5. Write your book review in front of the URL. The number of characters you've used will display at the top of the text box. Write your review first, the use the character count to help you determine if you need to add or subtract words. You should write as you do in class, you may use the character & or dashes, but no TXT language!
6. Add an emoticon at the end of your review if you have the characters to spare.
=D It was fabulous! A must-read.
=) A good read. I recommend it.
=| Meh. It was OK.
=( Yuk, I did not like this and do not recommend it.
7. Copy and paste your review into the form below. Make sure all the other fields in the form are completed click "SUBMIT".
How to create your Twitter-style book review: (adapted from The Daring Librarian!)
1. Select a book that you have read in its entirety. Yes, the whole thing. This point is not up for discussion.
2. Go to Amazon.com. Search for and to the page for your book .
3. Copy the URL for this page and shorten it at Linkyy.com and copy the new URL.
4. Go to Online Character Counter and paste the URL.
5. Write your book review in front of the URL. The number of characters you've used will display at the top of the text box. Write your review first, the use the character count to help you determine if you need to add or subtract words. You should write as you do in class, you may use the character & or dashes, but no TXT language!
6. Add an emoticon at the end of your review if you have the characters to spare.
=D It was fabulous! A must-read.
=) A good read. I recommend it.
=| Meh. It was OK.
=( Yuk, I did not like this and do not recommend it.
7. Copy and paste your review into the form below. Make sure all the other fields in the form are completed click "SUBMIT".