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SparkNotes

SparkNotes, originally part of a website called The Spark, is a company started by Harvard students Sam Yagan, Max Krohn, Chris Coyne, and Eli Bolotin in 1999 that originally provided study guides for literature, poetry, history, film, and philosophy. Later on, SparkNotes expanded to provide study guides for a number of other subjects, including biology…

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Owner
Barnes & Noble
Available in
English
Commercial
Yes
Created by
Sam Yagan, Max Krohn, Chris Coyne, Eli Bolotin
Current status
Active
Launched
September 1, 1999

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Overview

History

Criticism

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SparkNotes

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples27
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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SparkNotes

Top relations

related to history · 14
SparkNotes → April, Barnes, CliffsNotes, Harvard, In, Inc, January, Most, Noble, The, TheSpark, TheSpark's, To, When Barnes
related to Criticism · 4
SparkNotes → Because SparkNotes, Instead, Internet, These
Available in · 1
SparkNotes → English
Commercial · 1
SparkNotes → Yes
Created by · 1
SparkNotes → Sam Yagan, Max Krohn, Chris Coyne, Eli Bolotin
Current status · 1
SparkNotes → Active
Launched · 1
SparkNotes → September 1, 1999
Owner · 1
SparkNotes → Barnes & Noble
Registration · 1
SparkNotes → Optional
Type of site · 1
SparkNotes → Study guide

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Important terminology

study guides literature website students barnes noble com called 1999 service users history harvard site sam yagan max krohn chris

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SparkNotesAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
SparkNotesCommercialYes1.00infobox
SparkNotesCreated bySam Yagan, Max Krohn, Chris Coyne, Eli Bolotin1.00infobox
SparkNotesCurrent statusActive1.00infobox
SparkNotesLaunchedSeptember 1, 19991.00infobox
SparkNotesOwnerBarnes & Noble1.00infobox
SparkNotesRegistrationOptional1.00infobox
SparkNotesType of siteStudy guide1.00infobox
SparkNotesURLsparknotes.com1.00infobox
SparkNotesrelated to CriticismBecause SparkNotes0.60section
SparkNotesrelated to CriticismThese0.60section
SparkNotesrelated to CriticismInternet0.60section

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