BookRags
Encyclopedia
BookRags is an education
al website
that provides summaries, study guide
s, and lesson plan
s on literary works
. Based in Seattle, Washington, United States
, the website is a subsidiary
of Ambassadors Group
.
BookRags was founded in 1999 by James Yagmin and David Lieberman, who recently graduated from college. On May 15, 2008, BookRags was bought by Ambassadors Group
for $18 million. The merger
was a friendly takeover.
BookRags contains concise book summaries and thorough analysis of more than 4,000 literary works, which is the largest collection online. It also has a list of characters
and their descriptions, as well as an important quotes section. The website has over 10,000 e-Book
s in its collection and 8,400 biographies in its database.
The information on BookRags is written by professional writers and teachers. Though study guides for 157 of the most commonly taught titles, like Hamlet
and To Kill a Mockingbird
, are free to access, most requires either an ongoing subscription
or a single one-time purchase.
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
al website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
that provides summaries, study guide
Study guide
Study guides can be broad based to facilitate learning in a number of areas, or be resources that foster comprehension of literature, research topics, history, and other subjects....
s, and lesson plan
Lesson plan
A lesson plan is a teacher's detailed description of the course of instruction for one class. A daily lesson plan is developed by a teacher to guide class instruction. Details will vary depending on the preference of the teacher, subject being covered, and the need and/or curiosity of children...
s on literary works
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
. Based in Seattle, Washington, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the website is a subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of Ambassadors Group
Ambassadors Group
Ambassadors Group, Inc. is a publicly traded educational travel company based in Spokane, Washington. It was originally an operating division of Ambassadors International, Inc., but was divested into a separate corporation in 2002 to form the company under its current name....
.
BookRags was founded in 1999 by James Yagmin and David Lieberman, who recently graduated from college. On May 15, 2008, BookRags was bought by Ambassadors Group
Ambassadors Group
Ambassadors Group, Inc. is a publicly traded educational travel company based in Spokane, Washington. It was originally an operating division of Ambassadors International, Inc., but was divested into a separate corporation in 2002 to form the company under its current name....
for $18 million. The merger
Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
was a friendly takeover.
BookRags contains concise book summaries and thorough analysis of more than 4,000 literary works, which is the largest collection online. It also has a list of characters
Character (arts)
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
and their descriptions, as well as an important quotes section. The website has over 10,000 e-Book
E-book
An electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital...
s in its collection and 8,400 biographies in its database.
The information on BookRags is written by professional writers and teachers. Though study guides for 157 of the most commonly taught titles, like Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
and To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was instantly successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature...
, are free to access, most requires either an ongoing subscription
Subscription business model
The subscription business model is a business model where a customer must pay a subscription price to have access to the product/service. The model was pioneered by magazines and newspapers, but is now used by many businesses and websites....
or a single one-time purchase.