March Matchups is coming: Make your picks!

Cheyenne Lehto
Cheyenne Lehto Member, Logos Employee Posts: 59

It’s that time of year—almost. While we wait in the winter chill, we look toward the warmth of Spring, and of course, March Matchups. 🎉 

Voting is officially live, and it’s your chance to shape the showdown! Here’s how it works this year:

  1. Head to the March Matchups page to draft your top 10 most-wanted Logos collections.
  2. Copy and paste the product URLs into the form (no Wish List needed this year—it’s quick and easy!).
  3. Submit your picks by January 21 to lock in your vote!

When March 1 arrives, 32 of the most-wanted collections will face off in the brackets, and their discounts will climb as they advance. And the champion? A slam dunk 60% off! But you have to vote.

Ready to make your voice heard? Drafting is open through January 21 at 11:59 p.m. (PT) so you have plenty of time—but why wait? Head to logos.com/march-matchups now to vote!

The countdown is on, and we can’t wait to see which collections make it to the top. 🏆

Let the games begin!

Comments

  • Paul Caneparo
    Paul Caneparo Member Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭

    Perhaps you're trying to make it appear "fun", but it would be so much easier if you could simply analyse what we already have in our wishlists.

  • Aaron Hamilton
    Aaron Hamilton Member, MVP Posts: 1,430
    edited January 13

    Many people have very large wish lists. I understand the logic behind asking users to nominate their top 10. And, personally, I appreciate a little bit of fun. 😊

  • John
    John Member Posts: 702 ✭✭✭

    does the 60% off discount stack on top of the 30% for subscribers purchasing their first library collection?

  • DMB
    DMB Member Posts: 14,151 ✭✭✭✭

    Well, that was quick. "Go to Logos.com, and select your product …"

    I avoid that place like the plague. I'm sorry.

    "If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.

  • Aaron Hamilton
    Aaron Hamilton Member, MVP Posts: 1,430

    No, because Libraries are ineligible for March Matchups.

  • DAL
    DAL Member Posts: 10,822 ✭✭✭

    As usual, I’ll just buy whatever is good and on sale. I’m not too fond of picking resources with such a huge catalog.

  • Sean
    Sean Member Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭

    Yep I'm not doing any work for you.

    Also: once again MM is only collections, not authors or individual volumes.

  • John
    John Member Posts: 702 ✭✭✭

    what is the difference between a library and a collection?

  • Aaron Hamilton
    Aaron Hamilton Member, MVP Posts: 1,430

    A collection is a bundle of resources sold together at a discount. A library is a specific kind of collection that includes approximately 90% discounts on the included resources. On Logos.com you can currently purchase 2025 libraries or legacy libraries. All other collections include smaller discounts.

  • John
    John Member Posts: 702 ✭✭✭

    Sounds to me like a library and a collection are basically the same thing

  • Aaron Hamilton
    Aaron Hamilton Member, MVP Posts: 1,430

    All libraries are collections but not all collections are libraries. A library is a specific type of collection.

  • Jan Krohn
    Jan Krohn Member Posts: 3,858 ✭✭✭

    Sounds to me like a library and a collection are basically the same thing

    Every library is a collection, but not every collection is a library

  • Yasmin Stephen
    Yasmin Stephen Member Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭

    Seriously, I got tired just scrolling the page. Not interested.

  • DAL
    DAL Member Posts: 10,822 ✭✭✭
    edited January 14

    That’s right! Just like “All worship is service but not all service is worship.”

  • Aaron Hamilton
    Aaron Hamilton Member, MVP Posts: 1,430

    @Mitch Snyder (Faithlife) The selection of commentaries on sale that are not being voted on in the bracket is quite small. Will this selection be expanded, or has the number of commentaries on sale been decreased this year?

  • Robb Brunansky
    Robb Brunansky Member Posts: 20 ✭✭

    Will the items that are 40% off right now stay 40% off throughout the month, or does the discount on those particular items increase as the month moves along? I'm newer to Logos, so I'm not entirely sure how this Madness works.

    On another note, I enjoy this kind of thing. I guess not everyone does, but it allows a small voice in what might go on sale, and it provides discounts on everything listed, so we can plan our purchases. So thanks for this March event.

  • DMB
    DMB Member Posts: 14,151 ✭✭✭✭

    40%'ers stay 40%. Subsequent loser layers have the increasing percent, per layer. Only the last gets 60%, for example.

    "If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.

  • Chad Katter
    Chad Katter Member Posts: 53 ✭✭
    edited March 2

    My understanding of the difference is that a library is multi-theme/topic and multi-publisher, whereas a collection is either single theme/topic, single publisher, or both.

  • ASUNDER
    ASUNDER Member Posts: 207 ✭✭✭

    Most of these books I've never heard of. So I have no idea what the heck is going on.
    But I still have a full valid vote. Democracy! 😀

    You should hide the voting results until after someone clicks to vote, and their click can't be changed.
    We get influenced by what other people have chosen; especially the group think phenomenon of choosing the winning team.

    On this voting page, when I click a bundle to see its store page, it isn't showing me the books I already own in a bundle. But if I go to the store from somewhere else it does. I think that's a bug.

  • Mattillo
    Mattillo Member Posts: 6,199 ✭✭✭✭

    Anyone else underwhelmed by this year's picks? Commentaries collections seem old and not up-to-date as well as not many in the picks to start with.

  • DMB
    DMB Member Posts: 14,151 ✭✭✭✭

    Yep; underwhelmed. But I hope newbies are having fun.

    Regarding @ASUNDER 's point, probably true … who's winnning influences. Except I see it as 'hopeless' and move on, when 'my' choice is hopelessly behind.

    The winners so far are interesting …. kind of paints a picture.

    "If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.

  • Donovan R. Palmer
    Donovan R. Palmer Member, MVP Posts: 2,723

    I have been in a busy patch work wise and just now tuned into this discussion. I normally like to watch the March Matchup and last year bought some commentaries, but this year seems eclectic when it comes to what I am looking for.

  • ASUNDER
    ASUNDER Member Posts: 207 ✭✭✭

    In the store it would be nice if there was tallies of the total sum of the contents of a collection.

    Here's a random mockup:

    And sub tallies for groups of collections:

    And a count as to why something is partial. Partially included in this collection and also a count of if already partially owned.

    With a drop down group to see the things that are not included, with a link that would open a new tab to a list of collections where you can complete that collection.

  • DMM
    DMM Member Posts: 205 ✭✭✭

    I was surprised there weren't more voters - each match seemed to have around 3100 votes total.