Columbia University Press

Overview

Columbia University Press needed a clearer, faster buying experience across thousands of titles. I rebuilt the buy-section logic so format availability, ebook handling, and pre-order states all resolve from publication dates rather than manual flags.

The result is a buy area that is correct by default, easier for editors to manage, and noticeably quicker to render — with open-access titles surfaced cleanly alongside paid formats.

What I did

• Reworked the format-display class to derive button states from publication date
• Added open-access URL handling and clearer pre-order labelling
• Tightened the markup for accessibility and Core Web Vitals