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At a Glance
Bookends
Bookends
Star Rating
(3)3.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (100.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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EndNote
EndNote
Star Rating
(182)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (63.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about EndNote
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bookends
No pricing available
EndNote
No pricing available
Free Trial
Bookends
No trial information available
EndNote
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
Not enough data
8.4
167
Ease of Use
Not enough data
7.4
168
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
7.8
9
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
7.7
8
Quality of Support
Not enough data
7.7
111
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.4
8
Product Direction (% positive)
Not enough data
6.7
164
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bookends
Bookends
EndNote
EndNote
Bookends and EndNote are categorized as Reference Management
Unique Categories
Bookends
Bookends has no unique categories
EndNote
EndNote has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bookends
Bookends
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
100.0%
EndNote
EndNote
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
19.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
63.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Bookends
Bookends
Higher Education
33.3%
E-Learning
33.3%
Arts and Crafts
33.3%
Other
0.0%
EndNote
EndNote
Higher Education
45.8%
Research
23.7%
Hospital & Health Care
7.3%
Medical Practice
3.4%
Biotechnology
2.8%
Other
16.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Bookends
Bookends
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Tucker J.
TJ
Tucker J.
Verified User in E-Learning

You can access the internet for pdf and other associated references.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Higher Education

I dislike this: - rude and terrible customer service - wait - BEYOND rude - software spontaneously erases EVERYTHING. I was using the demo version and suddenly the reference library I had built (only about 12 references) was gone. I checked the backup, I...

EndNote
EndNote
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Higher Education
GH
Verified User in Higher Education

Syncing to Word for in text citations, ability to add citation styles, ability to share libraries with others, web search to find PDF attachments of reference

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Research

Since the OS update, Sierra, 10.12.6, Endnote crashes when I try to open a reference, read a pdf, or insert a reference into my word file on my Mac. Further, it crashes Word and all work is lost! It's a disaster and they are not updating it. If they expect...

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Discussions
Bookends
Bookends Discussions
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EndNote Discussions
What format does EndNote use?
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Nabeel S.
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Endnote typically uses .enl (EndNote Library), which stores references, citations, PDFs, and other associated information within a single file. Read more
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