Can I import a digital book that I own into Logos?
Recently I ordered "The Unseen Realm:..." and I am reading it on my Kindle. I would love to load it in Vyrso or Logos to be able to link the references in the book. Is it possible to import my digital copy?
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Eric, it sounds like you are saying that you purchased a Kindle version of this rather than one offered in Logos. If that is the case you can't import it into Logos. (sorry) But you can always purchase a Logos version too. [;)]
I've purchased my copy in Logos because I want the tagging etc.
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Welcome to the forums Eric.
Yes, you can import a digital book into Logos.
First convert the book into a docx document in word.
With this and the book cover ready, you then make it into a personal book in Logos by going to Tools --- Utilities ---- Personal books.
Click Add book and fill in the details: Name of Book, Author etc. then build the book.
For the book to appear on all your devices, you click on Upload when you have finish building the book.
More help available at:
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Alexxy Olu said:
Yes, you can import a digital book into Logos.
First convert the book into a docx document in word.
Thanks for pointing this out. In my mind I was answering the question whether it could be "directly imported" and the answer is "no". But a personal book could be a "possibility". Also note that most Kindle books are "locked" and can't be imported into other formats. See the following discussion earlier in the year about this - https://community.logos.com/forums/t/98818.aspx
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Yes, it is quite possible to do. As stated, you must convert it to a docx format before you can make a personal book of it. Calibre is a free program that can help you do that. And when you convert it, the Scripture references will probably be tagged, but the other serious tagging that goes into a Logos book will not take place. (Unless, of course, you do it yourself, which is usually too much time and trouble to do.)
So the book can be read and searched in Logos, after conversion to a personal book. But it will not be fully tagged.
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Does this book have decent tagging in Logos for journals and other types of footnotes and references? To be honest, of late, I have seen many Logos books which could be tagged well but have not been.
Bruce Dunning said:Eric, it sounds like you are saying that you purchased a Kindle version of this rather than one offered in Logos. If that is the case you can't import it into Logos. (sorry) But you can always purchase a Logos version too.
I've purchased my copy in Logos because I want the tagging etc.
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Geo Philips said:
To be honest, of late, I have seen many Logos books which could be tagged well but have not been.
This is the great unknown. A few years ago, if a book was made available in Logos format, it was well-tagged. More recently, IMO the QC on tagging has gone downhill some. If you look at the volume of new resources coming out, I think the drop was unavoidable to some degree. Add to that confusion among buyers between Vyrso books and Logos resources, and it gets even more confusing.
I have started emailing customer support and asking about things like indexing and tagging. In some cases, I've gotten clear answers that helped me choose whether to buy the resource or not.
I would recommend that anyone buying a poorly-tagged resource not simply 'eat it', but ask for a refund and let them know why. You can always re-purchase it after the tagging has been improved.
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It is my experience that most poorly tagged new resources get fixed quickly when a complaint is made. It is getting old resources up to snuff that is the major problem.
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Bruce, this is problematic when the book is not offered by LOGOS. I'd like to purchase a Viola title, The Untold Story of the NT Church..." but it is simply not available other than Kindle or other e-reader. Having to convert the book to Word is also a problem with time and functionality.
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Michael Lawson said:
this is problematic when the book is not offered by LOGOS. I'd like to purchase a Viola title, The Untold Story of the NT Church..." but it is simply not available other than Kindle or other e-reader.
I am unsure what you are trying to say. If a book doesn't have an ebook version in any format, why would you think it could be imported to Logos?
As for the Viola title: Notice the highlighted section from Amazon:
The book referenced IS in Logos: https://www.logos.com/product/31449/finding-organic-church-a-comprehensive-guide-to-starting-and-sustaining-authentic-christian-communities
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Nevermind about the Viola book. [:$]
I searched for the book you were looking for (via bing... trying it out) and was taken to the page shown above... Don't know why. I Searched Amazon for the same book and found this: http://www.amazon.com/Untold-Story-Testament-Church-extraordinary-ebook/dp/B0051OKXK2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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First convert the book into a docx document in word.
With this and the book cover ready, you then make it into a personal book in Logos by going to Tools --- Utilities ---- Personal books.
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Alexxy Olu said:
For the book to appear on all your devices, you click on Upload when you have finish building the book.
More help available at:
Does this mean it will show on the Mobile App and the Web App too? I thought they said (FL) that PB don’t show in Mobile devices.
DAL
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DAL said:
I thought they said (FL) that PB don’t show in Mobile devices.
You are correct. Personal books do not show up on mobile devices although I sure wish they would.
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Bruce Dunning said:DAL said:
I thought they said (FL) that PB don’t show in Mobile devices.
You are correct. Personal books do not show up on mobile devices although I sure wish they would.
You can say that again!
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[Y] to PB on Logos mobile apps
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Eric Fugate said:
Recently I ordered "The Unseen Realm:..." and I am reading it on my Kindle. I would love to load it in Vyrso or Logos to be able to link the references in the book. Is it possible to import my digital copy?
My policy is when the book do not exist in Logos, I buy Kindle version and import it as PB to Logos. The moment the book is made available in Logos (later) I buy Logos version and stop using PB version. This is how I understand fair play in this matter with Faithlife Company.
Bohuslav
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The book is only $13 on Logos. Calculate your average per hour wage and then figure out if that is worth your time to go through the trouble of getting a book from Kindle and into Logos with bad formatting and no footnote hyperlinks and no mobile access.
Personally, it's not worth my time to waste an hour or possibly two hours getting a book from Kindle into Logos with an end product that is inferior to what it would be were I to simply buy the Logos book.
One should also consider other, less tangible "costs" to the activity. For instance, is importing a book into Logos that Faithlife already sells at a reasonable price going to make it less likely that Faithlife will continue to improve and expand the PBB feature? What incentive does Faithlife have to make personal books accessible on mobile, when doing so further disadvantages them if it's being used to import books from other sellers that Logos already sells at relative price? (Relative to added features of a Logos book.)
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J. Remington Bowling said:
The book is only $13 on Logos.
Just a suggestion...copy a short bit of quote from the post to which you are responding. I suspect you are responding to the OP, which makes complete sense. But your post immediately follows Bohuslav's post, and if that's the post to which you are responding, it looks like you completely ignored what he said. (But I suspect you aren't responding to him.)
The quote keeps things like this from blowing up into a non-issue kind of issue. At a minimum, it makes things more clear. [:D]
Just a suggestion...take it or leave it.
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But sometimes these forums could use a little intrigue and spice, ya know?
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Sorry guys, This started years ago and weeks after asking the question on this forum I bought the Logos book (which wasn't available when I bought the kindle version originally). So for me specifically, problem solved. But thank you for you ideas and help. I will definitely use this for any future non-logos books I use.
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This works perfectly. Thanks so much. [:)]
God bless,
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This works perfectly. Thanks so much. [:)]
God bless,
Clive.0
