screenshots\n\n### 🔎 Home Page\n\n\u003e Hero section with gradient title and search bar.  \n\u003e Dynamically updated book grid. Fully responsive with smooth animations.\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"./public/home.png\" alt=\"Home Page Screenshot\" width=\"800\" /\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n---\n\n### 📘 Book Detail\n\n\u003e Displays cover image, title, description, subjects, and authors.  \n\u003e Authors fetched dynamically with clean badges and external links.\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"./public/book_detail.png\" alt=\"Book Detail Screenshot\" width=\"800\" /\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n---\n\n## 🔗 API Used\n\n* **Open Library Search API**:\n  `https://openlibrary.org/search.json?q=...`\n\n* **Open Library Works API**:\n  `https://openlibrary.org/works/{id}.json`\n\n* **Book Cover Images**:\n  `https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/{cover_id}-L.jpg`\n\n---\n\n## 💡 Future Ideas\n\n* 📌 Add user bookmarks or reading lists\n* 🌐 Filter by genre or language\n* 🔖 Pagination and infinite scroll\n* 🗣️ Add user reviews (via external API)\n\n---\n\n## 📄 License\n\nThis project is open source and available under the [MIT License](LICENSE).\n\n---\n\n## 🙌 Acknowledgements\n\n* [Open Library](https://openlibrary.org) for their awesome public API\n* [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com) for the styling magic\n* [Heroicons](https://heroicons.com/) for icons\n\n","funding_links":[],"categories":[],"sub_categories":[],"project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmartian56%2Fbook-explorer","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmartian56%2Fbook-explorer","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmartian56%2Fbook-explorer/lists"}