The Logos 8 reviews I have found so far have all been written by folks who got a free upgrade. Anyone have a link to a good review that doesn’t fall into this category?
Where are you looking that "they" got free upgrades? Yes, it is traditional that certain professional reviewers get early access for reviewing purposes but it is also traditional that if a reviewer did receive a free review copy, they note that. The first few reviews I found via google appeared to have several who bought their own copy.
I don’t have any links, sorry. Out of curiosity, why do you want a review? Are you a current Logos user?
Would you mind linking to these "non-sponsored" reviews that you were able to find. I've searched the phrase "logos 8 review" (and other derivations) through Google and have looked through several pages of search results. While I have been able to find about a dozen "reviews" of Logos 8, every single one of them stated that they had been given a free upgrade in exchange for the review.
I currently run Logos 7, so before I plunk down a couple hundred dollars for a full-feature upgrade, I would like to see in any other paying customers out there (who also upgraded from Logos 7) feel that the upgrade was worth the expense.
I currently use Logos 7 on a daily basis. I read product reviews all the time before purchasing. But the only Logos 8 reviews I can find are from people who got a free upgrade.
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Reviews are good, but you could get better and faster answers to your questions here. My quick review:
Notes has been revamped but I can't comment on that as I don't keep my notes in Logos. Other new features unused by me so far are probably good too. Anglican Silver is nice package for getting the full feature set.
I currently use Logos 7 on a daily basis. I read product reviews all the time before purchasing. But the only Logos 8 reviews I can find are from people who got a free upgrade. Reviews are good, but you could get better and faster answers to your questions here. My quick review: Performance has improved noticeably over previous versions. Library filtering is WOW. Web app is much better, if that's your thing. The new homepage looks pretty but at the moment is practically useless. Hopefully it won't stay that way. The Theology Guide, a major selling point for me, has barely been started. It should not have been sold in its present state. Hopefully it will be improved soon too, but they don't seem to be in a hurry. Notes has been revamped but I can't comment on that as I don't keep my notes in Logos. Other new features unused by me so far are probably good too. Anglican Silver is nice package for getting the full feature set.
I would not get caught up in the hoopla. The SOFTWARE continues to make advancements, but is ultimately free. Of course you should update to L8 when the free engine becomes available. The FEATURES you have to pay for, and the he question becomes “how do I acquire them.” I believe Faithlife Connect is a good deal, but you would lose the features when you stop subscribing. The big question is do you want add a new Library to your collection. No review will help you with that. If you were brand new to the platform, a review would be helpful. Hence my question earlier.
The Faithlife Connect trial would be a good way to trial out L8 for a few days, to help you decide.
If you have already had a trial, then create a brand new account just for testing and trial purposes. After the trial expires, just delete that account again.
Cynthia, thanks for the offer. I have a fairly extensive Logos library (Lutheran Platinum + additional purchases). Therefore, one of the key questions that I have is how the new Logos 8 compares to Logos 7 in how it allows me to search through and organize resources. I've been quite disappointed with some of the "clunkiness" of the search tools in Logos. For example, the Passage Guide tool is slow and labor intensive to sort through when studying a given passage of scripture. I tend to have twenty or so "go-to" resources that I use consistently when studying scripture, so I want a reliable way to search those resources en masse, but I also don't want to miss out of discovering helps in other resources that I don't use that often.
I would also like to get your feedback on the notes capabilities of Logos 8 (compared to 7). This has been a much-touted feature, but most of the reviews of this particular upgrade seem to simply talk about the new notes capabilities rather than really comment on how they personally have found them to be especially practical and valuable.
Sean, can you give me more specifics on the library filtering? Why is it "WOW" with Logos 8 (compared to 7).
Hi Matt:
I can comment on some of your inquiries.
Notes: Long time ago I read some power user complaining that too many notes makes search real slow. That was before, even though I asked, no one actually validated the issue or refuted it.
I am not sure if that problem has been solved.
Then there was a complain that unauthorized persons (different from the creator of the notes person) were accessing them and taking action according to it's content (to the point of someone saying that lost their job for what was in the notes created). That was not clarified either.
I hope that last part has been solved also (if it was true).
Maybe creating a Personal Book with the notes can help in that respect, as the book would only be in your system if you do not upload it. The bad part is that you would have to rebuild it every time you modify the note.
As far as searching, I find that creating a quick collection using type, subject, etc. allows to pinpoint info quicker. You can also use Louw nida in the search...
https://blog.logos.com/2015/02/logos-6-create-quick-collections-to-improve-searching/
https://blog.logos.com/?s=search+louw+nida++reference
As far as application goes:
https://blog.logos.com/2014/06/how-do-you-use-logos-dave-moser/
Your decision to upgrade has to depend on what you are trying to do.
For me, even though I upgraded, I still want to use Canvas for making mind map like indexes, where I can group related information in areas and have links that take me to particular places within the resources.
Not sure if they have enabled Canvas to have particular location links within a resource much a la Favorites.
Hope this helps.
