The value of the Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library
EDIT: I found a discrepancy with my numbers. Noted below in bold, the change in price of the Gottigen Septuagint. I just had the number wrong.
The Gottigen Septuagent is going to be out on the 8th of November and Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library (AYBRL) seems to be coming out at the end of this week. I probably need to pick or choose. I am also grouping whatever I buy up with several other volumes which I had pre-pubs under and I am buying them at one fell swoop, thanks to D. Pritchett's offer to do so.
So, I am trying to figure out which of these two resources I am going to pick up this go around. Admittingly, The Gottigen Septuagint is an item I won't fully be taking advantage of until I go to Seminary, and then it would probably be the last couple years of the four year ThM. I can probably, almost assuradly, use the AYBRL immediately.
But, lets look at the money picture here and figure out how good of a deal the AYRL really is to the library of an Academic book buyer.
I have a spread sheet with everything that is interesting to me both recently in pre-pub which has been released and that which is currently in pre-pub and about to be released. I break them down by Pre-pub price, number of pages, and finally, number of volumes included.
The AYRL is the best value of all of the high priced pre-pubs of recent memory or currently being offered. At $599.95 and 18,246 pages it comes to $.03 per page and $20.69 per volume. Conversely, the Gottigen ($349.95, old number was $299.95) is a close runner up at $.05 per page and 6,910 pages and the 69 volumes are a slick $5.07 per volume. Unless I just don't have any Septuagint resources, I think the AYBRL is a clear winner for me.
Also, just for kicks, the AYBC (84 volumes) is $1,899 at retail and I'm sure you could get a great deal on the phone with a sales guy. But, at retail, the 44,123 page monstrosity is a fantastic deal at $.04 per page and $22.61 per volume. If you could get that for $1,500, you'd be paying $.03 per page and $17.86 per volume. I don't know if you can get it at $1,500, as I haven't even asked; I am just using that for an example. But the point here is the AYBC and the AYBRL are fantastic values, probably close to or the best values in the entire Logos offering.
Wilson Hines
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Wilson,
If you consider that it came out in October 2009 for 499.95 it is a fantastic deal. That puts it at $17.24 per volume and a little over 2 cents per page.
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I'm sorry, I meant the prepub came out in oct 2009 for the anchor reference library.
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Oh, I see what you're saying now. Did you pre-pub it at that price? What a deal!
Wilson Hines
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Wilson Hines said:
The Gottigen Septuagent is going to be out on the 8th of November and Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library (AYBRL) seems to be coming out at the end of this week. I probably need to pick or choose. I am also grouping whatever I buy up with several other volumes which I had pre-pubs under and I am buying them at one fell swoop, thanks to D. Pritchett's offer to do so.
So, I am trying to figure out which of these two resources I am going to pick up this go around.
Wilson,
I am leery to speak too loudly after misunderstanding Dan's offer and creating a "buy everything" thread. But after Dan corrected my misunderstanding, I think his offer was tailor made for folks in your situation. I highly recommend you take your wish-list to a sales person before the Friday deadline. (You will need their assistance to do the "snapshot" steps.)
If you can get the Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library now (you can make immediate use of it) and "snapshot" the Gottigen Septuagint for purchase by June 2011, you may be able to afford both.
Finally, talk to somebody in sales about the Anchor Yale Bible commentary. Logos wants you to have these for your education.
Now, if I have again mis-stated anything I welcome correction from Logos, again. [:$]Logos 7 Collectors Edition
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