| URL | BookRags.com |
|---|---|
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Internet Study guide and Lesson plan |
| Registration | Optional |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Owner | Ambassadors Group |
| Alexa rank | 15,311 (January 2012[update])[1] |
| Current status | Active |
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 had 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]