e-readers
There appear to be several e-reader options currently (Kindle, Nook, Sony). I currently have Logos 4 and am considering getting an e-reader. But....I'd hate to spend money on something that isn't compatible with Logos. Does Logos plan on having their products available for access on one of these readers? I know some mention has been made of Logos going to an app for the iPad, but I've never been an Apple fan, so that's not of interest to me.
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The only truly compatible device is the iPad or iPhone/iPod Touch. Some have tried using the Browser in the Kindle to access online sites like Biblia, but it is not ideal.
Dr. Kevin Purcell, Director of Missions
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Far from ideal, imo.
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It appears the best solution is for me to: a) wait until Logos decides which format to choose, b: go out and purpse one and hope its the one Logos decides on, or c) wait until there is a Presidential bailout that allows Christians to get one of each,
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Frank D. Parker, Jr. said:
There appear to be several e-reader options currently (Kindle, Nook, Sony). I currently have Logos 4 and am considering getting an e-reader. But....I'd hate to spend money on something that isn't compatible with Logos. Does Logos plan on having their products available for access on one of these readers? I know some mention has been made of Logos going to an app for the iPad, but I've never been an Apple fan, so that's not of interest to me.
I use a Kindle with Logos products all the time. They are not natively compatible, but there are two options for reading Logos in Kindle:
- Copy and paste what you want to read into a Word doc (or print to pdf) and send it to your Kindle. I use this method when research generates quite a few longer resources to read through.
- Use your kindle to access library.logos.com and read your books there (this method allows you to use passage guides, searching, and reading plans). I use this method regularly and find that it works more than well enough, especially if you have a kindle with an always-on internet connection.
Neither of these methods is perfect, but I find it to be a good compliment to my Logos library. If your only reason to get an ereader would be Logos access, I would advise against it, but the above two methods are good "perks" in my mind.
Jacob Hantla
Pastor/Elder, Grace Bible Church
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It depends are whether you want to access Logos with an e-reader or just read Logos generated pages with your e-reader. I don't think any of the e-readers (I don't consider an LCD screen, like the iPad an e-reader) make very good computers. Trying to do research with them will probably be frustrating. But I often come across an article I want to read in Logos. Using the RC2, which should be "gold" very shortly, I export to HTML, which I then import into Calibre, convert to ePub and send to my Nook. It is not as complicated as it sounds. Each of those steps is literally one mouse click. Alternately I can print to PDF and sideload to my Nook using Calibre. The only problem I have run into so far is that diacritical Greek characters and Hebrew characters are rendered as question marks. I am pretty sure there is a way to fix this but I haven't had the time to research it.
Greg
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I just printed the English version of the Apostolic Fathers to PDF directly from L4 and that will load directly into my Kindle DX (which I'm going to sell at a good price) or my iPad, or anything else that uses PDF files. It took just a few minutes to have this book ready to load for reading in my handheld devices.
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Gregory Bednarchik said:
The only problem I have run into so far is that diacritical Greek characters and Hebrew characters are rendered as question marks. I am pretty sure there is a way to fix this but I haven't had the time to research it.
Greg
let usknow when you have researched it. I'd be very interested. [:)]
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Frank D. Parker, Jr. said:
It appears the best solution is for me to: a) wait until Logos decides which format to choose, b: go out and purpse one and hope its the one Logos decides on, or c) wait until there is a Presidential bailout that allows Christians to get one of each,
Not sure what you mean by "wait until Logos decides which format to choose" because they have chosen. There is one platform supported besides the computer - iPad. There is a possibility of Android based on a poll where they asked readers and many have been asking for an Android app. I would be surprised if they don't come out with one in the next year. But you can get most of what you need/want in Logos on an iPad, plus a lot of other great stuff. Also, if all you want to do is read in ereader format, you can do that on an iPad with Kindle, BN, Nook and a few hundred other apps for reading ereader documents. So it is the most versatile and from someone who has a Kindle and an iPad, my Kindle is gathering dust until my wife gets a vacation and will then start reading constantly for a few days. I never use and won't let her have my iPad for longer than a few minutes to play Angry Birds. Sadly, it is more expensive, but you get what you pay for.
Dr. Kevin Purcell, Director of Missions
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An "export to EPUB" option in the print-dialog (without the 100-page limit) should be nice.
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