Logos/Vyrso Books or Paper Books

Jacob Walker

Hello,

I am debating on whether I should sell most of my paper books and buy them in logos/vyrso. I love the idea of having all my books with me wherever I go, but I will miss the feeling of having a real book open.  I understand having books like commentaries, dictionaries, and reference books in logos instead of hard copies.  I just do not know if I can justify buying all my christian living/non academic sources in logos/vyrso.  My wife wants me to free up some space, but I am not sure if I want to sell a couple hundred books. The pros are more space, but I am afraid I will miss having the hard copies. I also do not like the fact that you have to wait for logos to release a lot their of books compared with buying the hard copies.  I would love to hear everyone's opinion on this matter.

God Bless,

Jake

ChelseaFC

Hey Jake,

    Here are my random thoughts. Keep the hard copy books that you really want and then move over to the Logos/Vyrso format. You can buy a tablet or K*ndle and get things on K*ndle and Am*zon as well. That way you aren't limited to just Logos (even though it's great). You'll save space and make your wife happy. Also you can use your tablet to take with you wherever you go....Or you could try your K*ndle on your PC for free and see if you like it. Then make the jump to Logos if you like it...I'd also say do the math to see if it's worth it and know why you'd be switching to the tablet or Logos. That's my two pence.

Cheers.

Marcus

JT (alabama24)

Jacob Walker said:

I also do not like the fact that you have to wait for logos to release a lot their of books compared with buying the hard copies.  I would love to hear everyone's opinion on this matter.

I am moving towards all Logos/Vyrso resources. Books that I already have in hardcopy are a secondary priority. In a way, I am in a similar situation to you… I am choosing not to replace most of my paper copies until the books go on sale, or until I have a real need for the book. For example, I purchased a couple of Vyrso books last week which I already own in hard copy… they will be useful for me for a job interview I have next week. I am going through the paper copies and adding my highlights to the Vyrso editions. This is helping me to remember what I read (several years ago). The value of the Vyrso copies is that I can also cut and paste some key ideas which are more concisely stated in the books than I would come up with on my own. 

I have picked up more than 400 Vyrso books since the store opened. Most of these were on sale, many were free… others were $2-$4. 

NB.Mick

Jacob Walker said:

I am debating on whether I should sell most of my paper books and buy them in logos/vyrso.

I've no idea about the used-book market in the US (assuming you live there). Over here in Germany, it's pretty much dead. Then.Logos has only a very limited amount of the non-academic books on Vyrso. Thus, in my opinion it's not a valid option to sell a book expecting it will come to Vyrso one day. Probably it won't..

A valid idea would be - going forward - to buy this kind of resources only from Vyrso, But since you miss handling them physically, ( some people are visual, others acoutic, some more haptical: feeling and touching stuff is a valid experience), I'm not sure if you can do any good. 

As much as I like convincing people of the value of Logos/Vyrso and eBooks etc - it seems you should rather work with your wife that she learns to tolerate physical books. After all, maybe you tolerate shoes or whatever.

 

JT (alabama24)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/424254#Comment_424254

NB.Mick said:

After all, maybe you tolerate shoes or whatever

Oh no you didn't. [:D]

Mike Childs

Jacob,

This is my experience.  Others will feel differently.

I love - really love - books.  I am still collecting some paper books and always will.

I never thought I would enjoy reading on an e-reader as much paper, but I do.  In fact, I like it better.  There are some hardback paper books that I own (because I want to) that I have also bought in ebooks to read on my iPad.  It is more comfortable to me now.  It is usually lighter; the text size is adjustable;  I turn the pages quicker.  When I am out and about and have a few minutes to kill, I can read my novel (etc.) on my iPhone, and it syncs with my iPad back at home.  So my book is always with me.  Oh, and I don't need a light on to read in bed.  How nice for my wife.

I never believed that I would say this, but it is a much better reading experience for me.  If I was making a choice, it would be go Logos / Vyrso.

Oh, and when I am old and in a nursing home, I am taking the 6,000 books on my iPad with me!

That being said, there are some books that will always be on my shelf.  Hey, there are some books that I literally sold blood to buy when I was in seminary.  I have them in Logos now, but they will always be on my shelf.

So, it is really what is best for the individual. 

Technology is hard to accept, but inevitable. I will bet when the printing press came out, some people said, "Never give me a "Printed Book".  I want the quality of a beautiful hand copied masterpiece." [;)]

Jacob Walker

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/424263#Comment_424263

Thanks everyone for your input.  Since my wife has a lot of shoes I am keeping my paper books just kidding haha.  I decided it would be best for me to hang onto most of my paper books, while selling some commentaries, bible dictionaries, and reference works to buy others in logos.  Right now I want to be able to utilize both logos and paper books. There are a few resources I want to have in both paper and logos (i.e. Grudem's Systematic Theology)  I am starting seminary in the winter, so I just bought the NICOT & NT commentaries.  I am pumped to dig into the Bible.

God Bless,

Jake

mab

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/424358#Comment_424358

With a couple of exceptions and one's budget, I'd sell off print volumes you use regularly in Logos. I made a decision to digitize and sell. I keep telling myself I will go and pick up a print volume to research, but am not doing that often enough. Sure I use some books and will always do so, but not nearly enough to justify much duplication.

The idea here is to be productive and simplify your work. The sole exception for me is my penchant for Bibles. I'll admit that leather, fine printing and nice paper have an allure that is hard to resist.  

JT (alabama24)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/424681#Comment_424681

Michael Ballai said:

I'll admit that leather, fine printing and nice paper have an allure that is hard to resist.  

[:)]

It's okay Michael, we've all been there. Group meeting starts at five.