To add an Amazon Item in the WriteLit.com, just go to your Navigation menu and then to create content->amazon node.

To add an item, just enter the ASIN or the Amazon Standard Identification Number in the field provided. In case of a book, the ASIN is usually the ten-digit ISBN which can be found on the back cover of your book or inside its pages (there's a new thirteen-digit ISBN which is not the ASIN). You can also see the ASIN on the URL or web address of the Amazon item. Usually, it's the first ten-digit number in the URL of the Amazon item.

For example, Anne Lamott's book Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life has the following URL: http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Some-Instructions-Writing-Life/dp/0385480016

The ASIN is the ten-digit number 0385480016.

When you preview or submit the Amazon node, the WriteLit.com site will automatically fetch the item or book's info -- Title, Cover, Author, Price, etc. -- from the Amazon website, and you don't need to enter any other data aside from the aforementioned ASIN.

Amazon Tags (Or how to link to Amazon items)

Note that the Bird by Bird Amazon title above -- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life -- is actually an Amazon tag. You can use tags to link to a book's title or to its cover (while posting an entry in your blog for example).

To link to an Amazon book, use the following syntax: [amazon title|cover|info asin]. That is, choose either title or cover in the tag (the word 'info' is not working properly right now and does not link to the item in Amazon). (This tag and instructions how to use it can be found in the Input Format menu below the rich-text editor). If you use the word 'cover' for example it will produce the following output:

To review a particular Amazon book or item, go to how to submit a review.