Interesting coincidence, this story, given this obituary from last week: CLIFF HILLEGASS, 83, founder and former president of "Cliffs Notes," whose study guides helped generations of students through literature classes; he founded "Cliffs Notes" in 1958 with a $4,000 loan and wrote the guides in the basement of his home; in 1999, he sold "Cliffs Notes" to IDG Books Worldwide for $14 million; May 5, in Lincoln, Neb. Sj At 7:05 AM +0200 5/19/01, Ken Friedman wrote:
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Monday, May 14, 2001; Page C01
The No-Book Report: Skim It and Weep
More and More Americans Who Can Read Are Choosing Not To. Can We Afford to Write Them Off?
By Linton Weeks Washington Post Staff Writer
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