Sell Me on a LFL Subscription

My first thought: do you want them to still be in business in a decade? Answer then buy accordingly.

Hey Frank. I have no interest in putting together a sales pitch, but I'll answer nonetheless. What I like most about the subscription: it's fun.

It's fun getting another $50 off on a $1000 course package that's 90% off. It's fun getting updates every 6 weeks. It's fun being able to sample courses on the side when I have the time. It's fun asking conversational questions in search about my library and having AI point me to resources I never would have discovered with precise search. It's fun having variety and being able to switch between smart and precise search. I could go on, but you get the point. It does help, admittedly that I'm an optimist. If I were not, I may get frustrated at Logos' tendency to prematurely release things out of beta. As it is, it's fun to see Logos regularly fixing problems and bugs, improving features.

@Dennis Toll said "The subscription's cost for two years seemed to me to be about the same, more-or-less, than the one-time cost of the latest version."

Aren't you forgetting something? After two years of paying for subscription, you own nothing.

Aren't you forgetting something? After two years of paying for subscription, you own nothing.

Sorry - but I messed up on the two previous posts under my name — I am still trying to figure out how to quote, and something weird happened in those attempts. I would love to know how to delete them.

Regarding @John 's question, that's never bothered me. I always intended to continue my subscription, since I would always be paying for the latest update anyhow. The books and libraries I purchased would always be mine, regardless of the subscription. And with this latest Logos Max model, I get to keep the latest version after two years. So I have always viewed it that whether I bought, or subscribed, I would be at the same place in terms of cost. And subscription provided some perks along the way. That's my take, anyhow.

Maybe this is related, or not, but I also subscribe to the Galaxie Journal package instead of purchasing. At $50 a year and at 68 years of age, I figure I will die long before I pay more money for the subscription. 😋

Wrong again. After 2 years on subscription, you would own nothing.

After purchasing an upgrade, two years later you would still own what you had purchased, and you would be able to make an intelligent decision whether to purchase additional new features, after seeing them described and demonstrated. You could pay nothing if the new features did not interest you.

Despite that deal, Logos gave the longtime Logos Now subscribers the Full Feature Set at no additional cost. That shows me that Logos is still a company concerned with treating customers well, even if it leaves money on the table for them.

@John, I have no desire to get into an argument about what I like and don't like. My first post was for @Frank Sauer. I have liked the subscription model for several years. So if I am "wrong" as you say, that's my preference.

Good for you @John. You are right. I am "wrong."

Enjoy your victory.

Frank, I could give you a short. list of reasons now as we are still very early in the "new era".

My first reason would be simply that I want Logos to be around for the long haul. I wish the same for Accordance and still support and promote them as well.

Second, I have found that the AI has provided some real value for me. When I research something, it is nice to see book results with summaries show up that I don't own or wasn't even aware they existed. This will help drive book sales for Logos as well so it's a win-win there.

Last, the reality is that, in a lot of cases, people aren't looking to make large purchases and continue buying books anymore. And others feel that since they made their purchase 20 years ago that they are entitled to free updates for life (Not referring to you or anyone, just generalizing). If everyone did that, it is not sustainable. Logos has promised that, and that is very generous of them. Programmers have to be paid, the electric bill needs to be paid, etc. Since I do have the LFL, I look at my subscription as a way to help keep Logos healthy. They do need a steady stream of revenue. And yes, they still need to continue to offer LFL as an incentive :-)

You’re welcome 😁 Now go ahead and jump on that subscription 👍

All the more reason to wait! Motivate Logos staff to build something great. I'm looking for some good (new) OL tools.