It is a sad day IVp Reference Bundle cancelled! I was going to purchase this, but am unable to now.
It has been said by a FL employee that a problem came up with it... It may return but no time frame was offered.
-Dan
I wonder what the issue was
That's a BIG, concerning issue.
Maybe Publishers are realizing that bundles are losing them money instead of raising their profits. Very unfortunate for those who didn't buy it earlier.
DAL
I'm concerned about the non-appearance of certain pre-pubs. I purchased the Reformed Expository Commentary series when it was first offered as a pre-pub. Since then multiple additional volumes have been added and have been available for quite some time from other Bible software providers. When you commit to buying from one Bible software company you don't really want to split a series between providers and you do trust that the series will be added to as it becomes available. I have contacted Faithlife twice about this series, but not had a response.
Oh that is terrible news. I intentionally didn't buy some of the dictionaries that were on sale during MM because I was going to buy the bundle [:(]
Oh that is terrible news. I intentionally didn't buy some of the dictionaries that were on sale during MM because I was going to buy the bundle
Which products are no longer available?
The Essential IVP Reference Collection 3.0 Is a collection no longer sold by Logos. All of the volumes within it are to the best of my knowledge still available for purchase. I just double checked and Accordance still sells their edition of this collection so I am not 100% sure what "problem" arose with the package. But I will say FL has had a bit of a bumpy history with IVP... their ACCS appeared and disappeared several times over the years. Hopefully they will work things out and the package will be back... Although we were told it may not make it back...
-dan
Which products are no longer available? The Essential IVP Reference Collection 3.0 Is a collection no longer sold by Logos. All of the volumes within it are to the best of my knowledge still available for purchase. I just double checked and Accordance still sells their edition of this collection so I am not 100% sure what "problem" arose with the package. But I will say FL has had a bit of a bumpy history with IVP... their ACCS appeared and disappeared several times over the years. Hopefully they will work things out and the package will be back... Although we were told it may not make it back... -dan
Sad to see this gone. Back many years ago this collection was my entry point into the Logos world; that slippery slope that I have slid down. It would be the type of resource that I would recommend to a new user as it was a good well rounded collection of resources.
I have also noticed that there seems to be something amiss between FL and IVP as we don't see much of the new resources that IVP is publishing over the past few years. About a year ago I compiled a large list of multi-volumne resources that are not available in FL. There are a few that I see in some of the competitors product lines.
Ancient Christian Texts (ACT)
Ancient Christian Doctrine Series (ACD)
Apollos Old Testament Commentary Series (AOTC)
The Bible Speaks Today Commentary Series (BST) – Old Testament
The Bible Speaks Today Bible Themes Series (BSTT)
Reformation Commentary on Scripture (RCS)
Christian Foundations
Christian Worldview Integration Series
Contours of Christian Theology
Contours of Christian Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity
Exploring the Bible Series
Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians Series
New Studies in Biblical Theology
Resources for Reconciliation
Spectrum Series
Strategic Initiatives in Evangelical Theology
History of Evangelicalism Series
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Christian Basics Bible Studies
Understanding the Books of the Bible
I hold out hope that someday some of these might come along.
As far as I know the BST OT is only available in electronic edition in Logos.
I know the newer volumes are still missing but at least you have a start there.
https://www.logos.com/products/search?q=Letters+and+Homilies+for+Hellenized+Christians
Oh that is terrible news. I intentionally didn't buy some of the dictionaries that were on sale during MM because I was going to buy the bundle Which products are no longer available?
Hi Stephen,
They were some of the dictionaries that were offered during MM on discount that I was referring to. I believe you can still buy them individually, but they were significantly cheaper as part of the collection (even with the MM discount).
Ryan
I wonder if this has anything to do with IVP in the UK being taken over by SPCK? I notices that the massive price increase in the NT BST conceded with the take over.
Bundles are not always profitable. Given the fluctuations of currency, it's not too difficult to see why this can happen.
this is a great lesson in not procrastinating.. came up with so many reasons not to snag that bundle now it's gone
