diff --git a/src/components/NavigationControls.css b/src/components/NavigationControls.css
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+.navigation-controls {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  margin: 1rem 0 0;
+}
+
+.navigation-progress {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: #616e7c;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+
+.navigation-controls button {
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+  border: 1px solid #cbd2d9;
+  border-radius: 0.375rem;
+  background-color: #ffffff;
+  color: #1f2933;
+}
+
+.navigation-controls button:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  background-color: #f5f7fa;
+}
+
+.navigation-controls button:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid #2c3e50;
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+
+.navigation-controls button:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/NavigationControls.test.tsx b/src/components/NavigationControls.test.tsx
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+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { NavigationControls } from "./NavigationControls";
+
+describe("NavigationControls", () => {
+  it("reports the current position", () => {
+    render(
+      <NavigationControls
+        currentIndex={2}
+        totalCount={10}
+        onPrevious={() => {}}
+        onNext={() => {}}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText("3 / 10")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("calls the matching handler when a button is clicked", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onPrevious = vi.fn();
+    const onNext = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <NavigationControls
+        currentIndex={2}
+        totalCount={10}
+        onPrevious={onPrevious}
+        onNext={onNext}
+      />,
+    );
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Show previous book" }));
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Show next book" }));
+    expect(onPrevious).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onNext).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("disables the buttons at the boundaries", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onPrevious = vi.fn();
+    const onNext = vi.fn();
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <NavigationControls
+        currentIndex={0}
+        totalCount={10}
+        onPrevious={onPrevious}
+        onNext={onNext}
+      />,
+    );
+    const previous = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Show previous book" });
+    expect(previous).toBeDisabled();
+    await user.click(previous);
+    expect(onPrevious).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    rerender(
+      <NavigationControls
+        currentIndex={9}
+        totalCount={10}
+        onPrevious={onPrevious}
+        onNext={onNext}
+      />,
+    );
+    const next = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Show next book" });
+    expect(next).toBeDisabled();
+    await user.click(next);
+    expect(onNext).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(screen.getByText("10 / 10")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("matches the snapshot", () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <NavigationControls
+        currentIndex={2}
+        totalCount={10}
+        onPrevious={() => {}}
+        onNext={() => {}}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(container).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/NavigationControls.tsx b/src/components/NavigationControls.tsx
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+import "./NavigationControls.css";
+
+interface NavigationControlsProps {
+  currentIndex: number;
+  totalCount: number;
+  onPrevious: () => void;
+  onNext: () => void;
+}
+
+export function NavigationControls({
+  currentIndex,
+  totalCount,
+  onPrevious,
+  onNext,
+}: NavigationControlsProps) {
+  return (
+    <nav className="navigation-controls" aria-label="Book navigation">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={onPrevious}
+        disabled={currentIndex === 0}
+        aria-label="Show previous book"
+      >
+        Previous
+      </button>
+      <p className="navigation-progress" aria-live="polite">
+        {currentIndex + 1} / {totalCount}
+      </p>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={onNext}
+        disabled={currentIndex >= totalCount - 1}
+        aria-label="Show next book"
+      >
+        Next
+      </button>
+    </nav>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/__snapshots__/NavigationControls.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/__snapshots__/NavigationControls.test.tsx.snap
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+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
+
+exports[`NavigationControls > matches the snapshot 1`] = `
+<div>
+  <nav
+    aria-label="Book navigation"
+    class="navigation-controls"
+  >
+    <button
+      aria-label="Show previous book"
+      type="button"
+    >
+      Previous
+    </button>
+    <p
+      aria-live="polite"
+      class="navigation-progress"
+    >
+      3
+       / 
+      10
+    </p>
+    <button
+      aria-label="Show next book"
+      type="button"
+    >
+      Next
+    </button>
+  </nav>
+</div>
+`;