FL: Why isn't the Concordia Commentary Collection part of any of the Lutheran base packages?
It is a Lutheran leaning commentary, and the cost of the whole set is quite prohibitive outside of any base package. I would like to see this included in one of the higher Lutheran base packages.
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Perhaps because it still isn't released (apparently). I'd hope they would be in the L10 libraries. I'm glad you brought it up early in their process.
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Yes! I've wanted several of these volumes over the years, but they are so expensive. I would jump at the chance to get them in a base package!
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Perhaps because it still isn't released (apparently).
Yes, it is. It has been around in the Logos catalogue for ages.
https://www.logos.com/product/189477/concordia-commentary-collection
True, there are some new volumes (Micah & Zechariah) that are in pre-pub, and a new larger collection that includes those volumes, which itself is also in pre-pub. But the base collection and older volumes have been around since at least 2014: https://community.logos.com/forums/t/97735.aspx
Incidentally, another new volume that's in pre-pub (James) is not included in the new pre-pub collection. That oversight needs to be corrected.
Even with pre-pub savings, this collection is still prohibitively expensive. I hope it is included in L10 libraries.
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I would jump at the chance to get them in a base package!
Couldn't agree more!
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I am not aware of any of the internal discussions, but it seems to me that Concordia makes great efforts to control the pricing of their books at other resellers so that they can give the best deals to those on their own mailing list and LCMS congregations. And so very few CPH books are in any of the Logos base packages, and many CPH books are not available even on Amazon, let alone at the "standard" discounts that Amazon has often had.
As a member of the LCMS, I kind of appreciate how our publisher seems to be trying to put our members first. But much more of me thinks they seem caught on an old model and need to adapt to newer markets for often their excellent content.
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CPH isn't interested in getting their books out there. It seems like they think anyone outside the LCMS in unworthy of their products. They need to shape up and take a cue from the Reformed camp. Although they're not numerous, they sure seem to be based on their output - good resources at excellent pricing and high availability.
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