Christmas 2012 has Master Library Bundles with dynamic pricing:
Small => http://www.logos.com/product/29171/master-bundle-s
Medium => http://www.logos.com/product/29172/master-bundle-m
Large => http://www.logos.com/product/29173/master-bundle-l
XL => http://www.logos.com/product/29174/master-bundle-xl
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I wish there were an easy way to tell what in these bundles I don't already have and whether it would be worth it to me to buy one of them. I know the price is automatically discounted for what I own already, but I'm just wondering whether the resources in them that I don't already have are things I intentionally have overlooked in the past because I really don't want them.
The Logos website is smart enough to grey the buttons on resources we already own, so how hard would it be to add a column to the table of resources in these bundles that shows whether we own it or not? As it is now, we have to click through to each one of them to check whether the button is grey, or look them all up in our Library if we don't trust the button-greying algorithm to be correct (it's had some flaws in the past).
EDIT: Have to look them up in your Library. Clicking on the title of each does not open the resource page on the Logos website, it just brings up a popup with no way to know whether you own it or not. Pity.
EDIT2: Maybe someone could make a PB that includes the entire list from the XL Bundle with links to Logos resources, so we could check to see whether we own them or not. That someone would have to be someone with a relatively large library already, and might have to enlist the help of others for books they don't own (the way Joseph Turner is doing with the Denver Seminary annotated bibliographies).
EDIT3: I seem to have talked myself into starting this project. Please, someone stop me if you've already done it!
Clicking on the title of each does not open the resource page on the Logos website, it just brings up a popup with no way to know whether you own it or not. Pity.
Ctrl click does however bring up the resource page in another tab for me. IE explorer 9.
Clicking on the title of each does not open the resource page on the Logos website, it just brings up a popup with no way to know whether you own it or not. Pity. Ctrl click does however bring up the resource page in another tab for me. IE explorer 9.
Interesting. Doesn't work in Chrome. But I discovered that in Chrome, right-click brings up a menu that lets me select "Open link in a new tab." Thanks!
Incidentally, I almost never use IE anymore, but just trying it this time made me realize that the greying of the "Add to cart" button doesn't seem work in IE 9, at least not for me (on Windows 7). It's orange for books that I own, whereas in Chrome, it is grey.
It's orange for books that I own, whereas in Chrome, it is grey
Are you sure you logged in with IE9 ? [:$]
These Master Bundles are an interesting concept: cannot think of why any would be of interest except perhaps the Master XL bundle
The way these seem to work is that there is an increasing percentage discount for the larger bundles. So level of interest would depend very much on how much you assess the "value to you" of resources you do not already have. The discount offered seems to "understand" that you likely would not be interested in a large bundle unless you already have a large library, and if you already have a large library then what you do not have is of lower interest and hence lower value to you. If your level of interest in resources you do not already have in a particular bundles is zero, then forget it: move on. However, once you pass from black to grey/gray then you maybe need to dig a little deeper: Many people passed on resources when they were first offered because they thought them too expensive for the value offered, NOT because they had zero interest at any price. If you already have a lot of these resources in a particular bundle, you will likely find that the ones you do NOT have can be added to your library for an average of 75% off (by my assessment of what I do not have and the dynamic pricing for the bundles). (note the price during prepub was often a lot higher than that) So if there are several bundles where the L or XL dynamic price starts to be of interest at 75% off, then look more closely. IF you are one of the few who might consider adding three or four of the L or XL bundles because the dynamic price to you is low and the value of the resources is higher than the heavily discounted price to you, then and only then should you look at the Master Bundles. What I found is that the price to me of the Master XL bundle, while not "cheap" is about the same as adding four of the XL or L bundles that I I am contemplating the value of. That means that topping up with the rest of the bundles is essentially "free" as they would not cost anything more. NOT for you if such additional resources would never be used and would just clutter up your library and cause you extra work to hide dozens of zero interest resources, but just maybe to some people there are enough additional resources of sufficient value to justify a price of close to 87% off on the resources of lowest interest..... the Master bundles seem to be offereing an overall discount of much more than 75%, but then again they include a lot of resources that will, for many, fall into the region of zero "value to me".....
Thanks KSFJ!
I went to the page but couldn't tell what I already had, though I can easily see some titles I have. But all the dots are black, so who knows.
I switch browsers and that at least shows there's some sort of discount but I couldn't log in with that browser so I called it a day, probably to cookie management.
Are you sure you logged in with IE9 ?
Um, good point. No, I'm sure I wasn't. I almost never use IE9.
The Logos website is smart enough to grey the buttons on resources we already own, so how hard would it be to add a column to the table of resources in these bundles that shows whether we own it or not?
+1 [Y] wish for "New to You" column like Logos 5 Base Packages and Verbum
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The Logos website is smart enough to grey the buttons on resources we already own, so how hard would it be to add a column to the table of resources in these bundles that shows whether we own it or not? +1 wish for "New to You" column like Logos 5 Base Packages and Verbum Keep Smiling
+1 wish for "New to You" column like Logos 5 Base Packages and Verbum
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I know the price is automatically discounted for what I own already,
I'm interested in the small archaeology bundle, yet I already have one of the books by Ramsay (Historical Geography of Asia Minor). When I go to check out though, the price is still the same and doesn't take into account that I already own the Ramsay work.
Are the bundles really automatically discounted, or do you have to take the bundle price, period? Or is the discount adjusted after you buy?
I guess I don't see the full discounts either. The ad language says up to 85% off on XL, but when I added to cart to see if there was a price change - there wasn't.
Are the bundles really automatically discounted, or do you have to take the bundle price, period?
Curious if signed into Logos web site with same account that has Ramsay resource license ?
The book bundle web pages have Your Price that should be discounted less than $ 89.95 => http://www.logos.com/product/28191/archaeology-bundle-s
If Your Price is $ 89.95, suggest contacting Logos Customer Service.
Likewise wonder if web page for Ramsay's resource => http://www.logos.com/product/17099/the-historical-geography-of-asia-minor has a "Quick Buy" button, which would indicate Logos account does not have the resource license.
I know the price is automatically discounted for what I own already, I'm interested in the small archaeology bundle, yet I already have one of the books by Ramsay (Historical Geography of Asia Minor). When I go to check out though, the price is still the same and doesn't take into account that I already own the Ramsay work. Are the bundles really automatically discounted, or do you have to take the bundle price, period? Or is the discount adjusted after you buy?
I believe we are now seeing the discounts on the product page:
(Above the Archaeology Bundle (S) is $89.95)
... after clicking on the Archaeology Bundle link I see a $12.20 or ~13.6% discount for owning the Ramsay book in my library already.
I believe Logos may have changed the reflection of the library discount in the product page instead of only after adding to cart.
Thank you all for the clarification. I've now added the small bundle to my collection.
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