Bookends
Bookends
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Bookends

Streamline your academic workflow by searching, organizing, and annotating your library in one place. From JSTOR to PubMed, automate your citations and sync across all your Apple devices.

Key Figures

Downloads

3K+

User Rating

4.6/5

Total Ratings

1K+

Publisher

Sonny Software, LLC

Category

Productivity

Locales

1

Latest Version

4.2.2

Size

78.2 MB

First Released

Nov 13, 2013
Features

Master Your Academic Library

Streamline your research process with a professional reference manager built for high-performance scholarly workflows.

Automated Metadata Retrieval

Search top databases like PubMed and JSTOR directly or use DOI/ISBN scanning to eliminate manual data entry.

Precision PDF Markup

Annotate papers with a powerful engine and extract deep links that jump directly to specific insights within your documents.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Bookends

What is Bookends?

Bookends is a reference management app designed for discovering, organizing, and utilizing reference information. It allows users to search online sites, download metadata and PDFs, and manage their personal research databases.

What online sites can Bookends search for references?

Bookends can directly search online sites including arXiv, Google Books, Google Scholar, JSTOR, the Library of Congress, PubMed, PubMed Central, and Semantic Scholar. It also includes an EZProxy-compliant browser.

Can Bookends manage PDF annotations?

Yes, Bookends features a powerful PDF markup engine to create annotations. Users can view the text of PDF annotations in a note stream and extract them with deep links in the Premium version.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

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Screenshots

Bookends - Interface of the Bookends app showing organized research groups for medical topics and online search integrations.

Interface of the Bookends app showing organized research groups for medical topics and online search integrations.

Bookends - A list of academic research articles and references in the Bookends app

A list of academic research articles and references in the Bookends app

Bookends - Scientific article metadata and research highlights in Bookends mobile app

Scientific article metadata and research highlights in Bookends mobile app

Bookends - Research paper with yellow and blue highlights in the Bookends mobile app interface

Research paper with yellow and blue highlights in the Bookends mobile app interface

Bookends - Screenshot of the Bookends app showing a journal article reference with an APA 7th edition citation popup.

Screenshot of the Bookends app showing a journal article reference with an APA 7th edition citation popup.

Bookends - Bookends app Quick Add screen showing a book reference fetched by ISBN autofill

Bookends app Quick Add screen showing a book reference fetched by ISBN autofill

Description

Bookends is the reference management app you've been looking for. The basic version offers: • Search online sites directly (arXiv, Google Books, Google Scholar, JSTOR, the Library of Congress, PubMed, PubMed Central, and Semantic Scholar) or use the built-in browser (EZProxy-compliant) to download reference metadata and PDFs (access privileges required). Searches can return a maximum of 20 references, and only 50 references can be stored in your personal database. • Use unique identifiers such as DOI, PMID, ISBN, or arXiv id to autofill references. • View the text of PDF annotations in a note stream, and create your own with our powerful PDF markup engine. • Barcode scanning, one per day. • And many more features designed to help you discover, organize, and use reference information. Standard, one-time purchase ($14.99): • No limit on searches or importing. Premium, yearly subscription ($14.99). Requires a Standard purchase. • Cloud sync with all your iOS devices and Bookends for Mac (separate purchase). • Share online libraries with colleagues. • Scan documents with Mellel Mobile*. • Create multiple libraries. • Unlimited barcode scanning. • Extract PDF annotations with deep links to annotations and text. • Convenient UI to add PDF notes to the library. • Automate your actions with Shortcuts. * iPad-only. Requires a Mellel Mobile Premium subscription. Subscription is for one year and has an auto-renew option. The subscription can be managed in iOS -> Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. A subscription will renew if it isn't canceled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. If the subscription is not renewed, Premium will be disabled but Standard will continue to work. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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This page is not an official page of the app or its developer, but an independent editorial publication created for informational and commentary purposes. Unless expressly stated otherwise, neither the app nor its developer is affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, authorized by, or otherwise officially connected with MWM, Apple, Google Play, the app publisher, or the app's developer, and nothing on this page implies that the app was developed using MWM's services. Any trademarks, logos, screenshots, and other content remain the property of their respective owners.