Book+Making

These sites provide different ways to create a book or story and present it to the public.

** Student Publishing **

create student accounts that do not require email addresses) || glossy paper and shipped for free, tools easy to use, website can be slow to access, students must return parent order form to get free copy of book || and images in 8, 16 or 32 page configurations of books. When the book is complete, students fill out an order form and are given one free paperback copy of their book for returning the form. Students have the option to order additional paperback and hardcover books. || handbook or how-to book for a certain subject or content area, and write a story to give as a gift. ||
 * Website: || [] ||
 * Distribution: || In browser, flash plug-in required ||
 * Anonymous User: || View published stories ||
 * Logged-in User: || Create, edit and view stories (Education accounts can also
 * Logged-in User: || Create, edit and view stories (Education accounts can also
 * Email Use: || Required for regular log-in account ||
 * Paid Option: || Order additional soft cover or hard cover copies of the books ||
 * Comparison: || Final product gets printed and bound on professional looking
 * Description: || User can write their own book, featuring a combination of text
 * Uses: || User can develop a personal autobiography of an event, create a

media type="custom" key="12956074" network connections, limited design options, only linear stories available || social networks integrated in storify, users can quickly drag and sequence different articles, videos, and tweets to create a story. || compare and contrast different view points, sequence the growth of a story or event. ||
 * Storify **
 * Website: || [|http://storify.com] ||
 * Distribution: || In browser ||
 * Anonymous User: || Create a storify story, view published storify stories ||
 * Logged-in User: || Save and publish storify stories ||
 * Email Use: || Required for log-in account creation ||
 * Paid Option: || N/A ||
 * Comparison: || Very easy to quickly populate a storify story, strong social
 * Comparison: || Very easy to quickly populate a storify story, strong social
 * Description: || By uploading bookmarks from the web or searching through
 * Uses: || User can demonstrate the general reaction to a major news event,

characters, built specifically for stories, no easy way to export in free version, can be overwhelming for beginners || combining strands into scenes and chapters, a user can develop a very detailed story outline before writing a draft. || autobiography, develop a class story featuring all the students ||
 * Storybook **
 * Website: || [] ||
 * Distribution: || Download (Windows XP or higher) ||
 * Anonymous User: || Download and run Storybook software ||
 * Logged-in User: || N/A ||
 * Email Use: || N/A ||
 * Paid Option: || Export to other programs, print outline, richer chart options ||
 * Comparison: || Very strong outline features, easy to create and distinguish
 * Comparison: || Very strong outline features, easy to create and distinguish
 * Description: || By adding characters, settings and events into strands and
 * Uses: || User can outline a complex in-class reading, detail a student