I've just received an email from Hamton Keathley at Galaxie Software (they who make the Theological Journals). In part it reads
Logos decided last year not to resell future versions of The Theological Journal Library (TJL). So the last version you will be able to buy from them is TJL 15.
The gist of the email is to say that the journals will now only be available in Wordsearch, Accordance and Bibleworks, and are offering special pricing for existing users.
My reflections:
- It's a real shame that these important journals are no longer available in Logos. I want those journals!
- As I understand from previous posts, this loss is a consequence of Logos wanting to ensure high-quality tagging for all their resources, and Galaxie not being able/willing to agree to the Logos policies that ensure that happens. That's a shame too. I want that high-quality tagging!
I guess we Logos diehards could buy volumes 16 and later in a WordSearch Accourdance and Bibleworks, and create Personal Books from them. I may do that, but of course I won't get high quality tagging then.
But before I buy this in a competitors package to try and make a PB, I'm going to email Hampton (hampton@galaxie.com), and suggest that he makes volumes 16 and following available in Vyrso. That won't be ideal, but it's better than making a PB, and certainly better than nothing. It will mean Galaxie keep the control they want and a much higher share of the sale price, and it will mean that Logos still get at least some of my dollars. Perhaps I'll copy Bob in on the message, too (bob@logos.com).
But I'm still sad that we couldn't get both the journals AND the high-quality tagging.
