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In 1958, Jack Cole and Carl Cole, founders of Coles, sold the U.S. rights to Coles Notes to Cliff Hillegass who then published the books under CliffsNotes. By 1960, Coles notes sales had peaked. They had published over 120 titles, mostly on English novels; however, they also covered other subjects including maths, science, and foreign languages.
By 1960, Coles Notes sales peaked when baby boomers were beginning to attend high school. At their peak, there were over 120 titles, mostly dealing with English novels, but they also had numerous other subjects, including languages, mathematics, and physics. [citation needed] In the 1960s, Hillegass gradually eliminated the Cole's version of ...
Coles published a series of Canadian study guides called Coles Notes, and sold Hillegass the U.S. rights to the guides. Hillegass and his wife, Catherine, started the business in their basement at 511 Eastridge Drive in Lincoln, with sixteen William Shakespeare titles. By 1964, sales reached one million Notes annually.
Jack and Carl Cole are also responsible for inventing Coles Notes. [3] Coles Notes began when students at a local high school were having trouble translating a French paper. [4] [5] Jack and Carl hired someone to translate the book and sold over 1,000 copies. The original Coles Notes were typed up by Mrs. Alcorn, and produced by mimeograph machine.
Jack Isadore Cole (1920–1997), co-founder of the Coles bookstore chain and Coles Notes Jack Cole, pseudonym of David Donachie (born 1944), Scottish nautical historical novelist Jack Cole (rugby league) (born 2003), Australian rugby player
[citation needed] Examples of companies that produce study guides include Coles Notes, SparkNotes, CliffsNotes, Schaum's Outlines, Permacharts, and Study Notes. Some high school teachers or college professors may compose study guides for their students to assist them with reading comprehension, content knowledge, or preparation for an examination.
Pretty sure Coles Notes are where it all began, Cliff Notes are the American version of them (rights sold to them by one of the Coles). They go back to 1948. We actually had them in lieu of the original sometimes as our school texts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.180.218.83 21:20, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
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