Physical or Logos Edition

would you get a book like this in Logos or physical copy if the physical copy is cheaper than logos edition. Please state your reason and please keep in mind that I mainly use logos on IpadOS and IOS.

https://www.logos.com/product/374380/christian-ethics-living-a-life-that-is-pleasing-to-god-rev-ed?queryId=143746757a1c05f6cf397de353bc490d

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DMB

That's easy. Logos. The reason is that we're in the process of moving and 'books' are our biggest headache (both of us read a lot). So, the question isn't Logos vs physical, but rather Logos vs Kindle. For the latter question, if the price is majorly lower, and the book is a monograph (not a reference), then Kindle is attractive. But Logos is the default choice, if no good reason for Kindle.

Yasmin Stephen

First off, I would only buy a physical book if that's the only format I could get it in (aside from craft and recipe books, and the like). A book that is likely to have lots of Scripture references (like this one; I see there is a Scripture index), I would much prefer to get it in Logos than in Kindle format (or epub, etc), otherwise I would be too distracted moving back and forth, looking up references. I've repurchased books in Logos that I already own in Kindle format for this very reason.

Lukas

@Yasmin Stephen so you still prefer to read a book with almost 2000 pages from cover to back on Logos keep in mind also that I am mostly a mobile user.

Lukas

@DMB so if you say you read a lot. Do use digital reading over physical books if its a large book with 2000 pages or so.

Yasmin Stephen

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1348600#Comment_1348600

Definitely. No matter the page count, it never enters my head to buy in print unless I really can't get it in ebook format (or it's a cookbook or something to do with crafts).

Lukas

@Yasmin Stephen then if you can share some insight on how would you study a book like this. Do you make a reading plan, highlights, clippings: how do take notes on a book like this. Have its own notebook and you make a note on each chapter and so on. Would like to hear how longtime users that read books like these on logos make use off everything.

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1348602#Comment_1348602

Like Yasmin, I wouldn't dream of physical, unless no choice (or sewing, cooking). We've just spent way too much time ridding ourselves of physical books. They're not quickly usable, heavy, and dusty too.

Logos could go belly-up, and the same … digital.

Yasmin Stephen

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1348606#Comment_1348606

Yes, I would make a reading plan. I prefer notes/highlights to clippings. For a book like this, I would create a dedicated notebook, and I also have a notebook called Book Overviews, where I log chapter summaries for the books I'm reading in Logos. In Book Overviews, I do one note for each book, and I write up the chapter summaries/key takeaways in there as I'm reading.

DMB

I don't do notes or reading plans in Logos. I highlight, but erase them all, after a while. That's another advantage to digital. On a re-read, I don't like to see my thinking .. instead the author's.

I love physical books, but they're impossible to move, store, and maintain. They do read nicer than digital versions, but this can be mitigated by having a e-ink device (Boox Note2+ in my case).

And then when it comes research and ministry application of these physical books, digital wins, hands down.

Lukas

@NK unfortunately I dont have an e ink device, only Ipad and Iphone. I also like physical books, much nicer reading experience. And the shop where I get the books don’t have a large markup, so I sometimes get a book cheaper than what it is on Logos. So its a bit difficult for me choose. Commentary’s are way cheaper on logos when they have sales. So there I always will choose Logos. But when it comes to Systematic Theology and Doctrine books its either cheaper or the same price.

EastTN

https://community.logos.com/discussion/244272/physical-or-logos-edition

For me, what format I would buy a book in depends on the price differential and how I intend to use the book. But the choice for me is generally not physical vs Logos, but Kindle vs Logos. The price difference is an obvious consideration. The other main consideration is how important tagging would be to the way I intend to use the book. If it's something like a lexicon, where I'm primarily going to be looking things up, I'll pay a lot more to get it in Logos format. If it's something that I'm basically going to just read, I won't pay nearly as much of a premium. If it's a seminal work that I anticipate popping up in the footnotes of other Logos resources, I may be willing to pay more of a premium. Bottom line, I weigh the price premium against the value of Logos tagging on a book-by-book basis.