May 1st, 2000

[12:00 PM] New Bookends Plus 6 Offers Updated Interface & More by Staff Sonny Software has announced the release of Bookends Plus 6. Bookends Plus is a tool aimed at writers that helps them manage references and bibliographies. The new version includes a host of new features and other improvements. According to Sonny: Sonny Software is pleased to announce the release of Bookends Plus 6, a full-featured bibliography/reference and information management system for professionals and students. With Bookends you can easily import references from hundreds of on-line sources, create bibliographies that meet the most exacting requirements, attach associated files (pdf files, pictures, scanned images, documents, etc.) to references for easy retrieval, and even allow others, on any platform, to retrieve, add, or edit references in your databases via the World Wide Web. Among the new features and improvements in Bookends Plus 6 are: Revamped interface (color, field focus rings, redesigned bibliography management options) Drag and Drop attachment of documents Drag and Drop importation of references Find and replace text styles and/or fonts Save and restore groups of references (manuscript bibliographies, a collection of your own publications, working reference subsets, etc.) Streamlined handling of attachments, more flexible example reference displays, and more. The price for Bookends Plus 6 for first-time buyers is US$99. There is a free upgrade available for those who purchased Bookends Plus 5.1 or later. A free evaluation copy of Bookends Plus 6 can be downloaded. All features are enabled in the evaluation copy except that databases are limited to a maximum of 15 references. Once purchased, Sonny Software will supply a registration number that will "unlock" the evaluation version and remove this restriction. You can find more information Bookends Plus 6 at the Sony Software Web site. Sony Software