diff --git a/controllers/orderController.js b/controllers/orderController.js
index 954e7f0..615e9f1 100644
--- a/controllers/orderController.js
+++ b/controllers/orderController.js
@@ -1,145 +1,122 @@
 const Order = require('../models/order');
 const Cart = require('../models/cart');
 const User = require('../models/user');
-const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 const Book = require('../models/book');
+require('dotenv').config();
+const stripe = require('stripe')(process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY);
 // Display list of all Orders.
 exports.order_list = async (req, res) => {
     try {
-        const cart = await Cart.findOne({ user: req.user._id }).populate('books');
+        const cart = await Cart.findOne({ user: req.user._id }).populate(
+            'books',
+        );
         const user = await User.findById(req.user._id);
 
         let wallet_amount = user.wallet_amount;
         let total_price = 0;
-        cart.books.forEach(book => {
+        cart.books.forEach((book) => {
             total_price += book.price;
         });
 
         // render checkout view
         res.render('checkout', { cart, total_price, wallet_amount });
-    }
-    catch(err) {
+    } catch (err) {
         console.log(err);
         res.status(500).json(err);
     }
 };
 
-
-// ...
-
 // Handle Order create on POST.
 exports.order_create_post = async (req, res) => {
-    // Start a new session for the transaction
-    const session = await mongoose.startSession();
-    session.startTransaction();
-
     try {
-        console.log('Creating order')
-        const cart = await Cart.findOne({ user: req.user._id }).populate('books');
-        let total_price = 0;
-        for (let book of cart.books) {
-            total_price += book.price;
-        }
+        console.log('Creating order');
+        const cart = await Cart.findOne({ user: req.user._id }).populate(
+            'books',
+        );
 
-        const user = await User.findById(req.user._id);
-        if (user.wallet_amount < total_price) {
-            req.flash('error', 'Insufficient funds in wallet');
-            res.redirect('back');
+        if (!cart || !Array.isArray(cart.books)) {
+            res.status(400).send('Cart is not properly defined');
             return;
         }
 
-        // decrement the quantity of each book in the cart
-        for (let book of cart.books) {
-            book.quantity -= 1;
-            await book.save({ session });
-        }
+        const stripe_session = await stripe.checkout.sessions.create({
+            payment_method_types: ['card'],
+            mode: 'payment',
+            line_items: cart.books.map((book) => {
+                return {
+                    price_data: {
+                        currency: 'usd',
+                        product_data: {
+                            name: book.title,
+                        },
+                        unit_amount: Math.round(book.price * 100),
+                    },
+                    quantity: 1,
+                };
+            }),
+            success_url: `${process.env.DOMAIN}/orders/mybooks`,
+            cancel_url: `${process.env.DOMAIN}/orders/`,
+        });
 
-        // for each seller in the cart, give them 97% of the total price of their books
-        let sellers = [];
+        let total_price = 0;
         for (let book of cart.books) {
-            if (!sellers.includes(book.seller)) {
-                sellers.push(book.seller);
-            }
-        }
-
-        for (let seller of sellers) {
-            let seller_total = 0;
-            for (let book of cart.books) {
-                if (book.seller.equals(seller)) {
-                    seller_total += book.price;
-                }
-            }
-            const seller_user = await User.findById(seller);
-            seller_user.wallet_amount += seller_total * 0.97;
-            seller_user.wallet_amount = Math.round(seller_user.wallet_amount * 100) / 100;
-
-            // the 3% profit goes to the admin
-            // not yet implemented
-
-            await seller_user.save({session});
+            total_price += book.price;
         }
 
-        // Create a new order
         const order = new Order({
             user: req.user._id,
-            bought_books: cart.books,
-            total_price: total_price,
+            bought_books: cart.books.map((book) => book._id),
+            total_price: total_price, // Ensure total_price is defined
             order_date: Date.now(),
         });
 
-        // Clear the user's cart
-        cart.books = [];
-        await cart.save({ session });
-
-        // Save the order
-        await order.save({ session });
+        await order.save();
 
-        // Deduct the total price of the order from the user's wallet
-        user.wallet_amount -= total_price;
-        await user.save({ session });
+        // Update book quantities
+        for (let book of cart.books) {
+            book.quantity -= 1;
+            await book.save();
+        }
 
-        // Commit the transaction
-        await session.commitTransaction();
-        session.endSession();
+        // Clear the user's cart
+        cart.books = [];
+        await cart.save();
 
-        // redirect to 'books' and display success message
+        
+        res.json({ url: stripe_session.url });
         req.flash('success', 'Order placed successfully');
-        res.redirect('/orders/mybooks');
-
     } catch (err) {
-        // If an error occurred, abort the transaction
-        await session.abortTransaction();
-        session.endSession();
-
-        console.log(err);
+        console.error(err.message);
         res.status(500).json(err);
     }
 };
 
-
 // Display list of all books bought by the user.
 exports.order_mybooks = async (req, res) => {
     try {
         let books;
         if (req.user.type === 'buyer') {
-            const orders = await Order.find({ user: req.user._id }).populate('bought_books');
-            books = orders.flatMap(order => order.bought_books);
+            const orders = await Order.find({ user: req.user._id }).populate(
+                'bought_books',
+            );
+            books = orders.flatMap((order) => order.bought_books);
         } else if (req.user.type === 'seller') {
             books = await Book.find({ seller: req.user._id });
         }
 
         // Loop over each book and populate
-        books = await Promise.all(books.map(async (book) => {
-            return await Book.populate(book, [
-                {path: 'authors'},
-                {path: 'publisher', select: 'name'},
-                {path: 'categories', select: 'name'}
-            ]);
-        }));
-
-        res.render('mybooks', {books: books});
-    }
-    catch(err) {
+        books = await Promise.all(
+            books.map(async (book) => {
+                return await Book.populate(book, [
+                    { path: 'authors' },
+                    { path: 'publisher', select: 'name' },
+                    { path: 'categories', select: 'name' },
+                ]);
+            }),
+        );
+
+        res.render('mybooks', { books: books });
+    } catch (err) {
         console.log(err);
         res.status(500).json(err);
     }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index af71122..9bf57b4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
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         "passport": "^0.7.0",
         "passport-local": "^1.0.0",
-        "pdfjs-dist": "^4.0.269"
+        "pdfjs-dist": "^4.0.269",
+        "stripe": "^14.10.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "prettier": "^3.1.0"
@@ -259,6 +260,19 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/call-bind": {
+      "version": "1.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/call-bind/-/call-bind-1.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-C3nQxfFZxFRVoJoGKKI8y3MOEo129NQ+FgQ08iye+Mk4zNZZGdjfs06bVTr+DBSlA66Q2VEcMki/cUCP4SercQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "function-bind": "^1.1.2",
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.1",
+        "set-function-length": "^1.1.1"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/canvas": {
       "version": "2.11.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/canvas/-/canvas-2.11.2.tgz",
@@ -442,6 +456,19 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
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+    "node_modules/define-data-property": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/define-data-property/-/define-data-property-1.1.1.tgz",
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+      "dependencies": {
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+        "gopd": "^1.0.1",
+        "has-property-descriptors": "^1.0.0"
+      },
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+        "node": ">= 0.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/delegates": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/delegates/-/delegates-1.0.0.tgz",
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+    "node_modules/function-bind": {
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+      "integrity": "sha512-7XHNxH7qX9xG5mIwxkhumTox/MIRNcOgDrxWsMt2pAr23WHp6MrRlN7FBSFpCpr+oVO0F744iUgR82nJMfG2SA==",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/gauge": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gauge/-/gauge-3.0.2.tgz",
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+        "has-symbols": "^1.0.3",
+        "hasown": "^2.0.0"
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+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
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       }
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+    "node_modules/side-channel": {
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel/-/side-channel-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-q5XPytqFEIKHkGdiMIrY10mvLRvnQh42/+GoBlFW3b2LXLE2xxJpZFdm94we0BaoV3RwJyGqg5wS7epxTv0Zvw==",
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+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
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@@ -1756,6 +1895,32 @@
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+      "dependencies": {
+        "side-channel": "^1.0.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.6"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/call-bind/-/call-bind-1.0.5.tgz",
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+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.1",
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+    "has-symbols": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-symbols/-/has-symbols-1.0.3.tgz",
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+    "hasown": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hasown/-/hasown-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vUptKVTpIJhcczKBbgnS+RtcuYMB8+oNzPK2/Hp3hanz8JmpATdmmgLgSaadVREkDm+e2giHwY3ZRkyjSIDDFA==",
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+      }
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-errors/-/http-errors-1.6.3.tgz",
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+    "object-inspect": {
+      "version": "1.13.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-inspect/-/object-inspect-1.13.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5qoj1RUiKOMsCCNLV1CBiPYE10sziTsnmNxkAI/rZhiD63CF7IqdFGC/XzjWjpSgLf0LxXX3bDFIh0E18f6UhQ=="
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/on-finished/-/on-finished-2.3.0.tgz",
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     },
+    "set-function-length": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/set-function-length/-/set-function-length-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VoaqjbBJKiWtg4yRcKBQ7g7wnGnLV3M8oLvVWwOk2PdYY6PEFegR1vezXR0tw6fZGF9csVakIRjrJiy2veSBFQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "define-data-property": "^1.1.1",
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.1",
+        "gopd": "^1.0.1",
+        "has-property-descriptors": "^1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "setprototypeof": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/setprototypeof/-/setprototypeof-1.1.0.tgz",
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     },
+    "side-channel": {
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel/-/side-channel-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-q5XPytqFEIKHkGdiMIrY10mvLRvnQh42/+GoBlFW3b2LXLE2xxJpZFdm94we0BaoV3RwJyGqg5wS7epxTv0Zvw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "call-bind": "^1.0.0",
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.0.2",
+        "object-inspect": "^1.9.0"
+      }
+    },
     "sift": {
       "version": "16.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sift/-/sift-16.0.1.tgz",
@@ -3146,6 +3407,25 @@
         "ansi-regex": "^5.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "stripe": {
+      "version": "14.10.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stripe/-/stripe-14.10.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zI6yxYVFJtjibgb06Xn08KsJy1Zq+KE3jLkhZ8bJOTrxNVi2CtCreQdUn+NjXN5lTEdiNhxIqL0NmuSza+rOGw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/node": ">=8.1.0",
+        "qs": "^6.11.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "qs": {
+          "version": "6.11.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.11.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-tDNIz22aBzCDxLtVH++VnTfzxlfeK5CbqohpSqpJgj1Wg/cQbStNAz3NuqCs5vV+pjBsK4x4pN9HlVh7rcYRiA==",
+          "requires": {
+            "side-channel": "^1.0.4"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "tar": {
       "version": "6.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-6.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40cb438..2e63157 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
     "multer": "^1.4.5-lts.1",
     "passport": "^0.7.0",
     "passport-local": "^1.0.0",
-    "pdfjs-dist": "^4.0.269"
+    "pdfjs-dist": "^4.0.269",
+    "stripe": "^14.10.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "prettier": "^3.1.0"
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/nav.css b/public/stylesheets/nav.css
index 8a5e519..1b55f01 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/nav.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/nav.css
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ nav{
     justify-content: space-between;
     position: relative;
 }
+nav h1{
+    color: #fff;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    font-wight: bold;
+}
 .user-pic{
-    width: 60px;
+    width: 50px;
     border-radius: 50%;
     cursor: pointer;
     margin-left: 30px;
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ nav ul li a:hover{
 .user-info h3{
     font-weight: 500;
     color: white;
+    margin: 0;
 }
 .user-info img{
     width: 50px;
diff --git a/views/book_instance.ejs b/views/book_instance.ejs
index 2cda90a..a3ce9b4 100644
--- a/views/book_instance.ejs
+++ b/views/book_instance.ejs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <!-- Book cover image -->
     <div class="preview">
         <div class="imgInfo">
-            <img src="<%= book.cover %>" id="myImage" alt="<%= book.title %> " style="display: none">
+            <img src="<%= book.cover %>" id="myImage" alt="<%= book.title %> " style="display: none;">
             <canvas id="resizer"></canvas>
             <% const stock = book.quantity %>
             <% if( stock > 0 ){ %>
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
                     (cart_book) =>
                         cart_book._id.toString() === book._id.toString(),
                 )) { %>
+                    <% if( stock <= 0 ){ %>
+                        <p class="card-text" style="color: #ff0000;margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 20px">Out of stock</p>
+                    <% } else {%>
+                        <p class="card-text" style="color: green;margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 20px">In stock</p>
+                    <% } %>
                     <form action="/carts/<%= book._id %>/addToCart" method="POST">
                     <button type="submit" class="cart mb-1" id="addToCartButton">
                             <div class="pretext">
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@
 
         </div>
         <div class="description">
-            <h5 class="card-title"><%= book.title %></h5>
+            <h5 class="card-title" style="margin-bottom: 1rem"><%= book.title %></h5>
             <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <%= book.authors.map(author => author.name).join(', ') %></p>
             <p class="card-text"><strong>Description:</strong><%= book.description %></p>
             <p class="card-text">
@@ -153,9 +158,7 @@
             <% } %>
         </div>
 
-            <% if( stock <= 0 ){ %>
-                <p class="card-text" style="color: #ff0000">Out of stock</p>
-            <% } %>
+
 
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/views/checkout.ejs b/views/checkout.ejs
index 9d63151..65cf747 100644
--- a/views/checkout.ejs
+++ b/views/checkout.ejs
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@
             </div>
         <% }) %>
             <div class="subtotal">
-                <div class="totalRow final"><span class="label">Wallet Amount</span><span>$<%= wallet_amount %></span></div>
                 <div class="totalRow final"><span class="label">Total:</span><span>$<%= total_price %></span></div>
-                <form action="/orders/create" method="post">
+                <form action="/orders/create" method="post" id="checkoutForm">
                     <button type="submit" class="checkout-button">Checkout</button>
                 </form>
             </div>
@@ -69,7 +68,37 @@
         </div>
     <% } %>
 </div>
+<script>
+    document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
+    const form = document.getElementById("checkoutForm");
 
+    async function createOrder() {
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch("/orders/create", {
+                method: "POST",
+                headers: {
+                    "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                },
+            });
+
+            if (!response.ok) {
+                const errorData = await response.json();
+                throw errorData;
+            }
+
+            const data = await response.json();
+            window.location = data.url;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.log(error.message);
+        }
+    }
+
+    form.addEventListener("submit", function (event) {
+        event.preventDefault(); // Prevent the default form submission
+        createOrder();
+    });
+});
+</script>
 <script src="/javascripts/main.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/views/partials/navbar.ejs b/views/partials/navbar.ejs
index 4d4f0fa..3121373 100644
--- a/views/partials/navbar.ejs
+++ b/views/partials/navbar.ejs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 </head>
 <body>
     <nav>
-        <h1 class="text-white fw-bold d-block">BOOK<span style="color: #5379fa">ERA</span></h1>
+        <h1>BOOK<span style="color: #5379fa">ERA</span></h1>
 
         <ul>
             <li><a href="/">Home</a></li>