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Here you can create book clubs with many options and features.
To start with, you must either join an existing book club or create a new one. You can do that by locating a “My book clubs” widget either on your or other user's profile:
Once you have joined any book clubs, it will show the latest 3 book clubs right on the widget.
In addition to basic book club information, you can set the book club to be password-protected, invitations-only and if the book club should be visible publicly
which will take you to an item look-up screen where you must locate the item to discuss at the book club and click the “Choose item” icon:
To finish adding item, you must add a quick sub-title for the item to discuss and a quick description for it. You can also set a start and end dates for item discussions, but you may also leave them empty. Once an item is selected, users can join the book club and you can set up appointments for the item discussions:
Please note:
Once you have done that, your name will appear in book club members list with your next visit to the page.
Once you have done that, your name will disappear in book club members with the next visit.
Once you have created or joined a book club, you can participate in real-time chat and discussion groups once the appointment comes. Before each appointment its members will receive reminders to their Connections mail as well as e-mail.
Each book club can have several items for it, however, one item will be the “current” one at all times - and it will be lead to when clicked on the book club from the list of all or joined book clubs or from the “My book clubs” widget's joined book club list.
When you open up a book club, it will have “Other book club items” widget:
When user clicks on any of the items, it will open the book club view of that item. If those items have been ones discussed before, user can view chat transcripts and discussions of the item.
However, to set up “current” book club item, you must click on “Edit settings” button which will show you the book club editing page having the item list:
There you must check the radio button before the item you want to set as current and click on “Yes” button to confirm it in the dialog window.