The series is not that great as it is and with the new jacked up price, there's no way I'll ever reconsider owning it at that price. Ridiculous!
DAL
Hmm... Why the drastic price increase?
I paid $14.95 for a NIB CD-ROM three years ago...I can't imagine paying $450 for it.
I purchased the set from Logos in April 2013 for $89.95. It is not in my top 10 commentary series, but I do refer to it somewhat regularly. It was definitely worth that price and like Dan, I am very glad I own it in Logos.
Using Google’s cache feature, the previous link was http://www.logos.com/product/38867/the-preachers-commentary and the price even just a few days ago (August 10, 2015) was $129.95.
When you click on the above link you are now re-directed to www.logos.com/product/54068/preachers-commentary-series. And the price showing now is $446.99.
Maybe the Preacher’s Commentary (one of the previous “eBible” bundles) was priced way below its true market value and thus the need for the price adjustment.
I am NOT promoting anyone to go elsewhere, but as part of this discussion it is important to understand the competitive landscape for this resource. One competitor has it for a regular price of $89.99 and periodically on sale for $39.99 or $69.99 over the last three years according, to various emails I received from them. Another smaller vendor has it for $79.99 regular price. Is $446.99 with Logos worth the ‘extra’ tagging?
For me personally, the answer is emphatically no! There are so many other commentary sets that would just seem to be a significantly better value available through Logos. But again, that is my personal opinion.
That said, it would appear that a number of the Thomas Nelson (under HarperCollins) resources are seeing dramatic price increases as of late. For example, all of the recent “Treasury” bundles for Hayford, Stanley, Jeremiah, MacArthur, Lucado, and McDowell have all gone up dramatically from their previous eBbile variants. The new bundles are not apples-to-apples comparisons to the old, but still what a huge price increase. And as another thread on the forums is discussing—no dynamic pricing!
I think it might be time to scroll through the Logos site and look for any Thomas Nelson titles I may want before the prices increase for them also. And although I already own it, I wonder how long it will be before the price is raised for “The Jon Courson Essential Bible Study Library” which is still only $34.95 and includes his 3 volume commentary which Logos sells separately for $89.99. The Courson Study Library is another of the “eBible” resources.
Maybe the old “eBible” resources were loss-leaders and Thomas Nelson (HarperCollins) does not see any benefit it keeping them at a low cost. Not sure, but at this rate Thomas Nelson (at least through Logos/Faithlife) won’t be getting any more of my hard earned Canadian dollars.
They're getting ready for the big Zondervan/Thomas Nelson sale in September. I wish I was being sarcastic but I suspect it is actually the case.
https://community.logos.com/forums/t/114164.aspx
I do not consider it a series i go to a lot... but it does have some bright spots. And at under $100 it was a good resource to supplement things. I just do not understand why the price has been raised to place it at a level where it is no longer affordable.. If every volume was wonderful maybe the price would be justified but for me most of the volumes are not helpful at all. It irks me that the publishers Bible software gets to sell it for $39.95 while FL was likely forced by them to price it out of range where it will be purchased. To me not only does this seem like bullying by the publisher but feels like a real slap in the face to customers of HC products. they did this just last year or so when they forced the price of the original EBC to a comparable price for the revised edition. At $129 it was a decent value, again not always the greatest but enough value to justify purchase of it. I know that decision was Zondervan doing not Faithlife and this as I said above seems to be a Nelson decision. I have always liked the Proverbs volume in PCS and indeed the paperback version sits in my Library (albeit under it's former series name). As I also said, I do not think FL has had any choice in the matter, it just strikes me as very unfair.
-Dan
Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates.
—Proverbs 31:31
“Give” (Hebrew tenû; the acrostic has reached its ending in t) is the first imperative verb in the poem. Its plural form, combined with the mention of the “gates” where public deliberations took place, indicates that the open recognition begun in verse 28 with the family blessings continues here. What she has meant to her household is worthy of acclamation in the whole community. She deserves at least the “Woman of the Year” award. In light of the verb “praise” in line two, we may wish to consider the suggestion that tenû, “give,” be spelled tannû which means “laud” or “extol” (C. R. Driver, cited by McKane, p. 670; see NEB: “Extol her”). This change preserves the parallelism precisely: “fruit of her hands, then, refers not to her rewards but to her achievements as do “her own works,” that is, everything she has accomplished in every area of life. This verse, with its public recognition and its all-embracing mention of “fruit” and “works,” is an ideal climax to the description of a woman who has a lot of ability and uses every bit of it in ways that serve others and surely satisfy her.Wisdom, the other dominant woman in Proverbs, officially ad dressed her invitations and advice to the young men of Israel (1:22–23; 8:4). And the book has been crammed with her words to the budding leaders of the land. But listening and watching all the while must have been a whole set of remarkable women. They sensed that neither giftedness nor righteousness were matters of gender. They grasped the truth that society’s well-being rested on their shoulders as surely as on the backs of the men who held office.Quietly but steadily they too ate at wisdom’s table and found life and favor from the Lord (8:35). As they did, they took on wisdom’s attributes and demonstrated both her beauty and her bounty. In turn, they became teachers, proclaiming and demonstrating wisdom’s sense of piety, prudence, and fairness. Because of their lives, wisdom’s call to the people took on clarity and credibility. No wonder the sages, wise men that they were, found no better way to conclude their canon of wisdom than with profound counsel from Lemuel’s mother and the striking portrait of an excellent woman.
David A. Hubbard and Lloyd J. Ogilvie, Proverbs, vol. 15, The Preacher’s Commentary Series (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Inc, 1989), 498–499.
They're getting ready for the big Zondervan/Thomas Nelson sale in September.
I suspect you are correct.[:^)]
