Bookrags Information
BookRags is an educational website that provides summaries, study guides, and lesson plans on literary works. Based in Seattle, Washington, United States,[2] the website is a subsidiary of Ambassadors Group.[3]
BookRags was founded in 1999 by James Yagmin and David Lieberman, who recently graduated from college.[4][5] On May 15, 2008, BookRags was bought by Ambassadors Group for $18 million.[5][6][7] The merger was a friendly takeover.[8]
BookRags contains concise book summaries and thorough analysis of more than 4,000 literary works, which is the largest collection online.[9] It also has a list of characters and their descriptions, as well as an important quotes section.[10] The website has over 10,000 e-Books in its collection[11] and 8,400 biographies in its database.
The information on BookRags is written by professional writers and teachers. Though study guides for 157[12] of the most commonly taught titles, like Hamlet[13] and To Kill a Mockingbird[14], are free to access, most requires either an ongoing subscription or a single one-time purchase.[15]
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- ^ "Bookrags.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/BookRags.com. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ "BookRags and eNotes Form BookRags Media - Achieves Largest Reach in Student Educational Resources Space" (Press release). BookRags. 2010-11-09. http://www.fox41.com/story/13471922/bookrags-and-enotes-form-bookrags-media-achieves-largest-reach-in-student-educational-resources-space?redirected=true. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ^ "Travel company growing: Ambassadors Group buying online bookseller". The Spokesman-Review (Cowles Publishing Company). 2008-05-22. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5enDd1ZGM. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "About BookRags". BookRags. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5enDftPSq. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ a b "BookRags, Inc.". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5enDC3pWj. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ "Ambassadors Group buys BookRags for $18 million". International Business Times (Associated Press). 2008-05-21. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5enDHtLQF. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "Ambassadors Group buys BookRags". Puget Sound Business Journal (American City Business Journals). 2008-05-22. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5enDNgX3G. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "BookRags Inc & Ambassadors Group Inc". CNNMoney.com (Time Warner). 2008-12-12. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5enDRw1v2. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "Content Areas". Indiana Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5enEcBCbS. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ Philippot, Raymond; Graves, Michael F. (2008). Fostering Comprehension in English Classes: Beyond the Basics. Minneapolis: Guilford Press. p. 18. ISBN 1593858833. http://books.google.com/books?id=E6Y-HwXsM3YC&pg=PA18&dq=BookRags&lr=&ei=eqSgSeGNF4WekwTujJ2NAg.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Terence W. (2006). The Digital Reader: Using E-books in K-12 Education. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: ISTE. p. 120. ISBN 1564842215. http://books.google.com/books?id=rIJIank876AC&pg=PA120&dq=BookRags+10.000+eBooks&ei=-6KgSZTbIoyEkQSz9siNAg.
- ^ "BookRags Free Book Notes". http://www.bookrags.com/browse/Book%20Notes/0.
- ^ "BookRags Free Hamlet Study Guide". http://www.bookrags.com/notes/ham/SUM.html.
- ^ "BookRags Free To Kill a Mockingbird Study Guide". http://www.bookrags.com/notes/tkm/SUM.html.
- ^ "BookRags.com – Research Anything, Book Summaries, Study". KillerStartUps.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5enE2MtRU. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
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