That's all!
Go look at the Pre-Pub Page!
http://www.logos.com/prepub
Awesome news!
YES!!!! I had to check to make sure that it wasn't April 1 though!
Is there any chance we can see a exact layout format as present in the printed version of any books in Logos? All those title from Zondervan have nice color pictures, and well highlighted color heading and titles....
Without a payment plan, there's no way I'm ordering them, though.
Now if there was a way to transfer my Pradis licenses to Libronix (I already have most of the books offered and there is no way I am buying them again)
I am thankful that the pre-pub's price is the same as the sale's price. this make the decision very easy for me
Alain
All those title from Zondervan have nice color pictures, and well highlighted color heading and titles....
After the Christian History Magazine without-graphics ordeal, I looked very cautiously at the Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (5 Vols..) The description DOES say it has the pictures.
There are no progress bars on the Pre-Pubs. Will they be shipping before NICOT/NT?
$2K? ... ouch.
Seriously. I just got Spurgeon 86 (Thank you!) and NICOT/NT is only three weeks out. Not counting all the "little stuff"...... I am scared to death the Zondervan 87 will ship right before Christmas. If I can't afford it at $2000 I'll probably never be able to get it.[:'(] Oh yeah, Calvin 108 is coming at us. They just can't hold that release to his 501st birthday. [^]
Seriously. I just got Spurgeon 86 (Thank you!) and NICOT/NT is only three weeks out. Not counting all the "little stuff"...... I am scared to death the Zondervan 87 will ship right before Christmas. If I can't afford it at $2000 I'll probably never be able to get it.
Yes, I'm in the same boat. However, the savings of buying the collection right now is not that significant. With being already committed to the NICOT/NT, the Zondervan titles are going to have to wait a bit I'm afraid. However, knowing that they are there is brilliant because I will be buying some of them. In fact, I would have bought some of them by now if it hadn't been for only being available on Pradis.
I wrote Zondervan on more than one occasion asking them to release their products on Logos, so now that they have done this, I am going to drop them a note of support. This is a brilliant development!
Yes, finally.
Once upon I bought a package from Zondervan, Expositor's Bible Commentary, which I treasure. When they updated the resource, or shall I say interface, they wanted a hefty upgrade price. I'm still using their antiquated interface, and resolved never to buy another Zondervan electronic product again.
Now there's hope again... and integration. Thank you, Logos... and Zondervan. I'll now reconsider my decision...
This news is a great way to start the day!!!
This is great news! I'm consistently amazed with the resources that Logos continues to offer us.
Great news, though the bundle price is not an incentive, especially as I already have the OT & NT theological dictionaries and expositor's commentary in the older Zondervan format.
Listen guys, I have nearly all this stuff in Pradis and did not spend 30 percent of what Logos is asking. I wish I did not have to run both programs but to save $1400 I will.
Richard, the Logos Blog "press release" says:
"The difference is, they are Zondervan’s products, so they determine the configurations, collections and prices.
Zondervan has just given us permission, as recently as last week, to allow us to combine all 87 of their volumes in one discounted collection. Their main focus is on individual titles, and we do not know how long we will be able to offer the collection at the current discount. If you have been waiting for the chance to get Zondervan’s titles for Logos Bible Software, we urge you to place your pre-order now for the complete collection. "
This arrangement is not unlike the Nelson 503 title DVD or the Concordia Electronic Theological Library - Complete Collection. Logos did not set the price and can't discount anything without permission. I don't think the term "partnership" conveys the true spirit of this agreement. (Logos is not taking over Zondervan or vice-versa.) It looks more like they are travelling companions sharing common goals on the journey.
I wish there was some way to convince Zondervan, Nelson and others that if their Mega collections were affordable to the masses, the increased user base would make up for smaller profit margins and establish their line as the most popular. John Piper is more widely read because he actuallly offers his books free.When people read them and talk to others, Piper's message gets out. People will still buy his books -- probably more than before.
Scott,
Looking at your picture I'm wondering if your real name isn't Dorian Gray. You're looking very young.
And you, George, judging by your picture, are looking very old...
That's what happens when you spend 40 yrs in the desert. [;)]
Here we go again. For years all I've heard is give us more and more and more. Then when they make it available the whining begins. Give it to us for less and less and less. Every Christmas the same sickening demand for everything to be practically given away by Logos.
Which brings up another point that comes up frequently - the demand for individual titles instead of collections. Many of these individual titles would never make it to electronic publication on their own but at least when they are part of a collection they are available. And look how may of these are now being broken up as Logos responds to our requests.
Don't forget, all these companies are a business. They are there to earn a profit. They are not there to be our private Santa Claus.
Truly in the spirit of Lucy Van Pelt . . .
I already have some of it in Pradis, but will be buying it for Logos as I need it.
-Jacob
That's my situation as well. I'm using the EBC in STEP format because the upgrade to Pradis costs $60 (plus another $60 for shipping to France!). Now I see that the Logos standard price is over $460. Even the sale price ($130) is more expensive than the Pradis price of $125.
I do have the Pradis Greek/Hebrew collection, and those books aren't even mentioned in the Logos package.
I have the Pradis 5.1...running on the 6.0 engine....the footnotes do not pull up in the dependent books-footnotes...have to be scrolled to at the end, or else run a separate instance of EBC to view them...you didn't miss much. I don't know much about LOGOS's pricing vs. their pre-pub. Do they normally hold to such inflated prices $460? I think you can get the hardbound cheaper!
Now I see that the Logos standard price is over $460
I don't know much about LOGOS's pricing vs. their pre-pub. Do they normally hold to such inflated prices $460?
