Coles Notes are
student guides to literature, published in Canada. The
Coles bookstore first published Coles Notes in 1948. The first title published was on the French
novella
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''Colomba'' by
Prosper Mérimée.
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In 1958,
Jack Cole and
Carl Cole
Carl and Jack Cole, born Carl Kolofsky and Isadore Kolofsky, were American brothers who created the successful bookstore chain Coles as well as the world-famous publication Coles Notes. Carl (died 1994) and Jack (May 4, 1920 – January 22, 1 ...
, founders of
Coles, sold the U.S. rights to Coles Notes to
Cliff Hillegass
Clifton K. Hillegass (18 April 1918 in Rising City, Nebraska – 5 May 2001 in Lincoln, Nebraska) was the creator and publisher of ''CliffsNotes''.
''CliffsNotes'' are study guides that assist college and high school students in their literature ...
who then published the books under
CliffsNotes
CliffsNotes are a series of student study guides. The guides present and create literary and other works in pamphlet form or online. Detractors of the study guides claim they let students bypass reading the assigned literature. The company clai ...
.
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. Coles Notes is currently owned by
Indigo Books in Canada.
See also
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BookRags
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CliffsNotes
CliffsNotes are a series of student study guides. The guides present and create literary and other works in pamphlet form or online. Detractors of the study guides claim they let students bypass reading the assigned literature. The company clai ...
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Shmoop
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SparkNotes
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York Notes
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References
''I know that name!: the people behind Canada's best-known brand names from Elizabeth Arden to Walter Zeller'', Mark Kearney and Randy Ray. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2002. p. 64 (Googlebooks)*[https://books.google.com/books?id=82ZJ1IvRkFcC&pg=PA215&lpg=PA215&dq=jack+cole+coles+notes&source=web&ots=7SHDl1EkLg&sig=ncTJ4II3elktcI-DcR8DOXI5kH0&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA214,M1 ''The Great Canadian Trivia Book 2'', Mark Kearney and Randy Ray. Toronto: Hounslow Press, 1998. p. 214 (Googlebooks)]
External links
Image of Coles Notes title on Margaret Laurence's ''The Stone Angel and Other Works'' at The Canadian Design Resource website
Book series introduced in 1948
Study guides
Education in Canada
Indigo Books and Music
Canadian non-fiction books