Can I do this?

Logos has a commentary set for sale on its site and I was thinking about purchasing it so while I was doing some research on it I found the authors website (He is still alive mid 60'S) any way I noticed that he had all the commentary books on his website for free in PDF download.

I downloaded all the books 62 total I think some books are combined like 1st and 2nd books I was turning each pdf into a docx file and making a personal book out of them instead of purchasing it from logos at their large price.

since the author has it for free on His website can I post a zip file of the book with his cover art for everyone here so you don't have to buy it or make it yourself?

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Anthony

I could be wrong, so you may wait for another user with a more affirmative answer. The technical answer would be yes, as long as author has given permission for free distribution. However, some may be opposed for it cutting into Logos' profit; however, if that's the case, I can't see how they'd be able to approve of anything in this thread.

Paul-C

Hi Bryan. Logos has in the past asked users not to use the Logos forums to post Personal Book versions of resources they sell. I can't remember where I saw this post, however this convention has generally been respected. I guess it's pretty reasonable since we'd otherwise be using their own forums to take potential business away from them! [:)]

John Goodman

There is a page on the wiki for sharing personal books. Thanks!

Bryan S.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672707#Comment_672707

There is a page on the wiki for sharing personal books. Thanks!

Ok, I will NOT post it here, but when I get it finished later this week or early next week I will post it on wiki so ya'll can download it there...

Can I post the name of the commentary set?

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672711#Comment_672711

Ok, I will NOT post it here, but when I get it finished later this week or early next week I will post it on wiki so ya'll can download it there...

Same principle. It's still Logos servers, and they'd rather not host files that are books which they also sell, as it would cannibalize their profits. You could post here that you have the file available and if anyone is interested they should email you and you can send it to them. That's about as far as I think Logos would feel comfortable letting you do on their servers, but even that is a bit iffy.

Actually the wiki page for user-contributed personal books just has links to the Files forum post where the document is uploaded. Technically you can't share personal books directly on the wiki. You could perhaps put it on some other web server space you have access too (there are loads of free options out there) and then put a link to it here in the Files forum and/or on the wiki.

Bryan S.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672714#Comment_672714

I could e-mail anybody who wants it a link to my cloud folder so they could download it, would that be ok? Or I could just post the link here is that ok?

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672719#Comment_672719

Yup, that would be OK. I'd recommend not putting your email address in a public forum like this. Rather encode it in some clever human-readable but spambot-proof format (such as "john dot doe at that email site owned by google").

Calvin Habig

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672719#Comment_672719

I would certainly love to receive the link

cal(dot)habig(at)gmail(dot)com.

Thanks.

Bryan S.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672723#Comment_672723

will do... will send it when I get done with it

fgh

since the author has it for free on His website can I post a zip file of the book with his cover art for everyone here so you don't have to buy it or make it yourself?

The fact that something's on the web doesn't mean that the author/publisher has given up his copyright. You can certainly download them for yourself, but in order to legally share them with others, you need an explicit permission both to alter the files and to distribute them, either on the website or directly from the author.

Sarel Slabbert

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672841#Comment_672841

since the author has it for free on His website can I post a zip file of the book with his cover art for everyone here so you don't have to buy it or make it yourself?

The fact that something's on the web doesn't mean that the author/publisher has given up his copyright. You can certainly download them for yourself, but in order to legally share them with others, you need an explicit permission both to alter the files and to distribute them, either on the website or directly from the author.

With this in mind, would you mind emailing me the website of the author? I would like to check it out. sjpslabbert(at)gmail(dot)com

Gerald Rodgers

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672719#Comment_672719

Hi Brian

I would be glad to have the link please. Thank you too for the work you are doing on these books. My email address is gr42-live.com. Please replace the - with the usual @.

Kind regards

Gerald

James William Roberts, Jr.

I too would like to have the link. I make lots of PBBs for myself. Ones that I can share I do, ones that are copyrighted, no.

jwroberts99-qdotcom

Bryan S.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672953#Comment_672953

I too would like to have the link. I make lots of PBBs for myself. Ones that I can share I do, ones that are copyrighted, no.

jwroberts99-qdotcom

can you clarify your e-mail address a little better i got jwroberts99 and I got (at) and (dot)com who is the carrier

Paul Coetzee

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672978#Comment_672978

Can you send me the link to paulcoetzee(at)hotmail(dot)com

James William Roberts, Jr.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672978#Comment_672978

the letter q.

BillS

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672719#Comment_672719

I could e-mail anybody who wants it a link to my cloud folder so they could download it, would that be ok?

Thanks so much for your offer! I'm interested at billstonebraker AT THAT yahoo MAILCARRIER .com

Thanks again!

Gary Pajkos

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/673663#Comment_673663

I would love the link also, send to gpajkos(at)hotmail(dot)com

James Taylor

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672719#Comment_672719

I'd like to check it out as well please, James Jackson Taylor at the google mail client dot com (no spaces between my first middle and last name :-)

Thank you

JC54

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/674334#Comment_674334

I'm definetely interested: dropje008(at) gmail (dot) com

Tes

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/674334#Comment_674334

Thanks for your Christmas gift I would be interesed as well. tesfai5 AT googlemail DOT com.

Darrell

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672719#Comment_672719

Please include me in your list also,

Thanks so much,

dfinley1 at the google mail client dot com

Dave L

62 PDF's total? That's a lot of work!

Bryan S.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/679247#Comment_679247

I'm working on it, I've been out of the loop for a week but as soon as it's done I will e-mail a link to everyone on this thread that has left an e-mail.

God Bless

Dave L

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/679251#Comment_679251

What is the theological bias of the commentaries? Arminian, Calvinist, Dispensational, etc?

Justin Gatlin

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/679268#Comment_679268

If you are talking about the commentary I think you are (by a certain DTS prof), the version Logos sells is a quite old one and one of the books still prepared by Galaxie instead of FaithLife. I ordered the commentary in Logos (highly recommended) and also have the PDFs, but not as Personal Books. I think I must be using personal books wrong, it takes longer to search a few than my entire library and I have a hard time fitting that into a realistic workflow.

Bryan S.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/679271#Comment_679271

If you are talking about the commentary I think you are (by a certain DTS prof), the version Logos sells is a quite old one and one of the books still prepared by Galaxie instead of FaithLife. I ordered the commentary in Logos (highly recommended) and also have the PDFs, but not as Personal Books. I think I must be using personal books wrong, it takes longer to search a few than my entire library and I have a hard time fitting that into a realistic workflow.

I have the 2014 pdf's version, my personal books are indexed fine and doesnt take long

Nord Zootman

I would be interested in the files if they are available. zootman (at) tds (dot) net

Jesús Polaino

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/679303#Comment_679303

Please, include me as well: xuspolaino (arroba) Yahoo (punto) es.

Thanks for your present!!!!

Blessings,

Rick Koelz

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/679299#Comment_679299

I would be interested also. Thanks!

rkoelz AT gmail DOT com

abondservant

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/679426#Comment_679426

count me in - jsschrstrcks1 at that google email host dot com.

Michael Wert

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672719#Comment_672719

I will take a look also.

trewblue1 at the gmail dot com

Russ White

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/684436#Comment_684436

I'd be interested, as well -- russ at riw dot us

Russ

Matthew C Jones

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/684459#Comment_684459

Bryan, I am interested too. Please email me at Supertramp <at> cox (dot) net

Gerald Rodgers

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/684465#Comment_684465

Yes please include me when you send out the docs.

when using email. Thanks so much.

Gerald

Bruce Dunning

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/684475#Comment_684475

Bryan, I am interesting in this as well

bruce <at> medeba (dot) com

Thanks.

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/684685#Comment_684685

Interested too...

DWFrancis <at> aol (dot) com

Thank you

-dan

David Goodman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/684700#Comment_684700

I am also interested dvdgdmn <at> gmail (dot) com

James William Roberts, Jr.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672978#Comment_672978

I too would like to have the link. I make lots of PBBs for myself. Ones that I can share I do, ones that are copyrighted, no.

jwroberts99atqdotcom

Bruce Dunning

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/674334#Comment_674334

Has anyone received an answer from Bryan on this yet? I'm wondering if he has seen this thread since a number of us posted. I know I have not.

JC54

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/697845#Comment_697845

Haven't seen a thing, and regret that!

Dan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/697850#Comment_697850

I am also interested dgoose <at> mac (dot) com

Sarel Slabbert

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/697845#Comment_697845

Has anyone received an answer from Bryan on this yet? I'm wondering if he has seen this thread since a number of us posted. I know I have not.

Not a thing

David Goodman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/698050#Comment_698050

Neither have I.

abondservant

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/699021#Comment_699021

Indeed - nothing here either.

Calvin Habig

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/699071#Comment_699071

Sometimes those sort of things are just list building scams to add u to somebody's mailing list. Can't say in this case but that certainly is prevalent in forums.

James William Roberts, Jr.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/672978#Comment_672978

jwroberts99 at q dot com

Edwin

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/679299#Comment_679299

Bryan, I would love to have access to these personal books for this Pastor. Thank you for the help. I am new to Logos.

ewilliamson1(at)Liberty(dot)edu

Thank you for the help.

Edwin

Bruce Dunning

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/729256#Comment_729256

Has anyone heard anything from Bryan? I have not. He has not made any posts on the forums since February 21st.

I'm okay if you don't want to share Bryan but it would be nice to hear from you. Thank you.

mike

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/729288#Comment_729288

I think OP was referring to David Guzik’s Commentaries on the Bible (62 vols.)

That can be found here ...