School lists are a seasonal rush
Every January, April and August, parents queue or message for booklists. A structured list builder turns the rush into orders.
Website proposalPrepared for
Soma Books & Stationers
A new website for your bookshops in Parklands, Nairobi: designed, previewed and ready to build.
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Vuvo LabsProposal · Soma Books & StationersThe opportunity
Your customers decide on their phones, before they ever call.
In Kenya most people look a business up on a phone, usually over WhatsApp or Google. For a bookshops, that first look decides who gets the call.
Customers can't see what you stock
If your shelves aren't online, shoppers assume you don't have the title and buy elsewhere.
Orders arrive as photos and voice notes
Turning those into invoices costs hours. A cart and list builder capture them cleanly.
A great bookshop has personality
Staff picks, reading recommendations and events make people choose you over a big online store.
Vuvo LabsProposal · Soma Books & StationersThe solution
A warm, literary website that turns browsers into readers and parents into regulars.
We build a bookshop website with a cover-led catalogue, a CBC grade finder, book detail pages, staff picks and an interactive school booklist builder. Every order, wishlist and list lands in your WhatsApp ready to pack.
Cover-led catalogue
Every book looks real with a clean cover, price and one-tap order.
CBC grade finder
Parents jump straight to their child's grade.
School booklist builder
Tick the books you need and send a priced order.
Staff picks
Handwritten notes that give your shop its voice.
Book detail pages
Author, publisher, format and related titles.
M-PESA and WhatsApp ordering
Order and pay a deposit from the same screen.
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Built in your brandNo logo yet? We create a clean wordmark to start with. Your colours carry through every page.
Vuvo LabsProposal · Soma Books & StationersSitemap
3 pages, each with a clear job.
Every page below is already built in the preview. Open it, tap through it, and tell us what to change.
1
Home
CBC book finder · Bookshelf · Staff picks · How it works · Why choose you · Customer reviews
- 2
Browse
Bookshelf · CBC book finder
Plus a detail page for each of your 12 books
- 3
School Lists
School book lists · How it works · Questions answered
- 1
Finds you
On Google, WhatsApp or a link a friend sent.
- 2
Looks around
Photos, prices and answers, on a phone, in seconds.
- 3
Gets in touch
One tap to WhatsApp, call or directions.
On every pageBuilt for phones firstWhatsApp and call buttonsYour logo and coloursFast on mobile dataContact details in the footer
Vuvo LabsProposal · Soma Books & StationersThe mockup
This is already your site, not a sketch.
Live screens from the preview we prepared for you. Open the preview link to tap through every page on your own phone.
Vuvo LabsProposal · Soma Books & StationersInvestment
Three ways to start. Prices in Kenya shillings.
Pick the package that fits where Soma Books & Stationers is today. You can move up a tier later and only pay the difference.
Starter
A tidy online shelf.
KES 40,000
then KES 2,500 a month, optional
- 5 pages: Home, Browse, School Lists, About, Contact
- Up to 50 books
- WhatsApp order buttons
- Google Maps and opening hours
- Mobile-first, fast hosting
Business
A full online bookshop window.
KES 95,000
then KES 5,500 a month, optional
- Everything in Starter
- Up to 300 books with detail pages
- CBC grade finder
- School booklist builder
- Staff picks and reviews
- Google Business Profile setup
Premium
Online ordering with live stock.
KES 190,000
then KES 10,500 a month, optional
- Everything in Business
- Cart and M-PESA checkout
- Live stock sync
- School accounts and bulk pricing
- Reading club and events
- Monthly performance report
- Payment
- 50% to start the build, 50% when you approve the finished site
- Pay with
- M-PESA (Paybill or Till), bank transfer or card
- Monthly care plan
- Hosting, backups, security updates and small edits each month
- Ownership
- You own the design, the content and the domain
Prices are valid until 12 November 2026. Domain registration and any paid photography or integrations are quoted separately before we start.
Vuvo LabsProposal · Soma Books & StationersTimeline
Live in 4 weeks from the day you say yes.
- Week 1
Catalogue & lists
Titles, prices, shelves and the school lists you handle each term.
- Week 2
Design
Home, browse and booklist designs for approval.
- Week 3
Build
Full build, cart and WhatsApp integration.
- Week 4
Launch
Testing, training, domain and go-live before term starts.
Next steps
- 1
Choose a package
Tell us which tier suits you. We can adjust anything you see in the preview.
- 2
Send your content
Photos, price lists and your logo, by WhatsApp or email. We handle the rest.
- 3
Pay the deposit
Half to start, half when you approve the finished site. We begin the same week.
Ready when you are.Reply to the message that brought you here, or reach us directly.