Orthodox Base Packages Discontinued? No
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EastTN said:
They have what, seven denominational packages in addition to the "Standard" and Verbum packages - eight if you count Orthodox? That would be eight additional resources each month, plus another eight for either $0.99 or $1.99. I would absolutely love that. But that would be sixteen additional minimal cost books each month, on top of the four I'm already getting, for twenty in total.
There is one problem to your logic. Once your library exceeds size xxx you already own the books offered so you don't get any that month.
Currently they are offered only in "Standard" and Verbum.
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David Ames said:EastTN said:
They have what, seven denominational packages in addition to the "Standard" and Verbum packages - eight if you count Orthodox? That would be eight additional resources each month, plus another eight for either $0.99 or $1.99. I would absolutely love that. But that would be sixteen additional minimal cost books each month, on top of the four I'm already getting, for twenty in total.
There is one problem to your logic. Once your library exceeds size xxx you already own the books offered so you don't get any that month.
Currently they are offered only in "Standard" and Verbum.
Sure. Every now and then the free book of the month is something I already have. That's happened to me twice this year. First, with the JPS commentaries offered in January, and then with Athanasius' On the Incarnation of the Word of God in April (and even then, I didn't have the audio, and I don't remember the plus one, but I don't think I had it either). I suspect it's not a clean cut-off, but simply a case where that will happen more frequently as your library gets larger. And given the variety of free books they offer, I suspect my library would have to become larger than I could imagine - or have any real need for - before it got to the point that I rarely got any benefit out of the free book program.
I'm not sure what you mean that the free books are only offered in "Standard." The JPS Commentary on the Torah from January was from the Jewish Publication Society, I'm pretty sure that Athanasius would be of interest to the Orthodox, July's books focused on Pentecostalism, and I think that the commentaries that were offered in August come from the Mennonite tradition. They seem to be covering the waterfront of everything that's not Catholic - and the Verbum giveaways cover that.
Don't get me wrong - I heartily encourage FaithLife to give me all the free books they can afford to! It just strikes me that they're already being incredibly generous. With the miscellaneous giveaways they periodically have, and counting the non-fiction Vyrso titles, I figure that I've averaged well over 50 free or nominally priced books a year over the last few years. I'm incredibly grateful that they do it, but I sometimes wonder how they can make it work financially.
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Thanks for this and for keeping the Orthodox packages "alive"
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I just hope the Orthodox packages are out in time for Orthodox users to take advantage of the Logos 7 launch pricing offers
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Ben,
I'm sure you could probably reach out to some of your Orthodox users for assistance. I know you have worked with St. Vladimir's And St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminaries, and I can assure you that both locations are chock full of (admittedly very busy) Professors, Priests, and Deacons, who could offer valuable insight into what Orthodox clergy, academics, and pious laymen would find of value.
Mine is only one Deacon's opinion, but I can try to offer some assistance, as well.
You might get a slightly different viewpoint if you reach out to Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia), and Holy Cross in Boston (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese).
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Hi all,
We finally shipped the L7 Orthodox packages. It will take a while for the various pages throughout the site to populate, but you can get directly to the product pages (a big thanks to Gabe Martini for reviewing these for us):
https://www.logos.com/product/81188/orthodox-gold
https://www.logos.com/product/81187/orthodox-silver
https://www.logos.com/product/81186/orthodox-bronze
https://www.logos.com/product/81185/orthodox-starter
As you'll see, there is currently no Platinum level package (primarily because we don't have enough Orthodox content to construct a Platinum package). We don't have plans to ship one in the near future. If/when we do, I'll post here.
Sorry, there is a caching issue on the site. I'll repost when the products are actually live.
Senior Director, Content Products
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With other packages there is an intermediate step after you "add to cart" before checkout where you are offered some additional discounted resources.
Seems that may be what still needs to be added ?I can find Orthodox Gold with a search and I can "add to cart", but I cannot see its contents yet (saved to later)....
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Ben Amundgaard said:
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If the links are being prepared then the product can not be far behind.
Assuming that the Orthodox packages will use the Verbum feature sets, yes?
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David Ames said:
Assuming that the Orthodox packages will use the Verbum feature sets, yes?
when you add the package to the cart, it adds the Logos Feature Set, not the Verbum Set. It's easy enough to swap out, but I would've defaulted to the Verbum set myself.
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What are the differences?
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David J. Wilson said:
What are the differences?
May have missed something but this is what I found
Verbum 7 Full Feature Set
Other
Catholic Topical Index Dataset Documentation
Saints Dataset Documentation
Logos 7 Full Feature SetCourses
LT271: Study the Bible with Logos: Jonah 1 *
LT271: Study the Bible with Logos: Jonah 1 (Audio) *
LT271: Study the Bible with Logos: Jonah 1 (Videos) *Datasets
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That's about all I see as well.
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The product pages are not working, but you can add the Orthodox packages to your shopping cart.
Orthodox Starter
logos.com/buy/81764
Orthodox Bronze
logos.com/buy/81765
Orthodox Silver
logos.com/buy/81766
Orthodox Gold
logos.com/buy/81767
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I wouldn't order anything till you can see what you are getting but form placing these in my cart, unless there are any last minute changes to libraries
Orthodox Starter - free to me i.e. I already own all the resourrces
Orthodox Bronze - under $10 for me
Orthodox Silver - approx $48 for me
Orthodox Gold - approx $172 for me
I did previously own the Orthodox Library Builder, Logos 6 Orthodox Platinum and the Logos 6 Orthodox Studies XL Bundle.
Looks like Gold is where I'm going to get the most change in resource offerings.
The following link may give an insight into what some of the new resources in these packages may be for you based on your current ownership:
I"m seeing a fair bit of CP and the odd Prepub mixed in amongst Live resources i don't own a license. Clicking on individual resources shows which base package they are assigned to, if any, but till we get the final release it's not final.
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Is there still no word on when these product pages will be live?
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Disciple of Christ (doc) said:
Orthodox Starter - free to me i.e. I already own all the resourrces
Orthodox Bronze - under $10 for me
Orthodox Silver - approx $48 for me
Orthodox Gold - approx $172 for me
Heads up: the link does not seem to add the Feature Sets
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Randy W. Sims said:
Is there still no word on when these product pages will be live?
They are live now.
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The Gold package imagery is wrong, but it takes you to the right place.
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I also am not seeing the Feature Sets with my Orthodox Gold Purchase
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Glad to see they're up, though is it bad if I was hoping for a Platinum or Diamond option with the Ancient Christian Writers series in it?
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Nick Steffen said:
Glad to see they're up, though is it bad if I was hoping for a Platinum or Diamond option with the Ancient Christian Writers series in it?
I am hopeful for eventual Platinum, Diamond, and even Portfolio packages for the Orthodox tradition. That series would be a good candidate for inclusion in higher level packages.
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