Launched on June 16th Zoomii is the brainchild of Ontario based Chris Theissen. This innovative new shopping website makes perusing for books on-line a friendlier and lifelike experience than existing bookseller sites. On Zoomii, books are displayed on shelves and you can maneuver throughout the 'bookstore' using the typical clink and drag method, zooming in and out, or by using the site's search box. Check out the instructional video that gives all the tips on searching Zoomii's 21,000 book website.
Theissen says he created Zoomii, "because I love bookstores. Spending afternoons wandering the shelves. Happening across great books I didn't even know existed. But it's an experience I never found online. Online bookstores are wonderful. They've got amazing prices, huge selections, and they're open all the time. If you know exactly what you want, they're perfect. But somehow I kept coming back to the bookstore just to browse. Zoomii is my attempt to bring online as much of the real bookstore experience as possible."
Zoomii refers its sales to Amazon either in Canada or the US, and receives a cut through the Amazon Associates Program. Zoomii also receives book information from Amazon Associates Web Services.
Virtual Book Shelves For Real Shopping
Zoomii On-Line Bookstore
Trend Themes
1. Virtual Bookstore Experience - Creating a virtual bookstore experience with lifelike features provides a more engaging and interactive online shopping experience for customers.
2. Immersive E-commerce Platforms - The development of immersive e-commerce platforms, like Zoomii, offers opportunities to enhance the online shopping experience beyond traditional websites.
3. Enhanced Product Visualization - Utilizing advanced technology to provide enhanced product visualization, such as the display of books on virtual shelves, can revolutionize the way customers browse and shop online.
Industry Implications
1. E-commerce - There is a significant opportunity for e-commerce platforms to incorporate immersive and interactive features to enhance the overall shopping experience for customers.
2. Digital Retail - The digital retail industry can leverage virtual reality and augmented reality technologies to create lifelike shopping experiences that closely resemble physical stores.
3. Data Analytics - With the rise of immersive e-commerce platforms, data analytics companies can play a crucial role in helping businesses gather insights and optimize the user experience based on customer behavior.