Jesus and Eyewitnesses has a 2nd edition being released by Logos. Will Logos keep both editions or will those who own the first be upgraded to the second?
https://www.logos.com/product/49543/jesus-and-the-eyewitnesses-the-gospels-as-eyewitness-testimony
https://www.logos.com/product/138524/jesus-and-the-eyewitnesses-the-gospels-as-eyewitness-testimony-2nd-ed
Jesus and Eyewitnesses has a 2nd edition being released by Logos. Will Logos keep both editions or will those who own the first be upgraded to the second? https://www.logos.com/product/49543/jesus-and-the-eyewitnesses-the-gospels-as-eyewitness-testimony https://www.logos.com/product/138524/jesus-and-the-eyewitnesses-the-gospels-as-eyewitness-testimony-2nd-ed
There is quite a bit of new material in the second edition—three new chapters, if I recall correctly—that make this a new book. So, there will most likely be no "upgrading" to the second edition for Logos owners.
Cliff
Thanks - That's what I figured.
I own the first edition and I've preordered the second. I'd love to think that some kind of "upgrade discount" might apply, but it seems a tad optimistic - I mean, I wouldn't expect that from any other bookshop.
I know what you mean, James, but one of the potential advantages of ebooks over physical books is that they are so easily update-able and upgradeable. There would be money in it for publishers and suppliers because more existing owners would be willing to pay a smaller upgrade fee to update their copy rather than pay full-price just for the new content. For the record, I own Jesus and the Eyewitnesses in paper and Logos format, I absolutely love it (and everything I've read by Bauckham) but will not purchase the 2nd edition at its current full or even pre-pub price for stewardship/value for money reasons. If anyone hasn't got the first edition, I'd recommend that they jump on the 2nd edition straight-away!
A year or two ago, I and other Logos owners of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture were absolutely delighted to receive a free upgrade when the set was revised by the publisher. And I'm aware that there has been talk of the Encyclopedia Britannica: Noet Edition possibly receiving paid for updates. This is not subscription licensing, which is a model Logos has been trying with customers with limited success, but a genuine ownership which allows for incremental updates.
So, yes, other bookshops - especially the bricks and mortar kind - would be unlikely to offer upgrade discounts to customers who had previously purchased earlier editions of texts, but Logos is not like other bookshops. It is already far better, and has the potential to go even further! [:D]
For the record, I own Jesus and the Eyewitnesses in paper and Logos format, I absolutely love it (and everything I've read by Bauckham) but will not purchase the 2nd edition at its current full or even pre-pub price for stewardship/value for money reasons. If anyone hasn't got the first edition, I'd recommend that they jump on the 2nd edition straight-away!
Must say, I agree with Gordon here... A reasonable upgrade price might entice me - but then again I am a Software Developer as well as a Pastor [;)]
Although I wouldn't expect the publisher to give us the 2nd edition for free (it's 100+ more pages than the 1st), an upgrade price would be nice. Whereas I probably won't pay $32.00 for the resource, I would pay something like $9.99. It's a way for the publisher to generate revenue where they wouldn't get any. The question is if they would make or lose money overall.
