Based in Seattle, Washington, eNotes specializes in lesson plans, study guides and literary criticisms.

[1] The website's material mainly focuses on literature and history, though the company offers a variety of different topics within the humanities.

[2] It is different from other online subscription education services in that an in-house publishing team edits uploaded works mainly for grammar and formatting.

[3][4] With its subscription model, the company bootstrapped its way to profitability and claims about 750 new sign-ups on a weekday during the school year.

[2] According to internet analytics firm Quantcast.com, the site is accessed by more than 11 million unique visitors each month, making it among the most-visited education properties in the United States.