SparkNotes is an internet-based youth-orientated education product. December 2002 SparkNotes, with millions of registered users (as of Jan 2005 around 10 million) became the most popular stand-alone education site on the Internet. Originally a collection of free online study guides for books and associated message board services, current owner Barnes & Noble now markets printed versions of the guides in the United States in a format similar to that of CliffsNotes. The website also offers several pay-per-use premium services related to SAT tests that enjoyed great popularity in their non-pay-per-use days. SparkNotes is banned in several schools because of the percieved problem of people cheating, reading SparkNotes instead of the book their teacher assigns them.
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