Bookends 11.2.5 for Mac User Reviews
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"Excellent customer support for a great program"
Version: Bookends 11.2.8
Pros
I've received outstanding and prompt customer support from Sonny Software. Can't ask for anything better than that.
Cons
Only minor gripe I have is that there are fewer options and formats for reference entry and formatting than RefWorks. I could probably customize the fields but have not done that -- yet -- have not needed to do it.
Summary
All in all an excellent program with super customer support. I'll happily live with the minor glitches, they don't get in the way of doing what I need.
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"Useful tool in research writing"
Version: Bookends 11.2
Pros
Manages large bibliographies, can reformat citations easily
Cons
none that I have found
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"The best citation manager available in all OS"
Version: Bookends 11.1
Pros
All. Does function.
Cons
None. Try EndNote for believe me!
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"Does everything that a Bibliographer needs"
Version: Bookends 11.1
Pros
Flexible and reasonably intuitive
Cons
A little complex
Summary
Comprehensive, therefore needs a little effort to get the best from
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"Excellent Mac bibliographic/reference manager software"
Version: Bookends 11.0.9
Pros
Consistently works. Ability to search for pdfs of references on line. Developer very responsive to questions and problems and will incorporate useful suggestions in future versions.
Cons
Autocomplete paper from pdf works inconsistently. Integration with Word 2008 using scripts not as seamless as previous versions.
Summary
Migrated from EndNote several years ago and haven't looked back. This is an excellent mac bibliographic / reference manager.
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"Great program & Support"
Version: Bookends 11.0.6
Pros
Excellent integration with all the major word publishing programs, provides rock solid database for bibliographic references
Cons
somewhat difficult to learn
Summary
Great academic tool. You won't be dissappointed.
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"Works perfectly in all respects"
Version: Bookends 10.6.3
Pros
Handles references and bibliographies excellently, it is perfectly integrated into my word processor, Mellel. It produces as many formats as needed, and making specific formats for journals not in the list, is easy.
Cons
There are no cons
Summary
Bookends is way superior in all respects to other bibliography software.
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"Better biblio app ever"
Version: Bookends 10.5
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Full featured, stable, amazing support, great community (via forum), rich availability of formats for all sorts of biblio, never lost an entry .....
This app is the only reason that makes MacOS the only OS for me ..... -
"best Bibliography app on the Mac"
Version: Bookends 10.4.2
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
So many outstanding features that I cannot even start here. I only want to point out the quality of this app by pointing out the sort of features that are put into a .x.x release:
* completely overhauled ability to define fields and thus generate formats that are much closer to official guidelines such as MLA or APA than those offered by other bibliography apps.
* ability to define links between bibliography entries (more than that, they can even take specific values such as â??review ofâ??, or â??chapter inâ??)
Definitely a five star app and definitely the app with the best user support I know. -
"followup"
Version: Bookends 10.1.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I wish to provide a followup to my previous comments. I have reconciled my differences with the developer and am on better terms with him -- several have written me that their primary reason for using Bookends was his incredible support, so my experience was definitely not the norm.
Mac users are lucky because there are at least three strong contenders in the area of bibliographical management software: EndNote, Bookends, and Sente. Over time I continue to gain a better understanding of the complexities of these programs, which really must cover several distinct areas: Formatting bibliographies (and interoperability with various word processors), reference and attachment management (in the app), online searching and downloading, and note-taking.
No one program is perfect in all areas (nor will one program suit everyone's needs), but at this point in time, Bookends is probably the strongest contender overall. Bookends continues to be improved at an incredible rate: 10.1.1 is already as much of an advance over 10 as 9.1/9.2 was over 9; the inline reference editing introduced in 10.1 is wonderful.
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