The vast number of excellent resources for sale through Logos can tempt you to endlessly scour the store for literature that you would love to have (but probably don't have time to read anyway). We might even spend more than we can afford to, just to keep in our personal libraries for one day that may never come. And then we'd still want to buy more. That is surely not what Faithlife wants for its customers!
To counter one's inclination to "want more stuff", here are two ways Logos provides for finding satisfaction in what one already has:
- Set your library listing to show the "Cover view" instead of the "Title view" and then spend time perusing what you've got. It's like browsing in a public library, except that all the titles are yours (at least for now, if you have them through a subscription). I only use "Title view" before because it's faster and more practical to find something I want to study, but "Cover view" is good for some casual browsing and I'm finding much contentment in viewing it.
- On the main Logos website, go to the store (I'm sure you know the way!) and then do something different: Instead of choosing the "Unowned" Ownership Status (via the radio button at the top left), click on "Owned". Now, instead of viewing all those good books you don't own and can't afford, you can view all those you do own and can enjoy at no further expense—both the cover and a summary. You can even search on a topic (though you'll have to click the "Owned" button again afterwards) for a view of your resources on it.
I've been very blessed by these methods to discover literature I didn't know I had, and have enjoyed perusing my collection, reading excerpts from the Lexham Geographic Commentary on the seven assemblies in Revelation 2–3, and Pirke Avot for the first time. Hope they help you too!
